2012 American League Wild Card Game |
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| Date | October 5, 2012, 8:37 p.m. (EDT) |
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| Venue | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington |
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| City | Arlington, Texas |
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| Umpires | Gary Darling (crew chief), Jerry Layne, Ted Barrett, Bill Miller, Greg Gibson, Chris Guccione |
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| Attendance | 46,931 |
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| Television | TBS |
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| TV announcers | Ernie Johnson Jr., John Smoltz, and Cal Ripken Jr. |
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| Radio | ESPN |
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| Radio announcers | Dan Shulman and Orel Hershiser |
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The 2012 American League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2012 postseason played between the American League's (AL) two wild-card teams, the Texas Rangers and the Baltimore Orioles. It was held at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Texas, on October 5, 2012, at 8:37 p.m. EDT. The Orioles won by a 5–1 score and advanced to play the New York Yankees in the AL Division Series. The game was televised on TBS.