2024 MLB playoff schedule: TV coverage, scores, game times, baseball games today, where to watch ALDS and NLDS
Major League Baseball’s 2024 postseason has arrived, and the divisional round is underway. Wednesday brings an action-packed, four-game day on the schedule. The Mets beat the Phillies to clinch their first NLCS berth since 2015 and eliminate their NL East rivals. The Padres couldn’t shut the door and instead the Dodgers forced an NLDS Game 5. Dodgers later tonight. The Tigers, meanwhile, took a 2-1 ALDS lead over the Guardians with a shutout win and the Yankees took their own series lead with a 3-2 win over the Royals.
The division series will all be decided this week before the LCS round gets started on Sunday, Oct. 13. Here’s the complete 2024 MLB playoff bracket.
The Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers were all ousted in the Wild Card Series last week, trimming the playoff field from 12 teams to eight.
As a reminder, the 12-team playoff bracket is broken up into four rounds. Eight teams played in the best-of-three Wild Card Series with the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds in each league hosting the No. 6 and No. 5 teams, respectively. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in each league earned byes to the League Division Series, which gets started on Saturday, Oct. 5.
The 2024 World Series will either start on Friday, Oct. 25 or Tuesday, Oct. 22. The start date gets moved up if both the ALCS and NLCS end in five games or less.
MLB playoff games todayALDS Game 3: Tigers 3, Guardians 0NLDS Game 4: Mets 4, Phillies 1ALDS Game 3: Yankees 3, Royals 2NLDS Game 4: Dodgers 8, Padres 0
2024 MLB playoff scheduleAll times Eastern
Division SeriesSaturday, Oct. 5
ALDS Game 1: Guardians 7, Tigers 0Â (Cleveland leads 1-0)
NLDS Game 1: Mets 6, Phillies 2 (New York leads 1-0)
ALDS Game 1: Yankees 6, Royals 5 (New York leads 1-0)
NLDS Game 1:Â Dodgers 7, Padres 5 (Los Angeles leads 1-0)
Sunday, Oct. 6
NLDS Game 2:Â Phillies 7, Mets 6Â (Series tied 1-1)
NLDS Game 2: Padres 10, Dodgers 2 (Series tied 1-1)
Monday, Oct. 7
ALDS Game 2: Tigers 3, Guardians 0 (Series tied 1-1)
ALDS Game 2: Royals 4, Yankees 2 (Series tied 1-1)
Tuesday, Oct. 8
NLDS Game 3: Mets 7, Phillies 2 (New York leads 2-1)
NLDS Game 3: Padres 6, Dodgers 5Â (San Diego leads 2-1)
Wednesday, Oct. 9
ALDS Game 3: Tigers 3, Guardians 0 (Detroit leads 2-1)
NLDS Game 4: Mets 4, Phillies 1 (New York wins series 3-1)
ALDS Game 3: Yankees 3, Royals 2 (New York leads 2-1)
NLDS Game 4: Dodgers 8, Padres 0 (Series tied 2-2)
Thursday, Oct. 10
ALDS Game 4: Tigers vs. Guardians, 6:08 p.m., TNT
ALDS Game 4: Royals vs. Yankees, 8:08 p.m., TBS
Friday, Oct. 11
NLDS Game 5: Dodgers vs. Padres, 8:08 p.m., Fox, Fubo (Try for free)
Saturday, Oct. 12
*ALDS Game 5: Guardians vs. Tigers, 4:38 p.m., TBS
*ALDS Game 5: Yankees vs. Royals, 8:08 p.m., TBS
*-if necessary
Championship SeriesSunday, Oct. 13
NLCS Game 1: Mets vs. TBD
Monday, Oct. 14
ALCS Game 1: TBD vs. TBD
NLCS Game 2: Mets vs. TBD
Tuesday, Oct. 15
ALCS Game 2: TBD vs. TBD
Wednesday, Oct. 16
NLCS Game 3: Mets vs. TBD
Thursday, Oct. 17
ALCS Game 3: TBD vs. TBD
NLCS Game 4: Mets vs. TBD
Friday, Oct. 18
ALCS Game 4: TBD vs. TBD
*NLCS Game 5: Mets vs. TBD
Saturday, Oct. 19
*ALCS Game 5: TBD vs. TBD
Sunday, Oct. 20
*NLCS Game 6: Mets vs. TBD
Monday, Oct 21
*ALCS Game 6: TBD vs. TBDÂ
*NLCS Game 7: Mets vs. TBD
Tuesday, Oct. 22
*ALCS Game 7: TBD vs. TBD
*-if necessary
World Series(The 2024 World Series schedule is subject to change. Every game would be moved up by three days if both the ALCS and NLCS end in five games or less.)
Friday, Oct. 25
World Series Game 1: TBD vs. TBD
Saturday, Oct. 26
World Series Game 2: TBD vs. TBD
Monday, Oct. 28
World Series Game 3: TBD vs. TBD
Tuesday, Oct. 29
World Series Game 4: TBD vs. TBD
Wednesday, Oct. 30
*World Series Game 5: TBD vs. TBD
Friday, Nov. 1
*World Series Game 6: TBD vs. TBD
Saturday, Nov. 2
*World Series Game 7: TBD vs. TBD
*-if necessary
MLB playoff scoresWild Card SeriesTuesday, Oct. 1
AL Wild Card Series Game 1:Â Tigers 3, Astros 1Â (Detroit leads 1-0)
AL Wild Card Series Game 1:Â Royals 1, Orioles 0Â (Kansas City leads 1-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1:Â Mets 8, Brewers 4Â (New York leads 1-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1:Â Padres 4, Braves 0Â (San Diego leads 1-0)
Wednesday, Oct. 2
AL Wild Card Series Game 2:Â Tigers 5, Astros 2Â (Detroit wins 2-0)
AL Wild Card Series Game 2:Â Royals 2, Orioles 1Â (Kansas City wins 2-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 2:Â Brewers 5, Mets 3Â (Series tied 1-1)
NL Wild Card Series Game 2:Â Padres 5, Braves 4Â (San Diego wins 2-0)
Thursday, Oct. 3
NL Wild Card Series Game 3:Â Mets 4, Brewers 2Â (New York wins 2-1)
