Zito akatarisana neReds mumutambo wechina weNational League Division Series (NLDS) musi wa10 Gumiguru uye akatambura, achibviswa muchikamu chechitatu mushure mekubvumira makundano maviri. Zvisinei, maGiants akapfuurira kukunda 8<unk>3. MaGiants, mushure mekurasikirwa nemitambo miviri yekutanga yeiyo nhevedzano, vakave timu yekutanga kusimuka kubva pa2-0 kushomeka muNLDS, kuhwina nhevedzano mumitambo mishanu. Musi waGumiguru 19, 2012, Zito akadzoka uye akatamba mutambo wakanakisa pabasa rake, achikanda 7 shutout innings vachipesana neSt. Louis Cardinals muMutambo 5 weNational League Championship Series
(NLCS), kuwana rukundo. Kwaiva kukunda kwake kwokutanga mumwaka wokupedzisira kubva muna 2006 uye maererano naZito pachake, kwaiva kukunda kukuru kwebasa rake. Zuva rimwe chetero, Zito akafuridzira Twitter hashtag "#rallyzito", iyo, kumashure kwekuedza kwevateveri veGiants, yaive ichifamba pasi rese pasocial network. The Giants, pashure pokuramba 3<unk>1 mumutsara, vakakunda mumitambo minomwe.