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2024 MLB playoffs bracket: Wild Card Series schedule, postseason matchups as October baseball gets started

2024 MLB playoffs bracket: Wild Card Series schedule, postseason matchups as October baseball gets started

Major League Baseball’s 2024 postseason is underway, and the Detroit Tigers are moving on in the playoff bracket. The Tigers knocked out the Houston Astros, winning the best-of-three series in two games on the road. The Tigers are moving on for an ALDS matchup against the Cleveland Guardians, their AL Central rival. The Astros, meanwhile, see their streak of seven consecutive ALCS appearances come to an end.

Three other teams will try to join the Tigers in the divisional round on Wednesday as their opponents try to stay alive. The Kansas City Royals, New York Mets and San Diego Padres all won Game 1s on Tuesday. The Baltimore Orioles, Milwaukee Brewers and Atlanta Braves are facing elimination Wednesday.

Four teams — the top two teams in each league — earned first-round byes. The New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Dodgers and Philadelphia Phillies are all through to the League Division Series.

The Mets and Braves claimed the final two postseason spots on Monday, leaving the Arizona Diamondbacks on the outside of the playoff picture. The Mets won a wild Game 1 of a crucial doubleheader in Atlanta to clinch their spot. The Braves regrouped and won Game 2 to become the 12th and final playoff team.

The Braves, Mets and D-backs all finished with 89-73 records. The Braves secured the tiebreaker against both teams and will be the No. 5 seed in the bracket. The Mets won the tiebreaker against Arizona and are the No. 6 seed.

The Wild Card Series are all hosted by the higher seeds and will wrap up by Thursday, Oct. 3. The LDS round starts Saturday, Oct. 5. The League Championship Series begin on Sunday, Oct. 13. And the World Series will begin either on Tuesday, Oct. 22 or Friday, Oct. 25. (You can click here to check out the full playoff schedule.) 

Here’s a look at the full 2024 MLB playoff bracket. Game times for the Wild Card Series were announced Sunday night.

2024 MLB playoffs bracket

Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports

Wild Card Series

All times Eastern

Tuesday, Oct. 1
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Tigers 3, Astros 1 (Detroit leads 1-0)
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Royals 1, Orioles 0 (Kansas City leads 1-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Mets 8, Brewers 4 (New York leads 1-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Padres 4, Braves 0 (San Diego leads 1-0)

Tuesday, Oct. 2
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Tigers 5, Astros 2 (Detroit wins 2-0)
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Orioles vs. Royals, 4:38 p.m, ESPN, Fubo (Try for free)
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Brewers vs. Mets, 7:38 p.m., ESPN, Fubo (Try for free)
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Padres vs. Braves, 8:38 p.m., ESPN2, Fubo (Try for free)

Tuesday, Oct. 3
*AL Wild Card Series Game 3: Orioles vs. Royals, 4:08 p.m., ESPN, Fubo (Try for free)
*NL Wild Card Series Game 3: Padres vs. Braves, 7:08 p.m., ESPN, Fubo (Try for free)
*NL Wild Card Series Game 3: Brewers vs. Mets, 8:38 p.m., ESPN2, Fubo (Try for free)
*-if necessary

Division Series

Saturday, Oct. 5
ALDS Game 1: Guardians vs. Tigers, 1:08 p.m., TBS
NLDS Game 1: Phillies vs. TBD, 4:08 p.m., Fox, Fubo (Try for free)
ALDS Game 1: Yankees vs. TBD, 6:38 p.m., TBS
NLDS Game 1: Dodgers vs. TBD, 8:38 p.m., Fox, Fubo (Try for free)

Sunday, Oct. 6
NLDS Game 2: Phillies vs. TBD, 4:08 p.m., FS1, Fubo (Try for free)
NLDS Game 2: Dodgers vs. TBD, 8:03 p.m., FS1, Fubo (Try for free)

Monday, Oct. 7
ALDS Game 2: Guardians vs. Tigers, 4:08 p.m., TBS
ALDS Game 2: Yankees vs. TBD, 7:38 p.m., TBS

Tuesday, Oct. 8
NLDS Game 3: TBD vs. Phillies
NLDS Game 3: TBD vs. Dodgers

Wednesday, Oct. 9
ALDS Game 3: Tigers vs. Guardians
ALDS Game 3: TBD vs. Yankees
*NLDS Game 4: TBD vs. Phillies
*NLDS Game 4: TBD vs. Dodgers

Thursday, Oct. 10
*ALDS Game 4: Tigers vs. Guardians
*ALDS Game 4: TBD vs. Yankees

Friday, Oct. 11
*NLDS Game 5: Phillies vs. TBD 
*NLDS Game 5: Dodgers vs. TBD

Saturday, Oct. 12
*ALDS Game 5: Guardians vs. Tigers
*ALDS Game 5: Yankees vs. TBD

*-if necessary

Championship Series

Sunday, Oct. 13
NLCS Game 1: TBD vs. TBD

Monday, Oct. 14
ALCS Game 1: TBD vs. TBD
NLCS Game 2: TBD vs. TBD

Tuesday, Oct. 15
ALCS Game 2: TBD vs. TBD

Wednesday, Oct. 16
NLCS Game 3: TBD vs. TBD

Thursday, Oct. 17
ALCS Game 3: TBD vs. TBD
NLCS Game 4: TBD vs. TBD

Friday, Oct. 18
ALCS Game 4: TBD vs. TBD
*NLCS Game 5: TBD vs. TBD

Saturday, Oct. 19
*ALCS Game 5: TBD vs. TBD

Sunday, Oct. 20
*NLCS Game 6: TBD vs. TBD

Monday, Oct 21
*ALCS Game 6: TBD vs. TBD 
*NLCS Game 7: TBD vs. TBD

Tuesday, Oct. 22
*ALCS Game 7: TBD vs. TBD

*-if necessary

World Series

(The 2024 World Series schedule is subject to change. Every game would be moved up by three days if both the ALCS and NLCS end in five games or less.)

Friday, Oct. 25
World Series Game 1: TBD vs. TBD

Saturday, Oct. 26
World Series Game 2: TBD vs. TBD

Monday, Oct. 28
World Series Game 3: TBD vs. TBD

Tuesday, Oct. 29
World Series Game 4: TBD vs. TBD

Wednesday, Oct. 30
*World Series Game 5: TBD vs. TBD

Friday, Nov. 1
*World Series Game 6: TBD vs. TBD

Saturday, Nov. 2
*World Series Game 7: TBD vs. TBD

*-if necessary

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