Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: PADRES @ REDS | ||
| 1 | REDS 5, PADRES 1 | WP: Johnson LP: Benes |
| 2 | REDS 1, PADRES 0 | WP: Risley LP: Hoffman |
| 3 | PADRES 1, REDS 0 | WP: Hamilton LP: Rijo |
| 4 | REDS 9, PADRES 1 | WP: Bosio LP: Perez |
| REDS Win Series 3-1 | ||
| First Round Playoff: PHILLIES @ NATIONALS | ||
| 1 | PHILLIES 6, NATIONALS 4 | WP: Schilling LP: Martinez |
| 2 | PHILLIES 5, NATIONALS 3 | WP: Borland LP: Mussina |
| 3 | NATIONALS 3, PHILLIES 2 | WP: Fassero LP: Charlton |
| 4 | NATIONALS 10, PHILLIES 2 | WP: Rueter LP: Fernandez |
| 5 | NATIONALS 3, PHILLIES 1 | WP: Martinez LP: Schilling |
| NATIONALS Win Series 3-2 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: REDS @ ASTROS | ||
| 1 | ASTROS 9, REDS 2 | WP: Worrell LP: Johnson |
| 2 | REDS 3, ASTROS 1 | WP: Schourek LP: Harnisch |
| 3 | ASTROS 3, REDS 1 | WP: Clemens LP: Rijo |
| 4 | ASTROS 7, REDS 3 | WP: Sele LP: Roper |
| 5 | REDS 7, ASTROS 2 | WP: Johnson LP: Worrell |
| 6 | REDS 13, ASTROS 3 | WP: Schourek LP: Harnisch |
| 7 | ASTROS 4, REDS 3 | WP: Clemens LP: Rijo |
| ASTROS Win Series 4-3 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: NATIONALS @ BRAVES | ||
| 1 | BRAVES 1, NATIONALS 0 | WP: Maddux LP: Mussina |
| 2 | NATIONALS 1, BRAVES 0 | WP: Manuel LP: Smoltz |
| 3 | BRAVES 2, NATIONALS 0 | WP: Mercker LP: Fernandez |
| 4 | BRAVES 8, NATIONALS 0 | WP: Brown LP: Rueter |
| 5 | BRAVES 1, NATIONALS 0 | WP: Maddux LP: Manuel |
| BRAVES Win Series 4-1 | ||
| World Series: ASTROS @ BRAVES | ||
| 1 | BRAVES 3, ASTROS 0 | WP: Maddux LP: Worrell |
| 2 | ASTROS 10, BRAVES 9 | WP: Howard LP: McMichael |
| 3 | ASTROS 11, BRAVES 1 | WP: Clemens LP: Mercker |
| 4 | BRAVES 3, ASTROS 2 | WP: Brown LP: Drabek |
| 5 | BRAVES 4, ASTROS 3 | WP: McMichael LP: Wagner |
| 6 | ASTROS 4, BRAVES 3 | WP: Hudek LP: Smoltz |
| 7 | BRAVES 4, ASTROS 0 | WP: Mercker LP: Clemens |
| BRAVES Win Series 4-3 | ||
