Carpenter akarova yake yekutanga basa postseason home run musi waGumiguru 17, 2012, panguva yeMutambo 3 weNational League Championship Series
(NLCS) vachirwa neSan Francisco Giants. Kurova kwemba kwakarova kaviri kwakauya nokurova kaviri kwakanga kwaitwa muchikamu chokupedzisira chechikamu chechitatu chebhora rokutanga reGiants, Matt Cain. Carpenter akaiswa mumutambo kubva pabhenji kuti atsive Carlos Beltrán akakuvara muchikamu chechipiri.