Playoff Series Breakdown
| First Round Playoff: Astros @ Pirates | ||
| 1 | Pirates 5, Astros 4 | WP: Mikkelsen LP: Tiefenauer |
| 2 | Pirates 10, Astros 3 | WP: Cole LP: Pettitte |
| 3 | Astros 6, Pirates 5 | WP: Tiefenauer LP: Bednar |
| 4 | Astros 6, Pirates 5 | WP: Womack LP: Whitson |
| 5 | Pirates 7, Astros 4 | WP: Bonham-h LP: Nottebart |
| 6 | Astros 12, Pirates 6 | WP: Murphy LP: Santana |
| 7 | Pirates 6, Astros 4 | WP: Bednar LP: Bouton |
| Pirates Win Series 4-3 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Red Sox @ Yankees | ||
| 1 | Yankees 5, Red Sox 2 | WP: Guidry LP: Lowe |
| 2 | Red Sox 11, Yankees 1 | WP: Tiant LP: Stafford |
| 3 | Yankees 7, Red Sox 3 | WP: Tanaka LP: Monbouquette |
| 4 | Red Sox 6, Yankees 1 | WP: Clemens LP: Schlittler |
| 5 | Red Sox 17, Yankees 1 | WP: Lowe LP: Guidry |
| 6 | Red Sox 7, Yankees 1 | WP: Tiant LP: Stafford |
| Red Sox Win Series 4-2 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Expos @ Padres | ||
| 1 | Padres 2, Expos 1 | WP: Marinaccio LP: Vazquez |
| 2 | Padres 5, Expos 1 | WP: Cortes Jr. LP: May |
| 3 | Padres 13, Expos 3 | WP: Rasmussen LP: Candelaria |
| 4 | Padres 4, Expos 2 | WP: Carlyle LP: Loaiza |
| Padres Win Series 4-0 | ||
| First Round Playoff: Rangers @ A's | ||
| 1 | Rangers 4, A's 3 | WP: Eovaldi LP: Hunter |
| 2 | A's 5, Rangers 0 | WP: Ruffing-h LP: Honeycutt |
| 3 | A's 4, Rangers 1 | WP: Severino LP: Brown |
| 4 | Rangers 7, A's 4 | WP: Gossage LP: Montas |
| 5 | Rangers 2, A's 1 | WP: Martin LP: Hunter |
| 6 | A's 3, Rangers 0 | WP: Ruffing-h LP: Honeycutt |
| 7 | A's 4, Rangers 1 | WP: Severino LP: Brown |
| A's Win Series 4-3 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Pirates @ Padres | ||
| 1 | Padres 3, Pirates 0 | WP: Cortes Jr. LP: Drabek |
| 2 | Pirates 7, Padres 3 | WP: Bonham-h LP: Tewksbury |
| 3 | Pirates 8, Padres 7 | WP: Melancon LP: McCullers |
| 4 | Pirates 3, Padres 0 | WP: Santana LP: Armstrong |
| 5 | Pirates 7, Padres 3 | WP: Santana LP: Cortes Jr. |
| Pirates Win Series 4-1 | ||
| Second Round Playoff: Red Sox @ A's | ||
| 1 | A's 3, Red Sox 2 | WP: Bailey LP: Lowe |
| 2 | A's 6, Red Sox 0 | WP: Montas LP: Sheldon |
| 3 | A's 5, Red Sox 1 | WP: Severino LP: Tiant |
| 4 | A's 9, Red Sox 1 | WP: Ruffing-h LP: Clemens |
| A's Win Series 4-0 | ||
| World Series: Pirates @ A's | ||
| 1 | A's 3, Pirates 0 | WP: Hunter LP: Drabek |
| 2 | A's 4, Pirates 3 | WP: Trivino LP: Marte |
| 3 | A's 6, Pirates 1 | WP: Ruffing-h LP: Happ |
| 4 | A's 7, Pirates 5 | WP: Lindblad LP: German |
| A's Win Series 4-0 | ||
