The 2024 MLB postseason is set with all 12 teams — six in the American League and six in the National League — having clinched their playoff spots and games getting underway Monday with the Wild Card Series.
Although the regular season was supposed to finish up on Sunday to give every team an off-day before the playoffs began, the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets had to play a doubleheader on Monday to make up a pair of postponed games. The matchups had major implications for the playoff field.
The Mets and Braves split their series, which put the Braves in the No. 5 seed and the Mets as the No. 6 seed. In addition, that eliminated the Arizona Diamondbacks, which needed one of the two teams to sweep the series to secure their spot.
That series affected who the Los Angeles Dodgers and Milwaukee Brewers could potentially face as well in the NL Division Series.
Both 2023 World Series contenders, the Texas Rangers and Diamondbacks, missed out on the postseason this year.
2024 MLB Postseason bracket and schedule
National League Wild Card Series
New York Mets (6) @ Milwaukee Brewers (3)
Game 1: Tuesday, 2:32 p.m. PT (ESPN)
Game 2: Wednesday, 4:38 p.m. PT (ESPN)
Game 3*: Thursday, 5:38 p.m. PT (ESPN2)
The winner of this series advances to face the No. 2 Philadelphia Phillies.
*if necessary
Atlanta Braves (5) @ San Diego Padres (4)
Game 1: Tuesday, 5:38 p.m. PT (ESPN)
Game 2: Wednesday, 5:38 p.m. PT (ESPN2)
Game 3*: Thursday, 7:09 p.m. PT (ESPN)
The winner of this series will face the No. 1 Los Angeles Dodgers.
*if necessary
American League Wild Card Series
Detroit Tigers (No. 6) @ Houston Astros (No. 3)
Game 1: Tuesday, 11:32 a.m. PT (ABC)
Game 2: Wednesday, 11:32 a.m. PT (ABC)
Game 3*: Thursday, 11:32 a.m. PT (ABC)
The winner of this series will go on to face the No. 2 Cleveland Guardians.
*if necessary
Kansas City Royals (No. 5) @ Baltimore Orioles (No. 4)
Game 1: Tuesday, 1:08 p.m. PT (ESPN2)
Game 2: Wednesday, 1:38 p.m. PT (ESPN)
Game 3*: Thursday, 1:08 p.m. PT (ESPN)
The winner will advance to face the No. 1 seed in the AL, the New York Yankees.
*if necessary
NLDS schedule
Braves or Padres vs. Dodgers
Game 1: Saturday, Oct. 5, Dodger Stadium (Fox or FS1)
Game 2: Sunday, Oct. 6, Dodger Stadium (Fox or FS1)
Game 3: Tuesday, Oct. 8, TBD (Fox or FS1)
Game 4*: Wednesday, Oct. 9, TBD (Fox or FS1)
Game 5*: Friday, Oct. 11, Dodger Stadium (Fox or FS1)
*if necessary
Mets or Brewers vs. Phillies
Game 1: Saturday, Oct. 5, Citizens Bank Park (Fox or FS1)
Game 2: Sunday, Oct. 6, Citizens Bank Park (Fox or FS1)
Game 3: Tuesday, Oct. 8, TBD (Fox or FS1)
Game 4*: Wednesday, Oct. 9, TBD (Fox or FS1)
Game 5*: Friday, Oct. 11, Citizens Bank Park (Fox or FS1)
*if necessary
ALDS schedule
Royals or Orioles vs. Yankees
Game 1: Saturday, Oct. 5, Yankee Stadium (TBS)
Game 2: Monday, Oct. 7, Yankee Stadium (TBS)
Game 3: Wednesday, Oct. 9, TBD (TBS)
Game 4*: Thursday, Oct. 10, TBD (TBS)
Game 5*: Saturday, Oct. 12, Yankee Stadium (TBS)
*if necessary
Tigers or Astros vs. Guardians
Game 1: Saturday, Oct. 5, Progressive Field (TBS)
Game 2: Monday, Oct. 7, Progressive Field (TBS)
Game 3: Wednesday, Oct. 9, TBD (TBS)
Game 4*: Thursday, Oct. 10, TBD (TBS)
Game 5*: Saturday, Oct. 12, Progressive Field (TBS)
*if necessary
NLCS schedule
Game 1: Sunday, Oct. 13 (Fox or FS1)
Game 2: Tuesday, Oct. 17 (Fox or FS1)
Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 19 (Fox or FS1)
Game 4: Friday, Oct. 20 (Fox or FS1)
Game 5*: Saturday, Oct. 21 (Fox or FS1)
Game 6*: Monday, Oct. 23 (Fox or FS1)
Game 7*: Tuesday, Oct. 26 (Fox or FS1)
The NLCS follows a 2-3-2 format where the higher seed hosts the first two and last two games while the lower seed takes the middle three.
*if necessary
ALCS schedule
Game 1: Monday, Oct. 14 (TBS, TruTV, Max)
Game 2: Tuesday, Oct. 15 (TBS, TruTV, Max)
Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 17 (TBS, TruTV, Max)
Game 4: Friday, Oct. 18 (TBS, TruTV, Max)
Game 5*: Saturday, Oct. 19 (TBS, TruTV, Max)
Game 6*: Monday, Oct. 21 (TBS, TruTV, Max)
Game 7*: Tuesday, Oct. 22 (TBS, TruTV, Max)
The ALCS also is a 2-3-2 format.
*if necessary
World Series 2024
Game 1: Friday, Oct. 25 (Fox)
Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 26 (Fox)
Game 3: Monday, Oct. 28 (Fox)
Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 29 (Fox)
Game 5*: Wednesday, Oct. 30 (Fox)
Game 6*: Friday, Nov. 1 (Fox)
Game 7*: Saturday, Nov. 2 (Fox)
The World Series begins on Oct. 25 and will be concluded by Nov. 2. It follows the same 2-3-2 format as the LCS and features a best-of-seven series as well.
If both LCS conclude no later than Saturday, Oct. 19, the World Series will move up to start on Tuesday, Oct. 22, with a potential Game 7 on Wednesday, Oct. 30.
The higher seed will have home-field advantage, and in the event two teams with the same seeding match up, the team with the better record in the season will determine who gets the advantage. If both teams have the same record, their head-to-head results from during the season is the tiebreaker.
The Dodgers hold home-field advantage over all teams by way of finishing with the best record in baseball.
*if necessary
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