Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: White Sox @ Blue Jays | ||
| 1 | Blue Jays 5, White Sox 0 | WP: Escobar LP: Bere |
| 2 | White Sox 1, Blue Jays 0 | WP: Fernandez LP: Guzman |
| 3 | Blue Jays 4, White Sox 2 | WP: Flener LP: Eyre |
| Blue Jays Win Series 2-1 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Cardinals @ A's | ||
| 1 | Cardinals 4, A's 2 | WP: Benes LP: Zito |
| 2 | Cardinals 5, A's 1 | WP: Smith LP: Van Poppel |
| Cardinals Win Series 2-0 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Pirates @ Orioles | ||
| 1 | Orioles 10, Pirates 7 | WP: Valdez LP: Hope |
| 2 | Orioles 4, Pirates 1 | WP: Adams LP: Cordova |
| Orioles Win Series 2-0 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Cubs @ Dodgers | ||
| 1 | Dodgers 2, Cubs 0 | WP: Martinez LP: Foster |
| 2 | Cubs 4, Dodgers 3 | WP: Maddux LP: Osuna |
| 3 | Cubs 4, Dodgers 3 | WP: Gonzalez LP: Gagne |
| Cubs Win Series 2-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Cubs @ Mariners | ||
| 1 | Mariners 8, Cubs 0 | WP: Cloude LP: Foster |
| 2 | Cubs 4, Mariners 2 | WP: Wood LP: Pineiro |
| 3 | Mariners 6, Cubs 1 | WP: Brewington LP: Maddux |
| 4 | Cubs 8, Mariners 5 | WP: Batista LP: Halama |
| 5 | Cubs 2, Mariners 1 | WP: Wood LP: Cloude |
| Cubs Win Series 3-2 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Orioles @ Expos | ||
| 1 | Expos 4, Orioles 2 | WP: Rueter LP: Valdez |
| 2 | Expos 6, Orioles 1 | WP: Urbina LP: Rhodes |
| 3 | Expos 6, Orioles 1 | WP: Thurman LP: Krivda |
| Expos Win Series 3-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Cardinals @ Indians | ||
| 1 | Indians 10, Cardinals 0 | WP: Miranda LP: Benes |
| 2 | Cardinals 3, Indians 2 | WP: Watson LP: Lopez |
| 3 | Cardinals 4, Indians 2 | WP: Politte LP: Ogea |
| 4 | Cardinals 4, Indians 2 | WP: Hackman LP: Anderson |
| Cardinals Win Series 3-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Blue Jays @ Astros | ||
| 1 | Astros 7, Blue Jays 3 | WP: McKnight LP: Escobar |
| 2 | Astros 5, Blue Jays 3 | WP: Dotel LP: Timlin |
| 3 | Blue Jays 7, Astros 6 | WP: Robinson LP: Powell |
| 4 | Blue Jays 3, Astros 0 | WP: Guzman LP: Kile |
| 5 | Astros 5, Blue Jays 3 | WP: Wagner LP: Timlin |
| Astros Win Series 3-2 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Astros @ Expos | ||
| 1 | Expos 5, Astros 0 | WP: Rueter LP: Oswalt |
| 2 | Expos 7, Astros 3 | WP: Urbina LP: Williams |
| 3 | Expos 6, Astros 4 | WP: Thurman LP: McKnight |
| 4 | Expos 6, Astros 4 | WP: Strickland LP: Nitkowski |
| Expos Win Series 4-0 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Cubs @ Cardinals | ||
| 1 | Cardinals 16, Cubs 5 | WP: Benes LP: Foster |
| 2 | Cubs 11, Cardinals 6 | WP: Maddux LP: Watson |
| 3 | Cardinals 6, Cubs 4 | WP: Politte LP: Wood |
| 4 | Cubs 6, Cardinals 1 | WP: Castillo LP: Smith |
| 5 | Cubs 6, Cardinals 5 | WP: Foster LP: Benes |
| 6 | Cubs 10, Cardinals 0 | WP: Maddux LP: Watson |
| Cubs Win Series 4-2 | ||
| World Series: Cubs @ Expos | ||
| 1 | Expos 8, Cubs 1 | WP: Rueter LP: Foster |
| 2 | Expos 10, Cubs 3 | WP: Urbina LP: Wood |
| 3 | Expos 9, Cubs 5 | WP: Thurman LP: Maddux |
| 4 | Expos 12, Cubs 7 | WP: Bottenfield LP: Adams |
| 5 | Expos 8, Cubs 1 | WP: Rueter LP: Foster |
| Expos Win Series 5-0 | ||
