After a super-sized Wild Card round, the MLB Postseason is down to eight teams and four locations.
As home to the NLDS, NLCS, and World Series, Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas—the Texas Rangers’ brand new ballpark—takes center stage in the next three rounds. NL West rivals L.A. Dodgers and San Diego Padres are hoping for an extended stay there this October, as they begin their best-of-five series tonight at 9:30pm ET.
Dodgers Stadium is hosting the Oakland A’s from upstate as they take on the Houston Astros in the ALDS. The stadium has a reputation as a hitter-friendly park—the Dodgers led the MLB with 118 homers this season—and that proved true in Game 1 on Monday, when the two teams combined for six home runs. Two of those were hit by Houston shortstop Carlos Correa, who helped his team rally from two multi-run deficits and pull off the 10-5 victory over Oakland. However, the A’s dropped Game 1 of their best-of-three series against the Chicago White Sox, so they’ll look to get back on track in today’s game, which starts at 4:30pm ET.
The other NLDS is in Correa’s home stadium of Minute Maid Park in Houston. Their retractable roof is likely to be closed for the duration of the series between the surprising Miami Marlins and the NL East champs Atlanta Braves. Like the Dodgers and Padres, these divisional rivals know each other well, which should set up a fun series that could go the distance. Game 1 gets underway today at 2pm ET.
And finally, PetCo Park in San Diego is home to both the ALCS and the divisional round series between the New York Yankees and Tampa Bay Rays. After teeing off against the Cleveland Indians, the Yankees continued their power hitting in Game 1 last night, as Giancarlo Stanton blasted a grand slam—his team’s second in as many games—in the 9th inning to finish off the Rays 9-4. Tampa has a chance to get even against 21-year-old rookie pitcher Deivi Garcia tonight, but fans of both teams might need a couple Red Bulls to get through it; the opening pitch is scheduled for 8:10pm ET.
Check out the full LDS schedule below.
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Channel | Pitchers |
| Mon. Oct. 5 | 4:00 PM | Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics HOU wins 10-5 |
TBS |
Taylor vs. Wendelken
|
| Mon. Oct. 5 | 8:00 PM | New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays NYY Wins 9-3 |
TBS | Cole vs. Snell |
| Tue. Oct. 6 | 2:00 PM | Miami Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves ATL Wins 9-5 |
FS1 |
Alcantara vs. Fried
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| Tue. Oct. 6 | 4:30 PM | Houston Astros vs. Oakland Athletics HOU Wins 5-2 |
TBS |
Valdez vs. Manaea
|
| Tue. Oct. 6 | 8:10 PM | New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays TB Wins 7-5 |
TBS |
Garcia vs. Glasnow
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| Tue. Oct. 6 | 9:30 PM | San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers LAD Wins 5-1 |
FS1 |
Clevinger vs. Buehler
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| Wed. Oct. 7 | 2:00 PM | Miami Marlins vs. Atlanta Braves ATL Wins 2-0 |
MLBN |
Lopez vs. Anderson
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| Wed. Oct. 7 | 3:30 PM | Oakland A's vs. Houston Astros OAK Wins 9-7 |
TBS | TBD |
| Wed. Oct. 7 | 7:00 PM | Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees TB Wins 8-4 |
TBS |
Morton vs. Tanaka
|
| Wed. Oct. 7 | 9:00 PM | San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers LAD Wins 6-5 |
FS1 |
TBD vs. Kershaw
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| Thur. Oct. 8 | 2:00 PM | Atlanta Braves vs. Miami Marlins ATL Wins 7-0, ATL Advances |
FS1 |
Wright vs. Sanchez
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| Thur. Oct. 8 | 3:30 PM | Oakland A's vs. Houston Astros HOU Wins 11-6, HOU Advances |
TBS |
Montas vs. TBD
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| Thur. Oct. 8 | 7:00 PM | Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees NYY Wins 5-1 |
TBS |
Thompson vs Montgomery
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| Thur. Oct. 8 | 9:00 PM | Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres LAD Wins 12-3, LAD Advances |
MLBN |
TBD vs Morejon
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| Fri. Oct. 9 | 7:00 PM | Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees | TBS | Cole vs. Glasnow |
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