Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: Nationals @ Diamondbacks | ||
| 1 | Diamondbacks 7, Nationals 2 | WP: Johnson LP: Perez |
| 2 | Nationals 6, Diamondbacks 0 | WP: Scherzer LP: Greinke |
| 3 | Nationals 5, Diamondbacks 1 | WP: Martinez LP: Gallen |
| Nationals Win Series 2-1 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Pirates @ Cardinals | ||
| 1 | Cardinals 4, Pirates 1 | WP: Flaherty LP: Skenes |
| 2 | Pirates 4, Cardinals 3 | WP: Camnitz LP: Pollet |
| 3 | Cardinals 3, Pirates 2 | WP: Svanson LP: Borucki |
| Cardinals Win Series 2-1 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Twins @ Angels | ||
| 1 | Angels 7, Twins 2 | WP: Ohtani LP: Santana |
| 2 | Twins 6, Angels 5 | WP: Burns LP: Ryan |
| 3 | Twins 3, Angels 2 | WP: Johnson LP: Parker |
| Twins Win Series 2-1 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Rays @ Orioles | ||
| 1 | Orioles 3, Rays 0 | WP: McNally LP: McClanahan |
| 2 | Rays 3, Orioles 0 | WP: Snell LP: Rogers |
| 3 | Rays 6, Orioles 4 | WP: Benoit LP: Cuellar |
| Rays Win Series 2-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Rays @ Guardians | ||
| 1 | Guardians 8, Rays 0 | WP: Tiant LP: Shields |
| 2 | Rays 2, Guardians 1 | WP: Balfour LP: Manship |
| 3 | Guardians 6, Rays 5 | WP: Clippard LP: Fairbanks |
| 4 | Rays 10, Guardians 3 | WP: Glasnow LP: McKenzie |
| 5 | Guardians 1, Rays 0 | WP: Morgan LP: Pepiot |
| Guardians Win Series 3-2 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Cardinals @ Cubs | ||
| 1 | Cubs 7, Cardinals 2 | WP: Reulbach LP: DeLeon |
| 2 | Cubs 12, Cardinals 0 | WP: Lundgren LP: Flaherty |
| 3 | Cardinals 6, Cubs 3 | WP: Pollet LP: Brown |
| 4 | Cardinals 4, Cubs 2 | WP: Hughes LP: Pfiester |
| 5 | Cubs 10, Cardinals 7 | WP: Thielbar LP: Svanson |
| Cubs Win Series 3-2 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Nationals @ Phillies | ||
| 1 | Nationals 5, Phillies 0 | WP: Rogers LP: Alexander |
| 2 | Phillies 11, Nationals 4 | WP: Wheeler LP: Perez |
| 3 | Phillies 7, Nationals 4 | WP: Strahm LP: Doolittle |
| 4 | Phillies 4, Nationals 0 | WP: Schilling LP: Martinez |
| Phillies Win Series 3-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Twins @ Yankees | ||
| 1 | Yankees 4, Twins 0 | WP: Ford LP: Ober |
| 2 | Yankees 14, Twins 4 | WP: Cortes Jr. LP: Santana |
| 3 | Yankees 1, Twins 0 | WP: Downing LP: Johnson |
| Yankees Win Series 3-0 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Yankees @ Guardians | ||
| 1 | Guardians 5, Yankees 3 | WP: Kluber LP: Ford |
| 2 | Guardians 1, Yankees 0 | WP: McDowell LP: Cortes Jr. |
| 3 | Yankees 9, Guardians 3 | WP: Downing LP: Tiant |
| 4 | Yankees 6, Guardians 3 | WP: Rodon LP: McKenzie |
| 5 | Yankees 2, Guardians 1 | WP: Robertson LP: Perez |
| 6 | Yankees 7, Guardians 1 | WP: Cortes Jr. LP: McDowell |
| Yankees Win Series 4-2 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Phillies @ Cubs | ||
| 1 | Phillies 7, Cubs 1 | WP: Alexander LP: Lundgren |
| 2 | Cubs 7, Phillies 4 | WP: Brown LP: Wheeler |
| 3 | Cubs 1, Phillies 0 | WP: Reulbach LP: Nola |
| 4 | Phillies 5, Cubs 3 | WP: Schilling LP: Pfiester |
| 5 | Cubs 6, Phillies 5 | WP: Lundgren LP: Alexander |
| 6 | Cubs 7, Phillies 5 | WP: Hodge LP: Wheeler |
| Cubs Win Series 4-2 | ||
| World Series: Yankees @ Cubs | ||
| 1 | Yankees 15, Cubs 5 | WP: Downing LP: Reulbach |
| 2 | Yankees 5, Cubs 4 | WP: Ford LP: Miller |
| 3 | Cubs 10, Yankees 7 | WP: Hodge LP: Gossage |
| 4 | Yankees 12, Cubs 9 | WP: Gossage LP: Miller |
| 5 | Cubs 6, Yankees 5 | WP: Strop LP: Green |
| 6 | Yankees 6, Cubs 4 | WP: Ford LP: Lundgren |
| Yankees Win Series 4-2 | ||
