NLDS Results
- Team names link to the season in which each team played
| Year | Winner | Loser | Wins | Losses | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Montreal Expos | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 2 | One-time split-season format, due to strike (first half leader vs. second half leader); despite best overall NL East record, St. Louis Cardinals are shut out of playoffs | |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | Houston Astros | 3 | 2 | One-time split-season format, due to strike (first half leader vs. second half leader); despite best overall NL West record, Cincinnati Reds are shut out of playoffs | ||
| 1994 | Not held due to players' strike. | |||||
| 1995 | Atlanta Braves | Colorado Rockies† | 3 | 1 | Due to newly added wild card, the expansion Colorado Rockies reach the postseason in only their third season in the league | |
| Cincinnati Reds | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | Atlanta Braves | Los Angeles Dodgers† | 3 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | San Diego Padres | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | Atlanta Braves | Houston Astros | 3 | 0 | ||
| Florida Marlins† | San Francisco Giants | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1998 | Atlanta Braves | Chicago Cubs† | 3 | 0 | ||
| San Diego Padres | Houston Astros | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1999 | Atlanta Braves | Houston Astros | 3 | 1 | Series included last two games played at Astrodome | |
| New York Mets† | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3 | 1 | Todd Pratt hit a home run in the 10th inning of Game 4 to win series for Mets; Diamondbacks match record by reaching postseason in only their third season | ||
| 2000 | St. Louis Cardinals | Atlanta Braves | 3 | 0 | ||
| New York Mets† | San Francisco Giants | 3 | 1 | Bobby Jones pitched a 1-hit shutout in Game 4 to clinch series for Mets | ||
| 2001 | Atlanta Braves | Houston Astros | 3 | 0 | ||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | St. Louis Cardinals† | 3 | 2 | |||
| 2002 | St. Louis Cardinals | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3 | 0 | ||
| San Francisco Giants† | Atlanta Braves | 3 | 2 | |||
| 2003 | Chicago Cubs | Atlanta Braves | 3 | 2 | ||
| Florida Marlins† | San Francisco Giants | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2004 | St. Louis Cardinals | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3 | 1 | ||
| Houston Astros† | Atlanta Braves | 3 | 2 | |||
| 2005 | St. Louis Cardinals | San Diego Padres | 3 | 0 | ||
| Houston Astros† | Atlanta Braves | 3 | 1 | Game 4 was the longest postseason game in MLB history (18 innings) | ||
| 2006 | New York Mets | Los Angeles Dodgers† | 3 | 0 | ||
| St. Louis Cardinals | San Diego Padres | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2007 | Colorado Rockies† | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 0 | ||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | Los Angeles Dodgers | Chicago Cubs | 3 | 0 | ||
| Philadelphia Phillies | Milwaukee Brewers† | 3 | 1 | Shane Victorino's grand slam in Game 2 was key moment in Phils' win | ||
| 2009 | Los Angeles Dodgers | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | 0 | ||
| Philadelphia Phillies | Colorado Rockies† | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2010 | Philadelphia Phillies | Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 0 | In his playoff debut, Roy Halladay threw the second no-hitter in MLB post season history | |
| San Francisco Giants | Atlanta Braves† | 3 | 1 | In his playoff debut, Tim Lincecum threw a 2-hit, 14 strikeout complete game shutout | ||
| 2011 | St. Louis Cardinals† | Philadelphia Phillies | 3 | 2 | ||
| Milwaukee Brewers | Arizona Diamondbacks | 3 | 2 | |||
| 2012 | San Francisco Giants | Cincinnati Reds | 3 | 2 | Giants became the eighth team to win a five-game playoff after trailing 2-0; MLB's new playoff format makes them the first to do so by winning last three on the road | |
| St. Louis Cardinals† | Washington Nationals | 3 | 2 | Cardinals win Game 5 with the biggest elimination game comeback in MLB history; become the first wild card team to win series in consecutive years | ||
| † indicates wild card team |
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