Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: Phillies @ Giants | ||
| 1 | Phillies 12, Giants 6 | WP: Nelson LP: Schmidt |
| Phillies Win Series 1-0 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Twins @ Astros | ||
| 1 | Astros 4, Twins 1 | WP: Leiter LP: Santana |
| Astros Win Series 1-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Red Sox @ Mariners | ||
| 1 | Mariners 3, Red Sox 2 | WP: Smoltz LP: Mathewson |
| 2 | Red Sox 6, Mariners 3 | WP: Martinez LP: Joss |
| 3 | Red Sox 6, Mariners 4 | WP: Clemens LP: Johnson |
| 4 | Mariners 3, Red Sox 0 | WP: Young LP: Yamamoto |
| 5 | Red Sox 2, Mariners 0 | WP: Martinez LP: Hernandez |
| Red Sox Win Series 3-2 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Astros @ Indians | ||
| 1 | Astros 6, Indians 1 | WP: Leonard LP: Blue |
| 2 | Astros 1, Indians 0 | WP: Ward LP: Broxton |
| 3 | Indians 12, Astros 2 | WP: Kluber LP: Leiter |
| 4 | Astros 1, Indians 0 | WP: Bieber LP: McDowell |
| Astros Win Series 3-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Dodgers @ Nationals | ||
| 1 | Nationals 4, Dodgers 3 | WP: Clippard LP: Gagne |
| 2 | Dodgers 9, Nationals 6 | WP: Kershaw LP: Strasburg |
| 3 | Dodgers 5, Nationals 1 | WP: Sutton LP: Johnson |
| 4 | Dodgers 3, Nationals 2 | WP: Jansen LP: Hernandez |
| Dodgers Win Series 3-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Phillies @ Pirates | ||
| 1 | Pirates 6, Phillies 1 | WP: Ford LP: Radbourn |
| 2 | Pirates 7, Phillies 0 | WP: Cole LP: Wheeler |
| 3 | Pirates 4, Phillies 2 | WP: Skenes LP: Carlton |
| Pirates Win Series 3-0 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Astros @ Red Sox | ||
| 1 | Astros 5, Red Sox 3 | WP: Scott LP: Papelbon |
| 2 | Astros 7, Red Sox 6 | WP: Benoit LP: Righetti |
| 3 | Red Sox 4, Astros 0 | WP: Yamamoto LP: Leonard |
| 4 | Astros 1, Red Sox 0 | WP: Kuo LP: Papelbon |
| 5 | Red Sox 7, Astros 2 | WP: Mathewson LP: Scott |
| 6 | Red Sox 12, Astros 5 | WP: Clemens LP: Leiter |
| 7 | Astros 2, Red Sox 1 | WP: Leonard LP: Yamamoto |
| Astros Win Series 4-3 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Dodgers @ Pirates | ||
| 1 | Pirates 6, Dodgers 2 | WP: Cole LP: Kershaw |
| 2 | Pirates 7, Dodgers 6 | WP: Soriano LP: Gagne |
| 3 | Dodgers 9, Pirates 4 | WP: Buehler LP: Ford |
| 4 | Dodgers 10, Pirates 2 | WP: Gagne LP: Feller |
| 5 | Dodgers 3, Pirates 2 | WP: Kershaw LP: Cole |
| 6 | Pirates 4, Dodgers 0 | WP: Skenes LP: Sutton |
| 7 | Dodgers 3, Pirates 1 | WP: Buehler LP: Ford |
| Dodgers Win Series 4-3 | ||
| World Series: Dodgers @ Astros | ||
| 1 | Dodgers 6, Astros 5 | WP: Gagne LP: Oswalt |
| 2 | Dodgers 4, Astros 3 | WP: Gonsolin LP: Bieber |
| 3 | Astros 9, Dodgers 1 | WP: Leiter LP: Sutton |
| 4 | Astros 8, Dodgers 1 | WP: Leonard LP: Buehler |
| 5 | Astros 8, Dodgers 2 | WP: Scott LP: Kershaw |
| 6 | Dodgers 5, Astros 4 | WP: Jansen LP: Bieber |
| 7 | Dodgers 8, Astros 4 | WP: Sutton LP: Leiter |
| Dodgers Win Series 4-3 | ||
