2019 Postseason

Series Summaries

American League

ALWC: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Oakland Athletics

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Tampa Bay Rays 5 Oakland Athletics 1	October 2	Charlie Morton (1-0) Sean Manaea (0-1)	8:09 pm

ALDS: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Houston Astros

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Tampa Bay Rays 2 Houston Astros 6	October 4	Tyler Glasnow (0-1) Justin Verlander (1-0)	2:05 pm
2	Tampa Bay Rays 1 Houston Astros 3	October 5	Blake Snell (0-1) Gerrit Cole (1-0)	9:07 pm
3	Houston Astros 3 Tampa Bay Rays 10	October 7	Zack Greinke (0-1) Charlie Morton (1-0)	1:04 pm
4	Houston Astros 1 Tampa Bay Rays 4	October 8	Justin Verlander (1-1) Diego Castillo (0-0)	7:07 pm
5	Tampa Bay Rays 1 Houston Astros 6	October 10	Tyler Glasnow (0-2) Gerrit Cole (2-0)	7:07 pm

ALDS: Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Minnesota Twins 4 New York Yankees 10	October 4	Jose Berrios (0-0) James Paxton (0-0)	7:07 pm
2	Minnesota Twins 2 New York Yankees 8	October 5	Randy Dobnak (0-1) Masahiro Tanaka (1-0)	5:07 pm
3	New York Yankees 5 Minnesota Twins 1	October 7	Luis Severino (0-0) Jake Odorizzi (0-1)	8:40 pm

ALCS: New York Yankees vs. Houston Astros

Game	Score	Date	Pitchers	Time (ET)
1	New York Yankees 7 Houston Astros 0	October 12	Masahiro Tanaka (1-0) Zack Greinke (0-1)	8:08 pm
2	New York Yankees 2 Houston Astros 3	October 13	James Paxton (0-0) Justin Verlander (0-0)	8:08 pm
3	Houston Astros 4 New York Yankees 1	October 15	Gerrit Cole (1-0) Luis Severino (0-1)	4:08 pm
4	Houston Astros 8 New York Yankees 3	October 17	Zack Greinke (0-1) Masahiro Tanaka (1-1)	8:08 pm
5	Houston Astros 1 New York Yankees 4	October 18	Justin Verlander (0-1) James Paxton (1-0)	7:08 pm
6	New York Yankees 4 Houston Astros 6	October 19	Chad Green (0-0) Brad Peacock (0-0)	8:08 pm

National League

NLWC: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Washington Nationals

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Milwaukee Brewers 3 Washington Nationals 4	October 1	Brandon Woodruff (0-0) Max Scherzer (0-0)	8:08 pm

NLDS: Washington Nationals vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Washington Nationals 0 Los Angeles Dodgers 6	October 3	Patrick Corbin (0-1) Walker Buehler (1-0)	8:37 pm
2	Washington Nationals 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 2	October 4	Stephen Strasburg (1-0) Clayton Kershaw (0-1)	9:37 pm
3	Los Angeles Dodgers 10 Washington Nationals 4	October 6	Hyun-Jin Ryu (1-0) Anibal Sanchez (0-0)	7:45 pm
4	Los Angeles Dodgers 1 Washington Nationals 6	October 7	Rich Hill (0-0) Max Scherzer (1-0)	7:40 pm
5	Washington Nationals 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 3	October 9	Walker Buehler (1-0) Stephen Strasburg (1-0)	8:37 pm

NLDS: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Atlanta Braves

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	St. Louis Cardinals 7 Atlanta Braves 6	October 3	Miles Mikolas (0-0) Dallas Keuchel (0-0)	5:02 pm
2	St. Louis Cardinals 0 Atlanta Braves 3	October 4	Jack Flaherty (0-1) Mike Foltynewicz (1-0)	4:37 pm
3	Atlanta Braves 3 St. Louis Cardinals 1	October 6	Mike Soroka (0-0) Adam Wainwright (0-0)	4:10 pm
4	Atlanta Braves 4 St. Louis Cardinals 5	October 7	Dallas Keuchel (0-0) Dakota Hudson (0-0)	3:07 pm
5	St. Louis Cardinals 13 Atlanta Braves 1	October 9	Jack Flaherty (1-1) Mike Foltynewicz (1-1)	5:02 pm

NLCS: Washington Nationals vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Washington Nationals 2 St. Louis Cardinals 0	October 11	Anibal Sanchez (1-0) Miles Mikolas (0-1)	8:08 pm
2	Washington Nationals 3 St. Louis Cardinals 1	October 12	Max Scherzer (1-0) Adam Wainwright (0-1)	4:08 pm
3	St. Louis Cardinals 1 Washington Nationals 8	October 14	Jack Flaherty (0-1) Stephen Strasburg (1-0)	7:38 pm
4	St. Louis Cardinals 4 Washington Nationals 7	October 15	Dakota Hudson (0-1) Patrick Corbin (1-0)	8:05 pm

World Series: Washington Nationals vs. Houston Astros

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Washington Nationals 5 Houston Astros 4	October 22	Max Scherzer (1-0) Gerrit Cole (0-1)	8:00 pm
2	Washington Nationals 12 Houston Astros 3	October 23	Stephen Strasburg (1-0) Justin Verlander (0-1)	8:00 pm
3	Houston Astros 4 Washington Nationals 1	October 25	Zack Greinke (0-0) Anibal Sanchez (0-1)	8:00 pm
4	Houston Astros 8 Washington Nationals 1	October 26	Jose Urquidy (1-0) Patrick Corbin (0-1)	8:00 pm
5	Houston Astros 7 Washington Nationals 1	October 27	Gerrit Cole (1-1) Joe Ross (0-1)	8:00 pm
6	Washington Nationals 7 Houston Astros 2	October 29	Stephen Strasburg (2-0) Justin Verlander (0-2)	8:00 pm
7	Washington Nationals 6 Houston Astros 2	October 30	Max Scherzer (1-0) Zack Greinke (0-0)	8:00 pm

NL Team Stats

TEAM	W-L	Manager	BA	HR	R	ERA	WHIP	RA
Dodgers	106-56	Dave Roberts	.257	279	886	3.37	1.102	613
Braves	97-65	Brian Snitker	.258	249	855	4.19	1.357	743
Nationals	93-69	Dave Martinez	.265	231	873	4.27	1.290	724
Cardinals	91-71	Mike Shildt	.245	210	764	3.80	1.267	662
Brewers	89-73	Craig Counsell	.246	250	769	4.40	1.325	766

AL Team Stats

TEAM	W-L	Manager	BA	HR	R	ERA	WHIP	RA
Astros	107-55	A.J. Hinch	.274	288	920	3.66	1.130	640
Yankees	103-59	Aaron Boone	.267	306	943	4.31	1.304	739
Twins	101-61	Rocco Baldelli	.270	307	939	4.18	1.304	754
Athletics	97-65	Bob Melvin	.249	257	845	3.97	1.242	680
Rays	96-66	Kevin Cash	.254	217	769	3.65	1.171	656

Further Reading

• Jesse Yomtov: "MLB playoff predictions: Astros are huge favorites to win World Series", USA Today, October 3, 2019. [1]

Related Sites

• Mlb.com postseason guide

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