Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: White Sox @ Yankees | ||
| 1 | Yankees 4, White Sox 3 | WP: Hitchcock LP: Bradford |
| 2 | Yankees 4, White Sox 1 | WP: Jean LP: Buehrle |
| Yankees Win Series 2-0 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Cardinals @ A's | ||
| 1 | A's 1, Cardinals 0 | WP: Karsay LP: Benes |
| 2 | Cardinals 7, A's 5 | WP: Watson LP: Zito |
| 3 | A's 5, Cardinals 2 | WP: Adams LP: Clark |
| A's Win Series 2-1 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Expos @ Orioles | ||
| 1 | Expos 5, Orioles 4 | WP: Rueter LP: Rhodes |
| 2 | Expos 7, Orioles 2 | WP: Urbina LP: Krivda |
| Expos Win Series 2-0 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Rangers @ Dodgers | ||
| 1 | Dodgers 3, Rangers 0 | WP: Martinez LP: Brown |
| 2 | Dodgers 6, Rangers 4 | WP: Osuna LP: Whiteside |
| Dodgers Win Series 2-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Yankees @ Blue Jays | ||
| 1 | Blue Jays 3, Yankees 1 | WP: Escobar LP: Militello |
| 2 | Yankees 10, Blue Jays 5 | WP: Jean LP: Reyes |
| 3 | Blue Jays 8, Yankees 2 | WP: Aybar LP: Wickman |
| 4 | Yankees 6, Blue Jays 5 | WP: Lloyd LP: File |
| 5 | Blue Jays 5, Yankees 3 | WP: Flener LP: Hitchcock |
| Blue Jays Win Series 3-2 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: A's @ Mariners | ||
| 1 | Mariners 12, A's 0 | WP: Brewington LP: Karsay |
| 2 | A's 5, Mariners 3 | WP: Reyes LP: Ayala |
| 3 | A's 4, Mariners 2 | WP: Adams LP: Rojas |
| 4 | A's 10, Mariners 7 | WP: Horsman LP: Greene |
| A's Win Series 3-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Dodgers @ Indians | ||
| 1 | Indians 1, Dodgers 0 | WP: Miranda LP: Martinez |
| 2 | Dodgers 7, Indians 0 | WP: Reames LP: Lopez |
| 3 | Indians 5, Dodgers 0 | WP: Boucher LP: Roque |
| 4 | Indians 7, Dodgers 3 | WP: Ogea LP: Perez |
| Indians Win Series 3-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Expos @ Astros | ||
| 1 | Astros 6, Expos 0 | WP: Kile LP: Rueter |
| 2 | Astros 3, Expos 1 | WP: Elarton LP: Young |
| 3 | Expos 8, Astros 5 | WP: Haney LP: Oswalt |
| 4 | Expos 7, Astros 3 | WP: Barnes LP: Lima |
| 5 | Astros 5, Expos 1 | WP: Williams LP: Hermanson |
| Astros Win Series 3-2 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: A's @ Indians | ||
| 1 | A's 11, Indians 8 | WP: Mohler LP: Tavarez |
| 2 | Indians 3, A's 1 | WP: Lopez LP: Zito |
| 3 | A's 4, Indians 0 | WP: Adams LP: Boucher |
| 4 | Indians 4, A's 3 | WP: Ogea LP: Van Poppel |
| 5 | A's 7, Indians 2 | WP: Mohler LP: Anderson |
| 6 | A's 7, Indians 2 | WP: Karsay LP: Miranda |
| A's Win Series 4-2 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Blue Jays @ Astros | ||
| 1 | Blue Jays 7, Astros 6 | WP: Dreyer LP: Kile |
| 2 | Astros 4, Blue Jays 2 | WP: Oswalt LP: Reyes |
| 3 | Blue Jays 6, Astros 3 | WP: Aybar LP: McKnight |
| 4 | Astros 4, Blue Jays 3 | WP: Williams LP: Guzman |
| 5 | Astros 9, Blue Jays 4 | WP: Lima LP: Flener |
| 6 | Astros 7, Blue Jays 5 | WP: Kile LP: File |
| Astros Win Series 4-2 | ||
| World Series: A's @ Astros | ||
| 1 | A's 7, Astros 4 | WP: Zito LP: Oswalt |
| 2 | A's 6, Astros 5 | WP: Chouinard LP: Elarton |
| 3 | A's 6, Astros 5 | WP: Briscoe LP: Wagner |
| 4 | Astros 9, A's 8 | WP: Williams LP: Van Poppel |
| 5 | A's 9, Astros 3 | WP: Prieto LP: Lima |
| A's Win Series 4-1 | ||
