The Rangers dominated the first two games in Tampa, thanks to solid pitching performances from Cliff Lee and C. J. Wilson.

In Game 2, Andy Pettitte helped lead the Yankees to victory in what would be his nineteenth and final postseason win.

When the series moved to the Bronx, Phil Hughes and the Yankees bullpen held the Twins to one run scored to complete the sweep.

†: No-hitter by Roy Halladay This was the first postseason meeting between these two teams since the 1976 NLCS, which the Reds won in a sweep en route to winning back-to-back titles.

This time, the Phillies returned the favor, sweeping the Reds to advance to the NLCS for the third year in a row.

Giants' rookie pitcher Madison Bumgarner helped close out the series in Game 4 in what would be his first of many postseason wins.

When the series moved to the Bronx, the Rangers blew out the Yankees, 8–0, partly thanks to another solid pitching performance from Cliff Lee.

CC Sabathia and the Yankees' bullpen helped send the series back to Arlington with a 7–2 victory in Game 5.

When the series shifted to San Francisco, the Giants shut out the Phillies in Game 3 by a 3–0 score thanks to a solid pitching performance from Matt Cain.

Brian Wilson then struck out Philadelphia's Ryan Howard looking in the bottom of the ninth to clinch the pennant for the Giants.

The Giants defeated the Rangers in five games to win their first World Series title since 1954, ending the Curse of Coogan's Bluff.

In Game 5, thanks to a solid pitching effort from Tim Lincecum and closer Brian Wilson, the Giants prevailed by a 3–1 score to end their long World Series title drought.

It was also the first World Series title for the Bay Area since 1989, which was won by the Oakland Athletics, who ironically swept the Giants that year.

This marked the start of a dynasty for the Giants, as they would win the World Series again in 2012 against the Detroit Tigers, and in 2014 against the Kansas City Royals.

TBS primarily aired all Division Series games, with sister network TNT used as an overflow channel.