2022 Postseason

Recap

The 2022 Postseason was the first to be played under a new format adopted as part of the 2022 Collective Bargaining Agreement. The number of teams in postseason play increased from five in each league in previous seasons (three division winners and two wild card teams) to six, with the addition of a third wild card team. A new postseason round, the Wild Card Series was created, replacing the Wild Card Game, but the top two division winners in each league benefitted from a bye, sending them directly to the Division Series, while the remaining four teams faced each other in best-of-three series played entirely in the home ballpark of the higher-seeded team. The two winners of the Wild Card Series will then played the two division winners who benefitted from a bye in a best-of-five Division Series. The final two rounds, the League Championship Series and the World Series, remained unchanged.

Series Summaries

American League

ALWC: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Guardians

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Tampa Bay Rays 1 Cleveland Guardians 2	October 7	Shane McClanahan (1-0) Shane Bieber (0-1)	12:07 pm
2	Tampa Bay Rays 0 Cleveland Guardians 1	October 8	Tyler Glasnow (0-0) Triston McKenzie (0-0)	12:07 pm

ALWC: Seattle Mariners vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Seattle Mariners 4 Toronto Blue Jays 0	October 7	Luis Castillo (1-0) Alek Manoah (0-1)	4:07 pm
2	Seattle Mariners 10 Toronto Blue Jays 9	October 8	Robbie Ray (0-0) Kevin Gausman (0-0)	4:07 pm

ALDS: Seattle Mariners vs. Houston Astros

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Seattle Mariners 7 Houston Astros 8	October 11	Logan Gilbert (0-0) Justin Verlander (0-0)	3:37 pm
2	Seattle Mariners 2 Houston Astros 4	October 13	Luis Castillo (0-1) Framber Valdez (0-0)	3:37 pm
3	Houston Astros 1 Seattle Mariners 0	October 15	Lance McCullers (0-0) George Kirby (0-0)	4:07 pm

ALDS: Cleveland Guardians vs. New York Yankees

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Cleveland Guardians 1 New York Yankees 4	October 11	Cal Quantrill (0-1) Gerrit Cole (1-0)	7:37 pm
2	Cleveland Guardians 4 New York Yankees 2	October 14	Shane Bieber (0-0) Nestor Cortes (0-0)	1:07 pm
3	New York Yankees 5 Cleveland Guardians 6	October 15	Luis Severino (0-0) Triston McKenzie (0-0)	7:37 pm
4	New York Yankees 4 Cleveland Guardians 2	October 16	Gerrit Cole (2-0) Cal Quantrill (0-2)	7:07 pm
5	Cleveland Guardians 1 New York Yankees 5	October 18	Aaron Civale (0-1) Nestor Cortes (1-0)	4:07 pm

ALCS New York Yankees vs. Houston Astros

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	New York Yankees 2 Houston Astros 4	October 19	Jameson Taillon (0-0) Justin Verlander (1-0)	7:37 pm
2	New York Yankees 2 Houston Astros 3	October 20	Luis Severino (0-1) Framber Valdez (1-0)	7:37 pm
3	Houston Astros 5 New York Yankees 0	October 22	Cristian Javier (1-0) Gerrit Cole (0-1)	5:07 pm
4	Houston Astros 6 New York Yankees 5	October 23	Lance McCullers (0-0) Nestor Cortes (0-0)	7:07 pm

National League

NLWC: Philadelphia Phillies vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Philadelphia Phillies 6 St. Louis Cardinals 3	October 7	Zack Wheeler (0-0) José Quintana (0-0)	2:07 pm
2	Philadelphia Phillies 2 St. Louis Cardinals 0	October 8	Aaron Nola (1-0) Miles Mikolas (0-1)	8:37 pm

NLWC: San Diego Padres vs. New York Mets

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	San Diego Padres 7 New York Mets 1	October 7	Yu Darvish (1-0) Max Scherzer (0-1)	8:07 pm
2	San Diego Padres 3 New York Mets 7	October 8	Blake Snell (0-0) Jacob deGrom (1-0)	7:37 pm
3	San Diego Padres 6 New York Mets 0	October 9	Joe Musgrove (1-0) Chris Bassitt (0-1)	7:07 pm

NLDS: San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	San Diego Padres 3 Los Angeles Dodgers 5	October 11	Mike Clevinger (0-1) Julio Urias (1-0)	9:37 pm
2	San Diego Padres 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 3	October 12	Yu Darvish (1-0) Clayton Kershaw (0-0)	8:37 pm
3	Los Angeles Dodgers 1 San Diego Padres 2	October 14	Tony Gonsolin (0-1) Blake Snell (1-0)	8:37 pm
4	Los Angeles Dodgers 3 San Diego Padres 5	October 15	Tyler Anderson (0-0) Joe Musgrove (0-0)	9:37 pm

NLDS: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Atlanta Braves

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Philadelphia Phillies 7 Atlanta Braves 6	October 11	Ranger Suárez (0-0) Max Fried (0-1)	1:07 pm
2	Philadelphia Phillies 0 Atlanta Braves 3	October 12	Zack Wheeler (0-1) Kyle Wright (1-0)	4:37 pm
3	Atlanta Braves 1 Philadelphia Phillies 9	October 14	Spencer Strider (0-1) Aaron Nola (1-0)	4:37 pm
4	Atlanta Braves 3 Philadelphia Phillies 8	October 15	Charlie Morton (0-1) Noah Syndergaard (0-0)	2:07 pm

NLCS: Philadelphia Phillies vs. San Diego Padres

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Philadelphia Phillies 2 San Diego Padres 0	October 18	Zack Wheeler (1-0) Yu Darvish (0-1)	8:07 pm
2	Philadelphia Phillies 5 San Diego Padres 8	October 19	Aaron Nola (0-1) Blake Snell (1-0)	4:35 pm
3	San Diego Padres 2 Philadelphia Phillies 4	October 21	Joe Musgrove (0-1) Ranger Suarez (1-0)	7:37 pm
4	San Diego Padres 6 Philadelphia Phillies 10	October 22	Mike Clevinger (0-0) Bailey Falter (0-0)	7:45 pm
5	San Diego Padres 3 Philadelphia Phillies 4	October 23	Yu Darvish (0-1) Zack Wheeler (1-0)	2:37 pm

World Series: Philadelphia Phillies vs. Houston Astros

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Philadelphia Phillies 6 Houston Astros 5	October 28	Aaron Nola (0-0) Justin Verlander (0-0)	8:03 pm
2	Philadelphia Phillies 2 Houston Astros 5	October 29	Zack Wheeler (0-1) Framber Valdez (1-0)	8:03 pm
3	Houston Astros 0 Philadelphia Phillies 7	November 1	Lance McCullers (0-1) Ranger Suarez (1-0)	8:03 pm
4	Houston Astros 5 Philadelphia Phillies 0	November 2	Cristian Javier (1-0) Aaron Nola (0-1)	8:03 pm
5	Houston Astros 3 Philadelphia Phillies 2	November 3	Justin Verlander (1-0) Noah Syndergaard (0-1)	8:03 pm
6	Philadelphia Phillies 1 Houston Astros 4	November 5	Zack Wheeler (0-2) Framber Valdez (2-0)	8:03 pm

NL Team Stats

TEAM	W-L	Manager	BA	HR	R	ERA	WHIP	RA
Dodgers	111-51	Dave Roberts	.257	212	847	2.80	1.048	513
Braves	101-61	Brian Snitker	.253	243	789	3.46	1.191	609
Cardinals	93-69	Oliver Marmol	.252	197	772	3.79	1.270	637
Mets	101-61	Buck Showalter	.259	171	772	3.57	1.183	606
Padres	89-73	Bob Melvin	.241	153	705	3.81	1.199	660
Phillies	87-75	Rob Thomson	.253	205	747	3.97	1.255	685

AL Team Stats

TEAM	W-L	Manager	BA	HR	R	ERA	WHIP	RA
Astros	106-56	Dusty Baker	.248	214	737	2.90	1.092	518
Yankees	99-63	Aaron Boone	.241	254	807	3.30	1.117	567
Guardians	92-70	Terry Francona	.254	127	698	3.46	1.159	634
Blue Jays	92-70	John Schneider	.264	200	775	3.87	1.235	679
Mariners	90-72	Scott Servais	.230	197	690	3.59	1.191	623
Rays	86-76	Kevin Cash	.239	139	666	3.41	1.145	614

Further Reading

• "1 reason every team in '22 postseason can win it all", mlb.com, October 6, 2022. [1]
• Anthony Castrovince: "New MLB postseason format, explained", mlb.com, August 10, 2022. [2]
• Anthony Castrovince: "5 things we've learned from a wild '22 postseason", mlb.com, October 25, 2022. [3]
• Thomas Harrigan: "MLB announces 2022 playoff schedule", mlb.com', August 15, 2022. [4]
• Gabe Lacques (USA Today): "It's not 1956 anymore. It's time fans adapted to MLB's imperfect playoff format", Yahoo! News, October 17, 2022. [5]
• Sarah Langs: "For first time in MLB history, playoff rounds will overlap", mlb.com, October 18, 2022. [6]

Related Sites

• Bracket and schedule from mlb.com

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