The Division Series

None of the four Division Series went to five games. Two ended 3-0, and the other two went 3-1. Three of the four teams with first-round byes lost in the Divison Series, suppporting my thesis that the time off is not helpful to the top teams.

The only bye team to advance was the hated Astros, who took care of the Twins three games to one. The Rangers swept the Orioles, and the Diamondbacks swept the Dodgers, with the Dodgers never holding a lead in the entire Series! And the Phillies elilminated the Braves 3-1, with Nick Castellanos becoming the first player ever to hit multiple homers in consecutive postseason games.