Major league baseball playoff schedule

Major league baseball playoffs

(All times EDT)

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American League Wild Card Tiebreaker

(Winner advances)

Sept. 30

Tampa Bay 5, Texas 2

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Wild-card games

(Winner advances)

Oct. 1

National League Wild Card

Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 2

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Oct. 2

American League Wild Card

Tampa Bay 4, Cleveland 0

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National League Division Series

(Best of five)

Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis

(St. Louis leads series 1-0)

Oct. 3: St. Louis 9, Pittsburgh 1

Oct. 4: Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 1:07 p.m.

Oct. 6: St. Louis at Pittsburgh

Oct. 7: St. Louis at Pittsburgh (if necessary)

Oct. 9: Pittsburgh at St. Louis (if necessary)

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Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta

Oct. 3: Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta, 8:37 p.m.

Oct. 4: Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta, 6:07 p.m.

Oct. 6: Atlanta at Los Angeles Dodgers

Oct. 7: Atlanta Los Angeles Dodgers (if necessary)

Oct. 9: Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta (if necessary)

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American League Division Series

(Best of five)

Tampa Bay vs. Boston

Oct. 4: Tampa Bay at Boston, 3:07 p.m.

Oct. 5: Tampa Bay at Boston, 5:37 p.m.

Oct. 7: Boston at Tampa Bay

Oct. 8: Boston at Tampa Bay (if necessary)

Oct. 10: Tampa Bay at Boston (if necessary)

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Detroit vs. Oakland

Oct. 4: Detroit at Oakland, 9:37 p.m.

Oct. 5: Detroit at Oakland, 9:07 p.m.

Oct. 7: Oakland at Detroit

Oct. 8: Oakland at Detroit (if necessary)

Oct. 10: Detroit at Oakland (if necessary)

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National League Championship Series

(Best of seven)

Oct. 11:

Oct. 12:

Oct. 14:

Oct. 15:

Oct. 16: (if necessary)

Oct. 18: (if necessary)

Oct. 19: (if necessary)

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American League Championship Series

Oct. 12:

Oct. 13:

Oct. 15:

Oct. 16:

Oct. 17: (if necessary)

Oct. 19: (if necessary)

Oct. 20: (if necessary)

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World Series

(Best of seven)

Oct. 23: NL Champion at AL Champion

Oct. 24: NL Champion at AL Champion

Oct. 26: AL Champion at NL Champion

Oct. 27: AL Champion at NL Champion

Oct. 28: AL Champion at NL Champion (if necessary)

Oct. 30: NL Champion at AL Champion (if necessary)

Oct. 31: NL Champion at AL Champion (if necessary)