McLouth finished the season with a .268/.342/.435 batting line with 7 HR, 18 RBI and 12 SB in 236 plate appearances for the Orioles. In the Orioles' 5–1 victory over the Rangers in the first ever AL Wild Card Playoff Game, McLouth went 1 for 4 with two RBI, a SB and a run scored. McLouth went 7-for-22 (.318) with 1 HR, 3 RBI and 2 SB against the Yankees in the ALDS which the Orioles lost three games to two. The Baltimore Sun later described McLouth as "the only one who brought his bat to the postseason."