Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: Athletics @ Indians | ||
| 1 | Indians 5, Athletics 1 | WP: Trachsel LP: Henry |
| 2 | Indians 5, Athletics 0 | WP: Astacio LP: Rogers |
| 3 | Athletics 3, Indians 1 | WP: Baldwin LP: Ogea |
| 4 | Indians 11, Athletics 4 | WP: Hudek LP: Wasdin |
| 5 | Athletics 7, Indians 6 | WP: Harris LP: Jackson |
| 6 | Indians 4, Athletics 2 | WP: Trachsel LP: Henry |
| Indians Win Series 4-2 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Mets @ Braves | ||
| 1 | Mets 9, Braves 4 | WP: Gooden LP: Smoltz |
| 2 | Braves 6, Mets 0 | WP: Scudder LP: Nieves |
| 3 | Mets 3, Braves 2 | WP: Castillo LP: Avery |
| 4 | Mets 8, Braves 7 | WP: Moore LP: Smith |
| 5 | Braves 8, Mets 4 | WP: Pichardo LP: Schourek |
| 6 | Mets 4, Braves 0 | WP: Gooden LP: Smoltz |
| Mets Win Series 4-2 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Cardinals @ Dodgers | ||
| 1 | Dodgers 4, Cardinals 2 | WP: Martinez LP: Olivares |
| 2 | Dodgers 4, Cardinals 1 | WP: Park LP: Navarro |
| 3 | Dodgers 2, Cardinals 1 | WP: Martinez LP: McElroy |
| 4 | Dodgers 5, Cardinals 1 | WP: Valenzuela LP: Cormier |
| Dodgers Win Series 4-0 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Mariners @ Orioles | ||
| 1 | Orioles 8, Mariners 0 | WP: McDonald LP: Cooke |
| 2 | Mariners 4, Orioles 1 | WP: Johnson LP: Habyan |
| 3 | Orioles 10, Mariners 6 | WP: Dubois LP: Wells |
| 4 | Orioles 7, Mariners 5 | WP: Mesa LP: Carmona |
| 5 | Orioles 2, Mariners 1 | WP: Mussina LP: Bones |
| Orioles Win Series 4-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Orioles @ Indians | ||
| 1 | Indians 3, Orioles 2 | WP: Hudek LP: Schilling |
| 2 | Orioles @ Indians | |
| 3 | Indians @ Orioles | |
| 4 | Indians @ Orioles | |
| 5 | Indians @ Orioles | |
| 6 | Orioles @ Indians | |
| 7 | Orioles @ Indians | |
| Indians Lead Series 1-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Mets @ Dodgers | ||
| 1 | Dodgers 8, Mets 5 | WP: Martinez LP: Nieves |
| 2 | Mets @ Dodgers | |
| 3 | Dodgers @ Mets | |
| 4 | Dodgers @ Mets | |
| 5 | Dodgers @ Mets | |
| 6 | Mets @ Dodgers | |
| 7 | Mets @ Dodgers | |
| Dodgers Lead Series 1-0 | ||
