2018 Postseason

Series Summaries

American League

ALWC: Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Oakland Athletics 2 New York Yankees 7	October 3	Liam Hendriks (0-1) Luis Severino (0-0)	8:05 pm

ALDS: New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	New York Yankees 4 Boston Red Sox 5	October 5	J.A. Happ (0-1) Chris Sale (1-0)	7:32 pm
2	New York Yankees 6 Boston Red Sox 2	October 6	Masahiro Tanaka (1-0) David Price (0-1)	8:15 pm
3	Boston Red Sox 16 New York Yankees 1	October 8	Nathan Eovaldi (1-0) Luis Severino (0-1)	7:40 pm
4	Boston Red Sox 4 New York Yankees 3	October 9	Rick Porcello (1-0) CC Sabathia (0-1)	8:07 pm

ALDS: Cleveland Indians vs. Houston Astros

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Cleveland Indians 2 Houston Astros 7	October 5	Corey Kluber (0-1) Justin Verlander (1-0)	2:05 pm
2	Cleveland Indians 1 Houston Astros 3	October 6	Carlos Carrasco (0-1) Gerrit Cole (1-0)	4:37 pm
3	Houston Astros 11 Cleveland Indians 3	October 8	Dallas Keuchel (0-0) Mike Clevinger (0-0)	1:30 pm

ALCS: Houston Astros vs. Boston Red Sox

Game	Score	Date	Pitchers	Time (ET)
1	Houston Astros 7 Boston Red Sox 2	October 13	Justin Verlander (1-0) Chris Sale (0-0)	8:09 pm
2	Houston Astros 5 Boston Red Sox 7	October 14	Gerrit Cole (0-1) David Price (0-0)	7:09 pm
3	Boston Red Sox 8 Houston Astros 2	October 16	Nathan Eovaldi (1-0) Dallas Keuchel (0-0)	5:09 pm
4	Boston Red Sox 8 Houston Astros 6	October 17	Rick Porcello (0-0) Charlie Morton (0-0)	8:39 pm
5	Boston Red Sox 4 Houston Astros 1	October 18	David Price (1-0) Justin Verlander (1-1)	8:09 pm

National League

NLWC: Colorado Rockies vs. Chicago Cubs

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Colorado Rockies 2 Chicago Cubs 1	October 2	Kyle Freeland (0-0) Jon Lester (0-0)	8:05 pm

NLDS: Colorado Rockies vs. Milwaukee Brewers

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Colorado Rockies 2 Milwaukee Brewers 3	Antonio Senzatela (0-0) Brandon Woodruff (0-0)	October 4	5:07 pm
2	Colorado Rockies 0 Milwaukee Brewers 4	Tyler Anderson (0-1) Jhoulys Chacin (1-0)	October 5	4:15 pm
3	Milwaukee Brewers 6 Colorado Rockies 0	Wade Miley (0-0) German Marquez (0-1)	October 7	4:37 pm

NLDS: Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Atlanta Braves 0 Los Angeles Dodgers 6	Mike Foltynewicz (0-1) Hyun-Jin Ryu (1-0)	October 4	8:37 pm
2	Atlanta Braves 0 Los Angeles Dodgers 3	Anibal Sanchez (0-1) Clayton Kershaw (1-0)	October 5	9:37 pm
3	Los Angeles Dodgers 5 Atlanta Braves 6	Walker Buehler (0-0) Sean Newcomb (0-0)	October 7	8:07 pm
4	Los Angeles Dodgers 6 Atlanta Braves 2	Rich Hill (0-0) Mike Foltynewicz (0-1)	October 8	4:30 pm

NLCS: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Milwaukee Brewers

Game	Score	Date	Pitchers	Time (ET)
1	Los Angeles Dodgers 5 Milwaukee Brewers 6	October 12	Clayton Kershaw (0-1) Gio Gonzalez (0-0)	8:09 pm
2	Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Milwaukee Brewers 3	October 13	Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-0) Wade Miley (0-0)	4:09 pm
3	Milwaukee Brewers 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 0	October 15	Jhoulys Chacin (1-0) Walker Buehler (0-1)	7:39 pm
4	Milwaukee Brewers 1 Los Angeles Dodgers 2	October 16	Gio Gonzalez (0-0) Rich Hill (0-0)	9:09 pm
5	Milwaukee Brewers 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 5	October 17	Wade Miley (0-0) Clayton Kershaw (1-1)	5:05 pm
6	Los Angeles Dodgers 2 Milwaukee Brewers 7	October 19	Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-1) Wade Miley (0-0)	8:39 pm
7	Los Angeles Dodgers 5 Milwaukee Brewers 1	October 20	Walker Buehler (0-1) Jhoulys Chacin (1-1)	8:09 pm

World Series: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Boston Red Sox

Game	Score	Date	Pitchers	Time (ET)
1	Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Boston Red Sox 8	October 23	Clayton Kershaw (0-1) Chris Sale (0-0)	8:09 pm
2	Los Angeles Dodgers 2 Boston Red Sox 4	October 24	Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-1) David Price (1-0)	8:09 pm
3	Boston Red Sox 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 3	October 26	Rick Porcello (0-0) Walker Buehler (0-0)	8:09 pm
4	Boston Red Sox 9 Los Angeles Dodgers 6	October 27	Eduardo Rodriguez (0-0) Rich Hill (0-0)	8:09 pm
5	Boston Red Sox 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 1	October 28	David Price (2-0) Clayton Kershaw (0-2)	8:15 pm

NL Team Stats

TEAM	W-L	Manager	BA	HR	R	ERA	WHIP	RA
Brewers	96-67	Craig Counsell	.252	218	754	3.73	1.24	659
Cubs	95-68	Joe Maddon	.258	167	761	3.65	1.32	645
Dodgers	92-71	Dave Roberts	.250	235	804	3.38	1.15	610
Rockies	91-72	Bud Black	.256	210	780	4.33	1.31	745
Braves	90-72	Brian Snitker	.257	175	759	3.75	1.28	657

AL Team Stats

TEAM	W-L	Manager	BA	HR	R	ERA	WHIP	RA
Red Sox	108-54	Alex Cora	.268	208	876	3.76	1.25	647
Astros	103-59	A.J. Hinch	.255	205	797	3.11	1.10	534
Yankees	100-62	Aaron Boone	.249	267	851	3.78	1.24	669
Athletics	97-65	Bob Melvin	.252	227	813	3.81	1.21	674
Indians	91-71	Terry Francona	.259	216	818	3.77	1.21	648

Further Reading

• MLB.com: "MLB.com experts predict World Series winner", October 2, 2018. [1]
• USA Today: "MLB playoff predictions: Astros popular choice to repeat as World Series champs", October 2, 2018. [2]

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