Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pashure pemwaka wa2011, maGiants akasayinazve López pachibvumirano chemakore maviri, $8.5 miriyoni. Musi waChikunguru 6, 2012, López akasiya imba yake yekutanga kubva paakajoinha maGiants muna 2010 paakabvumidza 457-tsoka imba kumhanya kuna Pedro Álvarez mukukunda 6<unk>5 pamusoro pePirates. Izvozvo zvakaunza ERA yake ku4.00, asi akaisa 1.00 ERA mumitambo yake 32 yokupedzisira. Zvichitevera kurwisana naSantiago Casilla (uyo akange atsiva Wilson akakuvara semusungwa weGiants), maneja weGiants Bruce Bochy akazivisa muna Nyamavhuvhu 7 kuti maGiants aizoenda ku "bullpen nekomiti" zano, naLópez, Sergio Romo, naJeremy Affeldt vachikanda innings mbiri dzekupedzisira dzemitambo yakaoma, zvichienderana nekuti ndevapi vanorova vaizotarisana navo. Romo naLópez vakagamuchira mikana yakawanda yekuponesa; Affeldt aingova nekuponesa kamwe chete mushure meizvozvo. López akagamuchira mikana mitanhatu yekuponesa mushure meAugust 7 uye akashandura imwe neimwe yadzo. Mumitambo makumi manomwe, López aive ne3-0 rekodhi, 2.50 ERA, uye 28 strikeouts muma 36 innings achishandura manomwe kubva pamapfumbamwe ekuchengetedza mikana. Akakundikana 87.9% yevamhanyi vakagarwa nhaka, chiratidzo chechitatu chakanakisisa muNL. López akaita mitambo mishanu muNLDS uye mu
NLCS, isingabvumiri kumhanya sezvo maGiants akakunda zvose zviri zviviri. Haana kukanda muWorld Series asi akakunda mhete yake yechitatu yeWorld Series sezvo maGiants akaparadza maDetroit Tigers.