There are just four teams left in the 2021 MLB postseason
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The 2021 MLB postseason is down to just four teams, with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Houston Astros and Boston Red Sox battling in the LCS round. The Astros and Braves are both one win away from the World Series after wins on Wednesday. The Astros collected back-to-back ALCS victories over the Red Sox to take a 3-2 series lead ahead of Friday’s Game 6 in Houston. In the NLCS, the Braves are up, 3-1, over the Dodgers after taking Game 4 in L.A. The defending champion Dodgers will try to keep their season alive in Game 5 on Thursday night.
MLB used a 16-team postseason format during the pandemic-shortened 60-game season a year ago. This season they’re going back to the usual 10-team format. As a reminder, the three division winners in each league advance directly to the League Division Series. The non-division winners with the two best records met in the Wild Card Game, with the winner advancing to face the team with the league’s best record in the LDS. The LDS was a best-of-five, and the League Championship Series and World Series are both best-of-sevens.
Below is the complete 2021 MLB postseason schedule. All games on ESPN, Fox, FS1 and MLB Network can be streamed via fuboTV (try for free).
League Championship Series (best-of-seven)
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Fri., Oct. 15 |
ALCS Game 1 |
Astros vs. Red Sox |
Fox |
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Sat., Oct. 16 |
ALCS Game 2 |
Astros vs. Red Sox |
Fox and FS1 |
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NLCS Game 1 |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
TBS |
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Sun., Oct. 17 |
NLCS Game 2 |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
TBS |
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Mon., Oct. 18 |
ALCS Game 3 |
Red Sox vs. Astros |
FS1 |
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Tues., Oct. 19 |
NLCS Game 3 |
Dodgers vs. Braves |
TBS |
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ALCS Game 4 |
Red Sox vs. Astros |
FS1 |
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Weds., Oct. 20 |
ALCS Game 5 |
Red Sox vs. Astros |
FS1 |
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NLCS Game 4 |
Dodgers vs. Braves |
TBS |
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Thurs., Oct. 21 |
NLCS Game 5 |
Dodgers vs. Braves |
8:08 p.m. |
TBS |
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Fri., Oct. 22 |
ALCS Game 6 |
Astros vs. Red Sox |
8:08 p.m. |
FS1 |
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Sat., Oct. 23 |
NLCS Game 6 (if nec.) |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
5:08 p.m. |
TBS |
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ALCS Game 7 (if nec.) |
Astros vs. Red Sox |
8:08 p.m. |
Fox and FS1 |
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Sun., Oct. 24 |
NLCS Game 7 (if nec.) |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
7:38 p.m. |
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 |
Completed rounds
Wild Card Games (single elimination)
| DATE | MATCHUP | TIME (ET)/SCORE |
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Tues., Oct 5 |
Yankees at Red Sox (AL) |
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Weds., Oct 6 |
Cardinals at Dodgers (NL) |
League Division Series (best-of-five)
| DATE | SERIES/GAME | MATCHUP/SCORE | TIME (ET)/SCORE | TV |
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Thurs., Oct. 7 |
ALDS Game 1 |
Astros vs. White Sox |
FS1 |
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ALDS Game 1 |
Red Sox vs. Rays |
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. Brewers |
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 4 |
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 |
ATL 6, MIL 5 |
TBS |
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NLDS Game 4 |
Dodgers vs. Giants |
TBS |
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Thurs., Oct 14 |
NLDS Game 5 |
Giants vs. Dodgers |
TBS |
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