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Highlights From the 2012 Season


The Tigers came into the season with high expectations. With the newly acquired Prince Fielder joining forces with the reigning AL MVP and Cy Young Award winner, Justin Verlander, anything short of a World Series win seemed less than satisfactory. The Tigers started the season surprisingly slow, and would remain disappointingly mediocre for most the season.

They made a late push to earn first place in the AL Central and a playoff berth. Oakland was the first team to face the Tigers in the playoffs, and the A's were red-hot. The Athletics had narrowly made playoffs after closing a five game gap between them and the divisional leader Texas Rangers with only nine games left. The ALDS series between Detroit and Oakland would prove to be a close one as the two teams pushed a Game 5, with games 1-4 being decided by no more than two runs. Come Game 5, the Tigers would prove they had the upper hand as Verlander pitched yet another shutout. 

The Tigers then moved on to face the New York Yankees in the ALCS. They made the most of their playoff berth by knocking out the Yankees of New York in sweeping fashion. 

This propelled them in the World Series to face an unlikely opponent in the San Francisco Giants. The Giants had faced St. Louis in the NLCS, and the Cardinals did not make it easy for the Giants, pushing the series to a grueling seven games. Finally, in Game 7, the Giants clinched an appearance in the World Series after pitching a 9-0 shutout. 

After a long rest for the Tigers, Verlander was ready to take the mound again in Game 1 of the World Series. Verlander would only last four innings, giving up four runs to the Giants, ultimately leading to a 0-1 series record for the Tigers. The next two games would be suspenseful, yet lacking in action and runs scored. The Tigers ended up losing each of the next two games each by a score of 0-2, putting them in a hole 0-3 in the series. Game 4 was made interesting when it was pushed to extra innings; however, the Tigers would end up losing by one after the 10th inning.

Although Tiger fans were disappointed in the World Series, there is reason to be hopeful in Detroit for the 2013 season.

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