Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: Astros @ Mariners | ||
| 1 | Astros 3, Mariners 1 | WP: Miller LP: Pineiro |
| 2 | Mariners 2, Astros 1 | WP: Hernandez LP: Oswalt |
| 3 | Astros 2, Mariners 0 | WP: Chen LP: Madritsch |
| Astros Win Series 2-1 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Giants @ Marlins | ||
| 1 | Giants 4, Marlins 1 | WP: Schmidt LP: Willis |
| 2 | Giants 6, Marlins 0 | WP: Williams LP: Burnett |
| Giants Win Series 2-0 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Red Sox @ A's | ||
| 1 | Red Sox 5, A's 4 | WP: Patterson LP: Hudson |
| 2 | A's 7, Red Sox 5 | WP: Harden LP: Martinez |
| 3 | Red Sox 2, A's 1 | WP: Schilling LP: Zito |
| Red Sox Win Series 2-1 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Braves @ Dodgers | ||
| 1 | Braves 4, Dodgers 2 | WP: Cunnane LP: Saito |
| 2 | Braves 5, Dodgers 3 | WP: Ortiz LP: Brown |
| Braves Win Series 2-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Braves @ Giants | ||
| 1 | Giants 4, Braves 3 | WP: Nathan LP: Cunnane |
| 2 | Giants 3, Braves 0 | WP: Cain LP: Smoltz |
| 3 | Braves 3, Giants 2 | WP: Cunnane LP: Nathan |
| Giants Win Series 2-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Astros @ Red Sox | ||
| 1 | Red Sox 4, Astros 2 | WP: Williamson LP: Springer |
| 2 | Astros 2, Red Sox 0 | WP: Oswalt LP: Martinez |
| 3 | Astros 9, Red Sox 0 | WP: Chen LP: Schilling |
| Astros Win Series 2-1 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Astros @ Blue Jays | ||
| 1 | Blue Jays 5, Astros 0 | WP: Halladay LP: Miller |
| 2 | Astros 6, Blue Jays 2 | WP: Oswalt LP: Bush |
| 3 | Astros 6, Blue Jays 0 | WP: Chen LP: Escobar |
| 4 | Blue Jays 1, Astros 0 | WP: Towers LP: Redman |
| 5 | Blue Jays @ Astros | |
| 6 | Astros @ Blue Jays | |
| 7 | Astros @ Blue Jays | |
| Series Tied 2-2 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Giants @ Phillies | ||
| 1 | Phillies 12, Giants 1 | WP: Wolf LP: Schmidt |
| 2 | Phillies 13, Giants 2 | WP: Telemaco LP: Cain |
| 3 | Giants 4, Phillies 3 | WP: Hermanson LP: Myers |
| 4 | Phillies @ Giants | |
| 5 | Phillies @ Giants | |
| 6 | Giants @ Phillies | |
| 7 | Giants @ Phillies | |
| Phillies Lead Series 2-1 | ||


