Just five teams remain in the postseason field
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The Major League Baseball postseason is heating up, and the 2021 ALCS matchup is set. The Houston Astros will face the Boston Red Sox in the best-of-seven series for the American League pennant after both teams won their ALDS matchups in four games. The Astros eliminated the White Sox in Chicago on Tuesday, while the Red Sox ousted the Rays in walk-off fashion on Monday night. In the National League, the Braves are headed to the NLCS for the second year in a row after Freddie Freeman’s eighth-inning home run lifted Atlanta over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 on Tuesday. Who will the Braves face? The Giants will try to advance to the NLCS on Tuesday night, while the reigning champion Dodgers will try to force a Game 5.
The 2021 MLB playoffs mark a return to some sense of normalcy for the sport. Gone are the neutral sites, the fan-less games, and the 16-team format; the concepts of home-field advantage and sellouts are back, and so is the 10-team field. The Yankees and Cardinals bowed out in the Wild Card Games last week
So what does the MLB playoff bracket look like? Below you’ll find the schedule and the results for all the rounds as they play out, extending through the League Division and Championship Series, and concluding with the 2021 World Series.
2021 MLB playoff bracket
2021 MLB postseason schedule
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Wild Card Games (single elimination)
League Division Series (best-of-five)
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Thurs., Oct. 7 |
ALDS Game 1 |
Astros vs. White Sox |
FS1 |
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ALDS Game 1 |
Rays vs. Red Sox |
FS1 |
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Fri., Oct. 8 |
ALDS Game 2 |
Astros vs. White Sox |
MLB Network |
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NLDS Game 1 |
Brewers vs. Braves |
TBS |
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ALDS Game 2 |
Rays vs. Red Sox |
FS1 |
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NLDS Game 1 |
Giants vs. Dodgers |
TBS |
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Sat., Oct. 9 |
NLDS Game 2 |
Brewers vs. Braves |
TBS |
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NLDS Game 2 |
Giants vs. Dodgers |
TBS |
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Sun., Oct. 10 |
ALDS Game 3 |
Red Sox vs. Rays |
MLB Network |
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ALDS Game 3 |
White Sox vs. Astros |
FS1 |
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Mon., Oct. 11 |
NLDS Game 3 |
Braves vs. Brewers |
TBS |
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ALDS Game 3 |
Red Sox vs. Rays |
FS1 |
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NLDS Game 3 |
Dodgers vs. Giants |
TBS |
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| Tues., Oct. 12 |
ALDS Game 4 |
White Sox vs. Astros |
FS1 |
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NLDS Game 4 |
Braves vs. Brewers |
TBS |
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NLDS Game 4 |
Dodgers vs. Giants |
9:07 p.m. |
TBS |
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| Thurs., Oct 14 |
NLDS Game 5 (if nec.) |
Giants vs. Dodgers |
9:07 p.m. |
TBS |
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League Championship Series (best-of-seven)
|
Fri., Oct. 15 |
ALCS Game 1 |
Astros vs. Red Sox |
8:07 |
Fox |
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Sat., Oct. 16 |
ALCS Game 2 |
Astros vs. Red Sox |
TBA |
Fox or FS1 |
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NLCS Game 1 |
TBD |
TBA |
TBS |
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Sun., Oct. 17 |
NLCS Game 2 |
TBD |
TBA |
TBS |
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Mon., Oct. 18 |
ALCS Game 3 |
Red Sox vs. Astros |
TBA |
FS1 |
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Tues., Oct. 19 |
ALCS Game 4 |
Red Sox vs. Astros |
TBA |
FS1 |
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NLCS Game 3 |
TBD |
TBA |
TBS |
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Weds., Oct. 20 |
ALCS Game 5 (if nec.) |
Red Sox vs. Astros |
TBA |
FS1 |
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NLCS Game 4 |
TBD |
TBA |
TBS |
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Thurs., Oct. 21 |
NLCS Game 5 (if nec.) |
TBD |
TBA |
TBS |
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Fri., Oct. 22 |
ALCS Game 6 (if nec.) |
Astros vs. Red Sox |
TBA |
TBS |
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Sat., Oct. 23 |
ALCS Game 7 (if nec.) |
Astros vs. Red Sox |
TBA |
Fox or FS1 |
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NLCS Game 6 (if nec.) |
TBD |
TBA |
TBS |
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Sun., Oct. 24 |
NLCS Game 7 (if nec.) |
TBD |
TBA |
TBS |
World Series (best-of-seven)
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Tues., Oct. 26 |
Game 1 |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
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Weds., Oct. 27 |
Game 2 |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
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Fri., Oct. 29 |
Game 3 |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
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Sat., Oct. 30 |
Game 4 |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
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Sun., Oct. 31 |
Game 5 (if nec.) |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
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Tues., Nov. 2 |
Game 6 (if nec.) |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
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Weds., Nov. 3 |
Game 7 (if nec.) |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
2021 MLB postseason gear now available
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