The World Series matchup is set: Astros vs. Braves
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The 2021 World Series is here. The Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves are the two teams remaining in the MLB playoffs, and they will begin the best-of-seven World Series on Tuesday night in Houston. The AL West champion Astros took out the White Sox and Red Sox in the playoffs to reach the World Series. It’s Houston’s third trip in five years to the Fall Classic, and the Astros are looking for their first title since 2017. The Braves, meanwhile, won the NL pennant for the first time since 1999. Atlanta ousted the Brewers and Dodgers to reach the World Series and the Braves are playing for their first championship since 1995.
MLB used a 16-team postseason format during the pandemic-shortened 60-game season a year ago. This season they went back to the usual 10-team format. As a reminder, the three division winners in each league advanced 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).
World Series (best-of-seven)
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Tues., Oct. 26 |
World Series Game 1 |
Astros vs. Braves |
8:09 p.m. |
Fox |
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Weds., Oct. 27 |
World Series Game 2 |
Astros vs. Braves |
8:09 p.m. |
Fox |
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Fri., Oct. 29 |
World Series Game 3 |
Braves vs. Astros |
8:09 p.m. |
Fox |
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Sat., Oct. 30 |
World Series Game 4 |
Braves vs. Astros |
8:09 p.m. |
Fox |
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Sun., Oct. 31 |
World Series Game 5 (if nec.) |
Braves vs. Astros |
8:15 p.m. |
Fox |
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Tues., Nov. 2 |
World Series Game 6 (if nec.) |
Astros vs. Braves |
8:09 p.m. |
Fox |
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Weds., Nov. 3 |
World Series Game 7 (if nec.) |
Astros vs. Braves |
8:09 p.m. |
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 |
League Championship Series (best-of-seven)
| DATE | SERIES/GAME | MATCHUP | TIME (ET)/SCORE | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
TBS |
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Fri., Oct. 22 |
ALCS Game 6 |
Astros vs. Red Sox |
FS1 |
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Sat., Oct. 23 |
NLCS Game 6 |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
TBS |
