In the National League, the Atlanta Braves returned to the postseason for the fourth consecutive year, the Cincinnati Reds returned for the first time since 1990, the Los Angeles Dodgers made their first appearance since 1988, and the Colorado Rockies, just two years into their existence, made the postseason for the first time ever.
The following teams qualified for the postseason: Home-field advantage priority order: West, East, Central Home-field advantage priority order: Central, East, West *Denotes walk-off Cleveland won the series, 3–0.
Tony Peña would win Game 1 for the Indians with a walk-off home run in the bottom of the thirteenth inning.
Orel Hershiser and the Cleveland bullpen kept the Red Sox offense silent in Game 2 as the Indians won 4–0 to take a 2–0 series lead headed to Fenway Park.
The Mariners overcame an 0–2 series deficit to defeat the Yankees in five games and advance to the ALCS for the first time in franchise history.
Chipper Jones won Game 1 on the road for the Braves with a solo home run in the top of the ninth.
Young would redeem himself in Game 3, as he and Vinny Castilla hit a pair of home runs to give the Rockies their first playoff victory in franchise history.
Pete Schourek and the Cincinnati bullpen kept the Dodger offense at bay in Game 1 as the Reds prevailed in a blowout win.
Jeff Brantley ended a late rally by the Dodgers in Game 2 as the Reds held on to win 5–4 to take a 2–0 series lead headed back home.
David Wells pitched six solid innings and the Reds’ offense overwhelmed National League Rookie of the Year Hideo Nomo in a blowout win in Game 3 to complete the sweep.
In Cleveland for Game 3, the Mariners won thanks to a three-run home run from Jay Buhner in the top of the eleventh.
Ken Hill pitched seven innings of shutout baseball as the Indians blew out the Mariners in Game 4 to even the series.
Hershiser improved his postseason record to 7–0 in Game 5 as the Indians took a 3–2 series lead headed back to Seattle.
Mike Devereaux then scored an RBI single in the top of the eleventh to put the Braves in the lead for good.
After two previous failed attempts, the Braves finally prevailed, defeating the Indians in six games to win their first title since 1957, when the team was based out of Milwaukee.
When the series moved to Cleveland, the Indians narrowly prevailed in an eleven-inning Game 3 to avoid a sweep.
In Game 6, the Braves prevailed in a 1–0 shutout, capped off by Atlanta's Marquis Grissom catching the final out in the top of the ninth inning.
[44][45][46][47] To salvage the remains of the partnership, ABC and NBC elected to share coverage of the 1995 postseason including the World Series.
[48][49] The Baseball Network still kept its original plan that not all postseason games (aside from the World Series) were guaranteed to be shown nationally.