 Nyorera kuenderera kweiyi ndima - Kunyangwe achirwisa kukuvara kwekupedzisira kwemwaka, Scherzer akabudirira kukanda maTigers mumwaka we2012 postseason, mushure mekunge vakunda AL Central chikamu. Akatanga katatu, achienda 10 aine 2.08 ERA, achirova vatambi makumi maviri nevatanhatu pamatanho gumi nemanomwe. Tigers yakasvika kuWorld Series, yokutanga yebasa raSherzer, uye yakatarisana neSan Francisco Giants. Akatanga mutambo wechina, akawana makundano matatu mumasekondi matanhatu achirova vatambi vasere, uye akagamuchira sarudzo isina sarudzo sezvo maTigers akarasikirwa nemutambo mumasekondi ekuwedzera, 4-3. 