Major League Baseball’s postseason kicked off Friday with the brand-new Wild Card Series. MLB is using a 12-team playoff format for the first time in 2022, and eight teams are participating in the best-of-three Wild Card Series. Two teams have already advanced to the LDS: the Guardians and Mariners. The Mariners ousted the Blue Jays with a shocking seven-run comeback on Saturday to sweep the best-of-three series on the road. The Guardians took care of the Rays in two games, beating them Saturday in a 15-inning Game 2.
Things are still undecided on the National League side in the Wild Card Series. The Cardinals and Mets are hosting Game 2s on Saturday night, trying to keep their seasons alive against the Phillies and Padres, respectively.
The top two teams in each league (the Astros and Yankees in the American League and the Dodgers and Braves in the National League) received byes and will start their postseason journeys in the LDS round next week. Once teams clear the Wild Card Series, the playoffs will resemble their traditional selves: a best-of-five Division Series and then best-of-seven League Championship Series before the best-of-seven World Series.
Below you’ll find the schedule and results for every round of the postseason.
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Wild Card Series schedule (best-of-three)
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Friday, Oct. 7 |
Game 1: Guardians vs. Rays |
CLE 2, TB 1 |
ESPN |
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Game 1: Cardinals vs. Phillies |
PHI 6, STL 3 |
ABC |
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Game 1: Blue Jays vs. Mariners |
SEA 4, TOR 0 |
ESPN |
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Game 1: Mets vs. Padres |
SD 7, NYM 1 |
ESPN |
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Saturday, Oct. 8 |
Game 2: Guardians vs. Rays |
CLE 1, TB 0 (15) |
ESPN2 |
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Game 2: Blue Jays vs. Mariners |
SEA 10, TOR 9 |
ESPN |
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Game 2: Mets vs. Padres |
7:37 p.m. ET |
ESPN |
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Game 2: Cardinals vs. Phillies |
8:37 p.m. ET |
ESPN2 |
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| Sunday, Oct. 9 |
Game 3: Mets vs. Padres (if nec.) |
7:37 p.m. ET |
ESPN |
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Game 3: Cardinals vs. Phillies (if nec.) |
8:37 p.m. ET |
ESPN2 |
League Division Series
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Tuesday, Oct. 11 |
Game 1: Braves vs. TBD |
Fox or FS1 |
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Game 1: Dodgers vs. TBD |
Fox or FS1 |
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Game 1: Yankees vs. Guardians |
TBS |
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Game 1: Astros vs. Mariners |
TBS |
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Wednesday., Oct. 12 |
Game 2: Braves vs. TBD |
Fox or FS1 |
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Game 2: Dodgers vs. TBD |
Fox or FS1 |
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Thursday, Oct. 13 |
Game 2: Yankees vs. Guardians |
TBS |
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Game 2: Astros vs. Mariners |
TBS |
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Friday, Oct. 14 |
Game 3: Braves vs. TBD |
FS1 |
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Game 3: Dodgers vs. TBD |
FS1 |
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Saturday, Oct. 15 |
Game 4: Braves vs. TBD (if nec.) |
FS1 |
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Game 4: Dodgers vs. TBD (if nec.) |
FS1 |
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Game 3: Yankees vs. Guardians |
TBS |
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Game 3: Astros vs. Mariners |
TBS |
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Sunday, Oct. 16 |
Game 4: Yankees vs. Guardians (if nec.) |
TBS |
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Game 4: Astros vs. Mariners 4 (if nec.) |
TBS |
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Game 5: Braves vs. TBD (if nec.) |
FS1 |
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Game 5: Dodgers vs. TBD (if nec.) |
FS1 |
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Monday, Oct. 17 |
Game 5: Yankees vs. Guardians (if nec.) |
TBS |
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Game 5: Astros vs. Mariners (if nec.) |
TBS |
League Championship Series
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Tuesday, Oct. 18 |
NLCS, Game 1 |
Fox or FS1 |
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Wednesday, Oct. 19 |
NLCS, Game 2 |
Fox or FS1 |
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ALCS, Game 1 |
TBS |
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Thursday, Oct. 20 |
ALCS, Game 2 |
TBS |
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Friday, Oct. 21 |
NLCS, Game 3 |
FS1 |
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Saturday, Oct. 22 |
NLCS, Game 4 |
Fox or FS1 |
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ALCS, Game 3 |
TBS |
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Sunday, Oct. 23 |
NLCS, Game 5 (if nec.) |
FS1 |
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NLCS, Game 4 |
TBS |
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Monday, Oct. 24 |
NLCS, Game 6 (if nec.) |
FS1 |
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ALCS, Game 5 (if nec.) |
TBS |
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Tuesday, Oct. 25 |
NLCS, Game 7 (if nec.) |
Fox and FS1 |
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ALCS, Game 6 (if nec.) |
TBS |
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Wednesday, Oct. 26 |
ALCS, Game 7 (if nec.) |
TBS |
World Series
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Friday, Oct. 28 |
Game 1 |
Fox |
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Saturday, Oct. 29 |
Game 2 |
Fox |
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Sunday, Oct. 30 |
Travel Day |
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Monday, Oct. 31 |
Game 3 |
Fox |
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Tuesday., Nov. 1 |
Game 4 |
Fox |
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Wednesday, Nov. 2 |
Game 5 (if nec.) |
Fox |
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Thursday, Nov. 3 |
Travel Day |
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Friday, Nov. 4 |
Game 6 (if nec.) |
Fox |
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Saturday, Nov. 5 |
Game 7 (if nec.) |
Fox |