List of most common Major League Baseball post-season matchups

List of most common Major League Baseball post-season matchups

This is a list of most common Major League Baseball post-season matchups:

World Series matchups

1. Dodgers - Yankees (11)
2. Giants - Yankees (7)
3. Cardinals - Yankees (5)
4. Giants - Athletics (4)
4. Cubs - Tigers (4)
4. Braves - Yankees (4)
7. Reds - Yankees (3)
7. Cardinals - Red Sox (3)

National League post-season matchups

1. Pirates - Reds (5)
1. Astros - Braves (5)
3. Phillies - Dodgers (3)
3. Cardinals - Braves (3)
3. Cardinals - Padres (3)

American League post-season matchups

1. Red Sox - Angels (4)
1. Red Sox - Athletics (4)
1. Red Sox - Indians (4)
1. Royals - Yankees (4)
5. Orioles - Athletics (3)
5. Red Sox - Yankees (3)
5. Athletics - Yankees(3)
5. Mariners - Yankees (3)
5. Rangers - Yankees (3)


=Wild Card era (since 1995) matchups=

Five times

* Atlanta Braves "vs" Houston Astros (1997 NLDS, 1999 NLDS, 2001 NLDS, 2004 NLDS, 2005 NLDS)

Four times

* Boston Red Sox "vs" Cleveland Indians (1995 ALDS, 1998 ALDS, 1999 ALDS, 2007 ALCS)

Three times

* Boston Red Sox "vs" Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2004 ALDS, 2007 ALDS, 2008 ALDS)
* Boston Red Sox "vs" New York Yankees (1999 ALCS, 2003 ALCS, 2004 ALCS)
* Cleveland Indians "vs" New York Yankees (1997 ALDS, 1998 ALCS, 2007 ALDS)
* New York Yankees "vs" Seattle Mariners (1995 ALDS, 2000 ALCS, 2001 ALCS)
* New York Yankees "vs" Texas Rangers (1996 ALDS, 1998 ALDS, 1999 ALDS)
* San Diego Padres "vs" St. Louis Cardinals (1996 NLDS, 2005 NLDS, 2006 NLDS)

Two times

* Arizona Diamondbacks "vs" St. Louis Cardinals (2001 NLDS, 2002 NLDS)
* Atlanta Braves "vs" Chicago Cubs (1998 NLDS, 2003 NLDS)
* Atlanta Braves "vs" New York Yankees (1996 World Series, 1999 World Series)
* Atlanta Braves "vs" St. Louis Cardinals (1996 NLCS, 2000 NLDS)
* Baltimore Orioles "vs" Cleveland Indians (1996 ALDS, 1997 ALCS)
* Cleveland Indians "vs" Seattle Mariners (1995 ALCS, 2001 ALDS)
* Florida Marlins "vs" San Francisco Giants (1997 NLDS, 2003 NLDS)
* Houston Astros "vs" St. Louis Cardinals (2004 NLCS, 2005 NLCS)
* Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim "vs" New York Yankees (2002 ALDS, 2005 ALDS)
* Minnesota Twins "vs" New York Yankees (2003 ALDS, 2004 ALDS)
* Minnesota Twins "vs" Oakland Athletics (2002 ALDS, 2006 ALDS)
*New York Mets "vs" St. Louis Cardinals (2000 NLCS, 2006 NLCS)
* New York Yankees "vs" Oakland Athletics (2000 ALDS, 2001 ALDS)


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