Atlanta reached the playoffs, winning the NL West. In Game 3 of the NLCS against the Pirates, Bream entered as part of a double switch in the eighth inning and hit a three-run home run against Rosario Rodríguez in a crucial 10–3 victory. Bream only played four (and only started two) of the seven NLCS games, batting .300 as the Braves defeated the Pirates, becoming the first NL team to win the pennant after finishing in last place the year before. Yet in the World Series, he started each game as the Twins' starters were all right-handed. In Game 7, Bream came to bat with one out in the eighth inning with the bases loaded and the ballgame scoreless. He hit into an unlikely 3–2–3 double play against Jack Morris to end the inning, and the Twins went on to win the game in 10 innings, winning the series 4–3. In the World Series, Bream had a mere three hits in 24 at bats.