Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: Red Sox @ White Sox | ||
| 1 | Red Sox 2, White Sox 1 | WP: Thomas LP: Kirkland |
| 2 | White Sox 8, Red Sox 2 | WP: Joe LP: Fox |
| 3 | White Sox 14, Red Sox 6 | WP: Roopnarine LP: Gage |
| White Sox Win Series 2-1 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Cardinals @ Braves | ||
| 1 | Cardinals 6, Braves 4 | WP: Murphy LP: Ulrich |
| 2 | Cardinals 6, Braves 0 | WP: Cooper LP: Robinson |
| Cardinals Win Series 2-0 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Blue Jays @ Mariners | ||
| 1 | Mariners 4, Blue Jays 3 | WP: Taylor LP: Piatkowski |
| 2 | Blue Jays 8, Mariners 6 | WP: Estrella LP: Daftary |
| 3 | Blue Jays 7, Mariners 1 | WP: Wallace LP: Trejos |
| Blue Jays Win Series 2-1 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Giants @ Diamondbacks | ||
| 1 | Diamondbacks 6, Giants 5 | WP: Johnson LP: Venable |
| 2 | Giants 4, Diamondbacks 3 | WP: O’Garvey LP: Hawley |
| 3 | Diamondbacks 6, Giants 4 | WP: Smith LP: O’Garvey |
| Diamondbacks Win Series 2-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Blue Jays @ Rays | ||
| 1 | Rays 2, Blue Jays 0 | WP: Tarbert LP: Baumann-Brown |
| 2 | Blue Jays 4, Rays 1 | WP: Wiggins LP: Buckle |
| 3 | Blue Jays 4, Rays 0 | WP: Cooper LP: Wright |
| 4 | Rays 5, Blue Jays 3 | WP: Blaylock LP: Wallace |
| 5 | Rays 5, Blue Jays 4 | WP: Hamilton LP: Estrella |
| Rays Win Series 3-2 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Cardinals @ Reds | ||
| 1 | Reds 5, Cardinals 4 | WP: Rose LP: Smith |
| 2 | Reds 11, Cardinals 5 | WP: Valencia LP: Cooper |
| 3 | Reds 8, Cardinals 2 | WP: de Merlo LP: Murphy |
| Reds Win Series 3-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: White Sox @ Tigers | ||
| 1 | Tigers 8, White Sox 7 | WP: Jones LP: Jones |
| 2 | Tigers 1, White Sox 0 | WP: Holden LP: Johnson |
| 3 | Tigers 1, White Sox 0 | WP: Treiber LP: Scott |
| Tigers Win Series 3-0 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Diamondbacks @ Padres | ||
| 1 | Padres 8, Diamondbacks 0 | WP: Melton LP: McMahon |
| 2 | Padres 4, Diamondbacks 1 | WP: Jangano LP: Hackett |
| 3 | Diamondbacks 7, Padres 5 | WP: Smith LP: Quiroga |
| 4 | Padres 4, Diamondbacks 3 | WP: McKinnon LP: Miller |
| Padres Win Series 3-1 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Rays @ Tigers | ||
| 1 | Rays 6, Tigers 1 | WP: Buckle LP: Jones |
| 2 | Tigers 5, Rays 4 | WP: Holden LP: Wright |
| 3 | Rays 4, Tigers 1 | WP: Tarbert LP: Treiber |
| 4 | Rays 7, Tigers 6 | WP: Roberts LP: Youngbauer |
| 5 | Tigers 4, Rays 3 | WP: Jones LP: Pierce |
| 6 | Tigers 10, Rays 0 | WP: Holden LP: Wright |
| 7 | Tigers 3, Rays 2 | WP: Treiber LP: Tarbert |
| Tigers Win Series 4-3 | ||
| Third Round Playoff: Reds @ Padres | ||
| 1 | Padres 2, Reds 1 | WP: Melton LP: Rose |
| 2 | Padres 2, Reds 0 | WP: Jangano LP: Valencia |
| 3 | Reds 4, Padres 3 | WP: Rose LP: McRemer |
| 4 | Padres 7, Reds 1 | WP: Rogers LP: Reese |
| 5 | Reds 2, Padres 1 | WP: Carlton LP: Melton |
| 6 | Padres 4, Reds 1 | WP: Jangano LP: Valencia |
| Padres Win Series 4-2 | ||
| World Series: Padres @ Tigers | ||
| 1 | Padres 4, Tigers 3 | WP: Melton LP: Jones |
| 2 | Tigers 4, Padres 0 | WP: Holden LP: Jangano |
| 3 | Padres 5, Tigers 0 | WP: Quiroga LP: Treiber |
| 4 | Padres 3, Tigers 0 | WP: Rogers LP: Alcatraz |
| 5 | Padres 2, Tigers 0 | WP: Melton LP: Jones |
| Padres Win Series 4-1 | ||
