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2023 MLB Playoff Bracket: World Series scores, results, standings

Updated Nov. 2, 2023 8:49 a.m. ET

The World Series is over!

Amid an electric and unpredictable October, the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks met in the Fall Classic. The Rangers took home their first ever World Series title. Check out the final MLB Playoff bracket, World Series scores, and more.

2023 MLB playoff bracket

World Series Schedule - Rangers win 4-1

Friday, Oct. 27
Game 1: Rangers 6, Diamondbacks 5 (F/11)

Saturday, Oct. 28
Game 2: Diamondbacks 9, Rangers 1

Monday, Oct. 30
Game 3: Rangers 3, Diamondbacks 1

Tuesday, Oct. 31
Game 4: Rangers 11, Diamondbacks 7

Wednesday, Nov. 1
Game 5: Rangers 5, Diamondbacks 0

League Championship Round Matchups

No. 5 Texas Rangers vs. No. 2 Houston Astros - Rangers win 4-3
No. 6 Arizona Diamondbacks vs. No. 4 Philadelphia Phillies - Diamondbacks win 4-3

League Championship Round Results

Sunday, Oct. 15
ALCS Game 1: Rangers 2, Astros 0

Monday, Oct. 16
ALCS Game 2: Rangers 5, Astros 4
NLCS Game 1: Phillies 5, Diamondbacks 3

Tuesday, Oct. 17
NLCS Game 2: Phillies 10, Diamondbacks 0

Wednesday, Oct. 18
ALCS Game 3: Astros 8, Rangers 5

Thursday, Oct. 19
NLCS Game 3: Diamondbacks 2, Phillies 1
ALCS Game 4: Astros 10, Rangers 3

Friday, Oct. 20
ALCS Game 5: Astros 5, Rangers 4
NLCS Game 4: Diamondbacks 6, Phillies 5

Saturday, Oct. 21
NLCS Game 5: Phillies 6, Diamondbacks 1

Sunday, Oct. 22
ALCS Game 6: Rangers 9, Astros 2

Monday, Oct. 23
NLCS Game 6: Diamondbacks 5, Phillies 1
ALCS Game 7: Rangers 11, Astros 4

Tuesday, Oct. 24
NLCS Game 7: Diamondbacks 4, Phillies 2

Divisional Round Matchups

No. 3 Minnesota Twins vs. No. 2 Houston Astros - Astros win 3-1
No. 5 Texas Rangers vs. No. 1 Baltimore Orioles - Rangers win 3-0
No. 4 Philadelphia Phillies vs. No. 1 Atlanta Braves - Phillies win 3-1
No. 6 Arizona Diamondbacks vs. No. 2 Los Angeles Dodgers - Diamondbacks win 3-0

Divisional Round Results

Saturday, Oct. 7
ALDS Game 1: Rangers 3, Orioles 2
ALDS Game 1: Astros 6, Twins 4
NLDS Game 1: Phillies 3, Braves 0
NLDS Game 1: Diamondbacks at Dodgers

Sunday, Oct. 8
ALDS Game 2: Rangers 11, Orioles 8
ALDS Game 2: Twins 6, Astros 2

Monday, Oct. 9
NLDS Game 2: Braves 5, Phillies 4
NLDS Game 2: Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 2

Tuesday, Oct. 10
ALDS Game 3: Astros 9, Twins 1
ALDS Game 3: Rangers 7, Orioles 1

Wednesday, Oct. 11
NLDS Game 3: Phillies 10, Braves 2
ALDS Game 4: Astros 3, Twins 2
NLDS Game 3: Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 2

Thursday, Oct. 12
NLDS Game 4: Phillies 3, Braves 1

Wild-card Results

The MLB playoffs began Tuesday, Oct. 3, with best-of-three wild-card series. The higher seeds hosted each game in this round.

Tuesday, Oct. 3
Game 1: Rangers 4, Rays 0
Game 1: Twins 3, Blue Jays 1
Game 1: Diamondbacks 6, Brewers 3
Game 1: Phillies 4, Marlins 1

Wednesday, Oct. 4
Game 2: Rangers 7, Rays 1
Game 2: Twins 2, Blue Jays 0
Game 2: Diamondbacks 5, Brewers 2
Game 2: Phillies 7, Marlins 1

Wild-card Matchups

No. 6 Toronto Blue Jays vs. No. 3 Minnesota Twins - Twins won series 2-0
No. 5 Texas Rangers vs. No. 4 Tampa Bay Rays - Rangers won series 2-0
No. 6 Arizona Diamondbacks vs. No. 3 Milwaukee Brewers - Diamondbacks won series 2-0
No. 5 Miami Marlins at No. 4 Philadelphia Phillies - Phillies won series 2-0

2023 MLB playoff standings and seeds

The first three seeds in each league are division winners. The next three are wild-card teams.

American League Standings

National League Standings

* Clinched home field throughout playoffs
# Clinched home field throughout league

The first and second seeds in each league receive byes to automatically reach the divisional round. Here's how the bracket breaks down:

American League Seeds

Baltimore Orioles (1) vs. winner of Tampa Bay Rays (4) vs. Texas Rangers (5)
Houston Astros (2) vs. winner of Minnesota Twins (3) vs. Toronto Blue Jays (6)

National League Seeds

Atlanta Braves (1) vs. winner of Philadelphia Phillies (4) vs. Miami Marlins (5)
Los Angeles Dodgers (2) vs. winner of Milwaukee Brewers (3) vs. Arizona Diamondbacks (6)