Every 2008 MLB playoff series, three ways: the season race carried on into the postseason, who beat their seeding, and the bracket.
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The same race these clubs ran all season, carried on through the postseason on one scale and on real dates.
Where each club finished the season against how far it went, ranked on record rather than seed.
Who played whom, round by round, which no line chart can say.
Philadelphia Phillies won the 2008 title from a regular season record of 92-70. 8 teams reached the playoffs and the bracket ran 3 rounds. Every series below is taken from the MLB Stats API; nothing on this page is estimated.
| Round | Won by | Result | Opponent | Played |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division Series | Boston Red Sox | 3-1 in games | Los Angeles Angels | October 1 to October 6, 2008 |
| Division Series | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3-0 in games | Chicago Cubs | October 1 to October 4, 2008 |
| Division Series | Tampa Bay Rays | 3-1 in games | Chicago White Sox | October 2 to October 6, 2008 |
| Division Series | Philadelphia Phillies | 3-1 in games | Milwaukee Brewers | October 1 to October 5, 2008 |
| Championship Series | Tampa Bay Rays | 4-3 in games | Boston Red Sox | October 10 to October 19, 2008 |
| Championship Series | Philadelphia Phillies | 4-1 in games | Los Angeles Dodgers | October 9 to October 15, 2008 |
| World Series | Philadelphia Phillies | 4-1 in games | Tampa Bay Rays | October 22 to October 27, 2008 |
The left column ranks this field by regular season record, not by seed number: seeding rules differ by era, so this site uses records everywhere instead. The right column groups clubs by the round they went out in, which is not the same as the number of rounds they won, because a bye carries a club further without it winning anything. The figure beside a name is places moved between the two columns, and part of it is only where a club sat inside its band. Nothing here is a prediction. The data notes carry the whole method.
The races that filled this bracket: AL Wild Card NL Wild Card