Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: Diamondbacks @ Cardinals | ||
| 1 | Cardinals 5, Diamondbacks 2 | WP: Flaherty LP: Johnson |
| Cardinals Win Series 1-0 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Tigers @ Angels | ||
| 1 | Angels 5, Tigers 3 | WP: Mayers LP: McMahon |
| Angels Win Series 1-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Cardinals @ Giants | ||
| 1 | Giants 6, Cardinals 0 | WP: Schupp LP: Hughes |
| 2 | Giants 9, Cardinals 0 | WP: Hearn LP: Gibson |
| 3 | Giants 13, Cardinals 0 | WP: Nehf LP: Flaherty |
| Giants Win Series 3-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Phillies @ Cubs | ||
| 1 | Phillies 8, Cubs 4 | WP: Neshek LP: Kimbrel |
| 2 | Phillies 4, Cubs 3 | WP: Shantz LP: Edwards |
| 3 | Phillies 6, Cubs 1 | WP: Schilling LP: Reulbach |
| Phillies Win Series 3-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Angels @ Yankees | ||
| 1 | Angels 3, Yankees 1 | WP: Ryan LP: Ford |
| 2 | Yankees 10, Angels 1 | WP: Cortes Jr. LP: Messersmith |
| 3 | Yankees 5, Angels 3 | WP: German LP: Ohtani |
| 4 | Angels 11, Yankees 6 | WP: Frieri LP: Cole |
| 5 | Angels 1, Yankees 0 | WP: Ryan LP: Robertson |
| Angels Win Series 3-2 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Royals @ Astros | ||
| 1 | Royals 4, Astros 3 | WP: Nelson LP: Cole |
| 2 | Astros 3, Royals 2 | WP: Hader LP: Tejeda |
| 3 | Royals 1, Astros 0 | WP: Cone LP: Richard |
| 4 | Astros 4, Royals 2 | WP: Javier LP: Appier |
| 5 | Royals 6, Astros 0 | WP: Nelson LP: Verlander |
| Royals Win Series 3-2 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Phillies @ Giants | ||
| 1 | Phillies 5, Giants 3 | WP: Strahm LP: Cain |
| 2 | Phillies @ Giants | |
| 3 | Giants @ Phillies | |
| 4 | Giants @ Phillies | |
| 5 | Giants @ Phillies | |
| 6 | Phillies @ Giants | |
| 7 | Phillies @ Giants | |
| Phillies Lead Series 1-0 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Angels @ Royals | ||
| 1 | Angels 4, Royals 2 | WP: Messersmith LP: Saberhagen |
| 2 | Angels @ Royals | |
| 3 | Royals @ Angels | |
| 4 | Royals @ Angels | |
| 5 | Royals @ Angels | |
| 6 | Angels @ Royals | |
| 7 | Angels @ Royals | |
| Angels Lead Series 1-0 | ||
