The 2021 MLB postseason is in full swing, and Tuesday’s schedule brings three more LDS elimination games. In the National League, the Giants and Braves both need one more win to reach the NLCS, while the Dodgers and Brewers will try to keep their seasons alive on Tuesday. In the American League, the Houston Astros hold a 2-1 lead over the Chicago White Sox heading into a Game 4 matinee. The winner of the Chicago-Houston ALDS matchup will face the Red Sox in the ALCS after Boston eliminated the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday.
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 meet in the Wild Card Game, with the winner advancing to face the team with the league’s best record in the LDS. The LDS is a best-of-five, then 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).
Wild Card Games (single elimination)
League Division Series (best-of-five)
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 |
2:07 p.m. |
FS1 |
NLDS Game 4 |
Braves vs. Brewers |
5:07 p.m. |
TBS |
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NLDS Game 4 |
Dodgers vs. Giants |
9:07 p.m. |
TBS |
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Weds., Oct. 13 |
ALDS Game 5 (if nec.) |
Astros vs. White Sox |
9:07 p.m. |
FS1 |
Thurs., Oct 14 |
NLDS Game 5 (if nec.) |
Brewers vs. Braves |
5:07 p.m. |
TBS |
NLDS Game 5 (if nec.) |
Giants vs. Dodgers |
9:07 p.m. |
TBS |
League Championship Series (best-of-seven)
Fri., Oct. 15 |
ALCS Game 1 |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
Sat., Oct. 16 |
ALCS Game 2 |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox or FS1 |
NLCS Game 1 |
TBD |
TBA |
TBS |
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Sun., Oct. 17 |
NLCS Game 2 |
TBD |
TBA |
TBS |
Mon., Oct. 18 |
ALCS Game 3 |
TBD |
TBA |
FS1 |
Tues., Oct. 19 |
ALCS Game 4 |
TBD |
TBA |
FS1 |
NLCS Game 3 |
TBD |
TBA |
TBS |
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Weds., Oct. 20 |
ALCS Game 5 (if nec.) |
TBD |
TBA |
FS1 |
NLCS Game 4 |
TBD |
TBA |
TBS |
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Thurs., Oct. 21 |
NLCS Game 5 (if nec.) |
TBD |
TBA |
TBS |
Fri., Oct. 22 |
ALCS Game 6 (if nec.) |
TBD |
TBA |
TBS |
Sat., Oct. 23 |
ALCS Game 7 (if nec.) |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox or FS1 |
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)
Tues., Oct. 26 |
Game 1 |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
Weds., Oct. 27 |
Game 2 |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
Fri., Oct. 29 |
Game 3 |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
Sat., Oct. 30 |
Game 4 |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
Sun., Oct. 31 |
Game 5 (if nec.) |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
Tues., Nov. 2 |
Game 6 (if nec.) |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
Weds., Nov. 3 |
Game 7 (if nec.) |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
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