Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Zito ya fuskanci Reds a Game 4 na National League Division Series (NLDS) a ranar 10 ga Oktoba kuma ya yi gwagwarmaya, an cire shi a cikin na uku bayan ya ba da gudana biyu. Duk da haka, Giants ya ci gaba da lashe 8 zuwa 3. Giants, bayan sun rasa wasanni biyu na farko na jerin, sun zama kungiyar farko da ta farfado daga raunin 2<unk>0 a cikin NLDS, ta lashe jerin a wasanni biyar. A ranar 19 ga Oktoba, 2012, Zito ya sake farfadowa kuma ya buga wasan da ya fi dacewa a cikin aikinsa, ya jefa 7 shutout innings a kan St. Louis Cardinals a Game 5 na
Gasar Gasar Gasar Kasa (NLCS), ta sami nasara. Wannan ita ce nasararsa ta farko a bayan shekara ta 2006 kuma a cewar Zito da kansa, ita ce babbar nasara a cikin aikinsa. A wannan ranar, Zito ya yi wahayi zuwa ga hashtag na Twitter "#rallyzito", wanda, a bayan kokarin magoya bayan Giants, ya kasance a duniya a shafin yanar gizon. Giants, bayan sun yi rauni 3<unk>1 a cikin jerin, sun yi nasara a wasanni bakwai.