Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Oge rookie nke Rosenthal gara nke ọma na-aga n'ihu na postseason, na-eme ka ọ bụrụ ihe dị mkpa na Cardinals 'playoff na-agba ọsọ ka ha chọrọ enyemaka bullpen. N'egwuregwu mbụ ya megide Washington Nationals na National League Division Series (NLDS), ọ kụrụ akụkụ ahụ, na-ewepụ Jayson Werth, Bryce Harper, na Adam LaRoche mgbe ọ na-ekwe ka otu Ryan Zimmerman. Egwuregwu isii ndị ọzọ na-enweghị isi sochiri ka ndị Cardinals na-aga n'ihu na
National League Championship Series (NLCS). Na ngụkọta, Rosenthal kụrụ 15 n'ime ngụkọta nke ndị batrị 30 chere ihu na 2012 playoffs.