Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: White Sox @ Athletics | ||
| 1 | Athletics 8, White Sox 4 | WP: Hudson LP: Marte |
| Athletics Win Series 1-0 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Marlins @ Astros | ||
| 1 | Astros 3, Marlins 2 | WP: Baldwin LP: Van Landingham |
| Astros Win Series 1-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Athletics @ Mariners | ||
| 1 | Mariners 3, Athletics 0 | WP: Cloude LP: Zito |
| 2 | Mariners 9, Athletics 4 | WP: Pineiro LP: Nomo |
| 3 | Mariners 4, Athletics 3 | WP: Johnson LP: Hudson |
| Mariners Win Series 3-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Red Sox @ Indians | ||
| 1 | Indians 5, Red Sox 4 | WP: Tavarez LP: Zimmerman |
| 2 | Indians 6, Red Sox 5 | WP: Avery LP: Zimmerman |
| 3 | Indians 7, Red Sox 6 | WP: Ogea LP: Duckworth |
| Indians Win Series 3-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Astros @ Pirates | ||
| 1 | Pirates 3, Astros 1 | WP: Juden LP: Oswalt |
| 2 | Pirates 6, Astros 5 | WP: McCullers LP: Wagner |
| 3 | Pirates 3, Astros 2 | WP: Millwood LP: Wagner |
| Pirates Win Series 3-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Expos @ Dodgers | ||
| 1 | Dodgers 5, Expos 2 | WP: Martinez LP: Nabholz |
| 2 | Dodgers 7, Expos 4 | WP: Martinez LP: Armas |
| 3 | Dodgers 3, Expos 2 | WP: Park LP: Vazquez |
| Dodgers Win Series 3-0 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Indians @ Mariners | ||
| 1 | Indians @ Mariners | |
| 2 | Indians @ Mariners | |
| 3 | Mariners @ Indians | |
| 4 | Mariners @ Indians | |
| 5 | Mariners @ Indians | |
| 6 | Indians @ Mariners | |
| 7 | Indians @ Mariners | |
| Series Tied 0-0 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Dodgers @ Pirates | ||
| 1 | Dodgers @ Pirates | |
| 2 | Dodgers @ Pirates | |
| 3 | Pirates @ Dodgers | |
| 4 | Pirates @ Dodgers | |
| 5 | Pirates @ Dodgers | |
| 6 | Dodgers @ Pirates | |
| 7 | Dodgers @ Pirates | |
| Series Tied 0-0 | ||
