Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: Brewers @ Dodgers | ||
| 1 | Brewers 7, Dodgers 6 | WP: Hudson LP: Cingrani |
| Brewers Win Series 1-0 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Yankees @ Astros | ||
| 1 | Yankees 7, Astros 1 | WP: Severino LP: Verlander |
| Yankees Win Series 1-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Yankees @ Rays | ||
| 1 | Yankees 2, Rays 0 | WP: Paxton LP: Snell |
| 2 | Rays 2, Yankees 1 | WP: McKay LP: German |
| 3 | Yankees 3, Rays 2 | WP: Severino LP: Chirinos |
| 4 | Rays 8, Yankees 3 | WP: Smith LP: Happ |
| 5 | Rays 3, Yankees 2 | WP: Yates LP: Chapman |
| Rays Win Series 3-2 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Indians @ Athletics | ||
| 1 | Indians 4, Athletics 1 | WP: Bauer LP: Luzardo |
| 2 | Athletics 6, Indians 3 | WP: Manaea LP: Clevinger |
| 3 | Indians 2, Athletics 1 | WP: Bieber LP: Mengden |
| 4 | Athletics 4, Indians 3 | WP: Dull LP: Bracho |
| 5 | Indians 5, Athletics 3 | WP: Bauer LP: Trivino |
| Indians Win Series 3-2 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Brewers @ Cardinals | ||
| 1 | Cardinals 2, Brewers 1 | WP: Poncedeleon LP: Widener |
| 2 | Cardinals 3, Brewers 2 | WP: Foltynewicz LP: Chacin |
| 3 | Brewers 4, Cardinals 2 | WP: Stanley LP: Reyes |
| 4 | Cardinals 7, Brewers 4 | WP: Boyd LP: Anderson |
| Cardinals Win Series 3-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Nationals @ Diamondbacks | ||
| 1 | Diamondbacks 3, Nationals 0 | WP: Peralta LP: Scherzer |
| 2 | Nationals 1, Diamondbacks 0 | WP: Corbin LP: Tokutomi |
| 3 | Nationals 3, Diamondbacks 2 | WP: Sanchez LP: Yount |
| 4 | Diamondbacks 7, Nationals 3 | WP: Wacha LP: Strasburg |
| 5 | Nationals 6, Diamondbacks 5 | WP: Scherzer LP: Peralta |
| Nationals Win Series 3-2 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Indians @ Rays | ||
| 1 | Indians 6, Rays 3 | WP: Clevinger LP: Yates |
| 2 | Rays 7, Indians 2 | WP: Stanek LP: Bieber |
| 3 | Rays 7, Indians 5 | WP: Castillo LP: Hand |
| 4 | Indians 5, Rays 4 | WP: Buchholz LP: Honeywell |
| 5 | Indians 3, Rays 0 | WP: Clevinger LP: McKay |
| 6 | Indians 5, Rays 2 | WP: Bieber LP: Chirinos |
| Indians Win Series 4-2 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Nationals @ Cardinals | ||
| 1 | Cardinals 4, Nationals 0 | WP: Flaherty LP: Corbin |
| 2 | Nationals 2, Cardinals 1 | WP: Sanchez LP: Foltynewicz |
| 3 | Cardinals 3, Nationals 2 | WP: Black LP: Allen |
| 4 | Cardinals 9, Nationals 7 | WP: Boyd LP: Strasburg |
| 5 | Nationals 5, Cardinals 0 | WP: Corbin LP: Flaherty |
| 6 | Cardinals 2, Nationals 0 | WP: Foltynewicz LP: Sanchez |
| Cardinals Win Series 4-2 | ||
| World Series: Indians @ Cardinals | ||
| 1 | Cardinals 9, Indians 3 | WP: Flaherty LP: Clevinger |
| 2 | Cardinals 2, Indians 1 | WP: Reyes LP: Bauer |
| 3 | Cardinals 3, Indians 1 | WP: Foltynewicz LP: Bieber |
| 4 | Indians 9, Cardinals 1 | WP: McKenzie LP: Boyd |
| 5 | Indians 1, Cardinals 0 | WP: Clevinger LP: Flaherty |
| 6 | Cardinals 7, Indians 2 | WP: Hader LP: Bauer |
| Cardinals Win Series 4-2 | ||
