MLCS: Philadelphia vs Bay Area

 Game 1: Troy Wyckoff had a 2 run homer off Mark Stevens in the second inning. Philadelphia scored twice in the 6th against Anthony Henderson to tie it up. Cromwell McGee pitched 2 perfect innings in relief and set his team up for a walk off. In the bottom 9th with 2 out, Dave Thomas singled. Gunnar Lumo ran for him, and a Jose Perez single brought Lumo to third. Brian Rhodes took a 4 pitch walk to load the bases, and Ren-qing Sun drew a walk on a 3-2 count against Anthony Vincent to bring home the winner. It was Philadelphia's 4th consecutive 3-2 playoff win.

Game 2: Tom Weaver struck out 13 while allowing 3 hits and no runs. Neither team scored until the 7th, but 3 Philadelphia homers gave them a 5-1 win and a 2-0 series lead.

Game 3: Gary Smith allowed 2 runs over 7 innings, and Mike Winters went 4-4 with RBI singles in the second and fourth innings. With a 2-1 lead in the 7th, Kelsey Lester busted the game open with a grand slam. Philadelphia went on to win by the score of 6-2.

Game 4: Bay Area scored 4 runs in the first as Larry Presley was unable to finish the inning due to injury. Jose Alvarado homered and drove in 5. Tomas Colon pitched 5 1/3 innings of scoreless ball in the 8-1 Bay Area victory.

Game 5: Mike Winters hit a pair of homers off Anthony Henderson but Philadelphia could not hold Bay Area down despite leads of 4-0 and 6-4. In the top of the 9th Kelsey Lester hit a 2 out, game tying homer. In the bottom of the inning, Eugene Wheeler hit a one out homer, his second of the game, to keep Bay Area alive.

Game 6: Philadelphia had ace Tom Weaver ready to try and clinch it. While he gave up 2 runs in the first 2 innings to fall behind 2-0, he settled in, pitching a 3 hitter with 11 strikeouts over 6. Philadelphia's bats got started in the 2nd and never stopped. Sun had 4 hits and 5 RBI, and Winters had 5 hits, 2 more homers, and 6 RBI as Philly won the clincher 19 to 2.

SLCS Toledo vs Boston

 Game 1: It was a great pitcher's duel between likely Cy winner Michael Farley and 2023 Cy winner Larry Moody. Moody allowed one run on three hits over 7 innings. Farley allowed only one hit over 6 innings, but left the game after his pitch counted topped 100. In the 7th, Manny Ortez tied the game at 1 with a homer.

In the 14th inning, Manny Ortez walked and with 2 out, Reggie Guerrero lined a double over the center fielder's head. Ortez is not fleet of foot, but with 2 out he was running on contact and scored the winning run in Boston's 2-1 victory.

Game 2: Jesus Palmeiro pitched a 3 hitter over 7 innings and Steve Greer pitched the last 2 to complete the 4-0 shutout. Carl Bell had 3 hits for the Mud Hens, and Tsutomu Sato had 2 hits and a walk.

Game 3: Dorian Ivey struck out 9 and allowed one run over 5 1/3 innings. Toledo took a 2-1 lead to the 6th and busted the game open with a 6 run inning.

Game 4: Cary Lee homered in the first inning and pitched the first 4 1/3 innings, allowing 3 runs and striking out 8. Jeremy Byers allowed 4 runs in 6 innings for Boston.

The game was tied going into the bottom 9th. With 2 out, Bill Vinson came on as a pinch hitter and took closer Brandon Sanders deep for a walkoff homer. It was the second pinch hit, game winning homer by Vinson in the playoffs.

Game 5: Game 1 starters Farley and Moody came back, and Boston took a 3-2 lead to the bottom 9th. With 2 out, Hisashi Kondo had a pinch hit single to score Carl Bell and send the game into extra innings.

In the 10th, Willem Galpin tripled in the lead run and came around to score an insurance run off Steve Greer. In the bottom of the inning, Christopher Walker gave up one run but held on for the 5-4 win.

Game 6: Ignacio Robles pitched 7 innings, combining with Walker on a 3-0 shutout. Boston scored all 3 runs in the third inning as Masuda brought home one with a single and Bernardo Pineda followed with a 2 run homer.

Game 7: Dorian Ivey retired all 6 batters he faced, but strangely, Miles O'Brien pulled him in the third to go with a bullpen game. Sato had 3 RBI, Vasquez homered, and Toledo won the pennant with a 7-2 victory. In the 9th Steve Greer walked the bases loaded with one out. Leonhilde Ascencio got Reggie Guerrero to ground into a 5-4-3 double play to end the game.

MLDS: Philadelphia vs St Louis

 Game 1: St louis struck first with a 2 run homer in the first inning by RJ Lauritzen. Mark Stevens allowed no more over 5 innings. In the 7th inning Chin Phong tied the game with a 2 run homer off starter Vicente Juarez. Von McPherson and Cromwell McGee combined for 4 perfect relief innings, sending it to the bottom 9th tied at 2.

With one out, Kelsey Lester singled. Lester has been playing through a hamstring injury, and Philly sent in Gunnar Lumo to run for him. Lumo stole second on the first pitch, and Chin Phong brought him home with a single to second.

Game 2: Tom Weaver, fresh off a 19-strikeout regular season finish, only struck out 9 in this game. He did however take a no-hitter into the 6th. With 2 out and a runner on, Vince Murphy tagged him with a 2 run homer to tie the game.

Cromwell McGee pitched another 2 innings of perfect baseball, and Lester hit a solo homer to give Philly another 3-2 win.

Game 3: Terry Carter's 4th inning, 2 run double gave Philly the lead, and Alex Jones tied it the next inning with a 2 run homer off Gary Smith. In the 4th inning, Chin Phong was injured on a hit by pitch and had to leave the game.

In the 7th, Brian "Big Thunder" Rhodes hit a 2 out double with speedy Jorge Perez on first. Perez raced around the bases to take the lead.

Cromwell McGee, series MVP, pitched a perfect 9th to save the game. Philadelphia won all 3 by the score of 3-2. 

MLDS: Bay Area vs Orlando

Game 1: Bay Area won 5-2 behind Anthony Henderson, who allowed 2 hits, one run, and struck out 10 over 7 innings. Anthony Sepulveda allowed 2 runs in 6 innings but took the loss for Orlando. Miguel Cruz had 2 hits and drove in 2 runs.

Game 2: Bay Area took a 6-1 lead after 2 innings and held on for an 8-4 win. Cruz homered and drove in 5 runs. Wade Miller (6 IP, 2 runs) earned the win, and Clay Seymour took the loss after giving up the 6 early runs.

Game 3: Jose Noe pitched 6 innings and combined on a shutout with 3 relievers. Troy Wyckoff scored on an error in the second and Bay Area took a 1-0 lead to the 9th. Wyckoff added some insurance with a 2 run homer in the 9th. John Wilson took the loss for Orlando but pitched well, with just an unearned run allowed over 7.1 innings.

SLCS Toledo vs Mars

 Game 1: Felipe Cortez homered and drove in 6, and Cary Lee homered and scored twice as Toledo won easily, 10-3. Michael Farley allowed 3 runs over 6 2/3 innings, Kris Smith took the loss for Mars. Smith allowed 4 runs in 4 innings, walking 5.

Game 2: Jesus Palmeiro outdueled Clayton Lewis for the first 6 innings. Palmeiro allowed 2 hits, no runs, and struck out 11. Lewis pitched well, but allowed a run. Frank Branch gave up 3 runs in the 7th and 8th to give Toledo some insurance.

Cary Lee hit a solo homer off Lewis for the first run, and added a 2 run homer off branch later. Toledo took game 2 4-1.

Game 3: Toledo scored 3 in the first as Cortez cleared the bases with a double. In the 4th, Jeff Rashid drove in one run and scored on a 2 run homer by Thomas White to tie the game. The game was still tied at 3 in the 9th, when pinch hitter Bill Vinson hit a 2 out solo homer off Sam Parillo. Steve Greer pitched the last 2 innings for Toledo to earn the win.

SLDS: Las Vegas vs Boston

 Game 1: Larry Moody pitched a 3 hitter, striking out 10, over 8.1 innings. Ben Angus allowed just 2 runs, on a homer by Manny Ortez, over 5 innings before Jack Shaw pitched a disastrous 6th inning. Boston won 6-1.

Game 2: Boston jumped off to a 10-1 start in the first 4 innings, knocking out starter Jorge Cota. Ignacio Robles pitched 5.1 innings of one run ball for the win. Tom Chaisson had 3 hits including a homer and drove in 4 in a 13-2 final. The only highlight for Las Vegas was outfielder Johnny Woods pitching a scoreless 9th and even striking out 2 batters.

Game 3: Boston got off to a 7-1 lead as Las Vegas ace Shawn Finley didn't have it. Las Vegas came back to tie it in the 7th inning as Johnny Woods hit a 2 out, 3 run homer. Woods had entered the game as a pinch hitter in the 5th, replacing the second LV shortstop and leaving the defense short handed. They put Woods in the outfield, moved second baseman Draal Kanjigarson to shortstop, and left fielder Mark Bennett to second base. Draal made 2 errors in the game and Bennett made one.

Boston scored in the 8th to retake the lead, and with 2 out and 2 on, Manny Ortez hit a routine grounder to second. Bennett fielded it and threw it away, allowing another run to score and extending the inning for a third to score. Brandon Sanders pitched the last 2 innings for the save. 

Superior League Wild Card

 Las Vegas vs Louisville

Game 1: Roger Blackwood pitched 5 2/3 innings of scoreless ball. In the 4th inning with a 1-0 lead, Las Vegas put 2 men on with 2 out and the shortstop coming up. Ray Brooks pinch hit with Johnny Woods, who hit a 3 run homer. Las Vegas won 6-3, with Jon Papelbrad earning the save.

Game 2: Michael Rondon hit a 4th inning grand slam to put his team up 6-0. Shawn Finley allowed 3 runs over 5 1/3 innings as Las Vegas won 7-5.

Mars vs Baltimore: 

Game 1: Jose Barrera and Joe Clayton pitched excellent games, leading to a 2-2 tie going to the 9th. In the top of the inning, Mark Lee tripled and scored on a Brady Balmer sacrifice fly. Sam Parillo pitched a 1-2-3 bottom of the 9th to seal the victory.

Game 2: Mars scored 11 runs in the first 3 innings to bury the Colts, winning the game 11-3. Mark Lee homered and drove in 4. Jon Pilgrim allowed one run over 5 innings for the win.

Major League Wild Card

 Denver vs Orlando

Game 1: John Wilson struck out 10 over 7 innings, allowing one run. Jake Delhomme matched him for 5 innings, but Orlando scored 3 in the 7th off reliever Kevin Schneider while Denver's offense never got going. Orlando took game 1 4 to 1.

Game 2: Pat Evans gave up 3 runs, getting knocked out in the 4th, and Denver's bullpen allowed 4 more as Orlando took a 7-0 lead. Denver added 3 late runs but it was too little, too late and the defending champions were sent home early. Jesus Martinez earned the win for Orlando with 2 runs allowed in 6 innings, despite walking 6. Rabbits drew 10 walks on the day but stranded most of them.

New York vs St Louis

Game 1: St. Louis put together a second inning 4 run rally against Stephen Hamburg, who then left the game with a sore elbow in possibly his last Cobra start. Mike Law allowed 2 runs and struck out 7 over 5.1 innings to earn the win as St. Louis prevailed 6-4.

Game 2: The teams were tied at 5 heading to the bottom of the 8th. With the top lefty batters from St Louis due up, New York went to their left-handed closer Elmer Stephens. Adam Yates walked, stole second, and one out later scored on a Vince Murphy single. Later. New York hoped to escape with 2 outs and down by one run, but a single, double, and homer put St. Louis up 11-5 before the inning was done, and that was the final score.