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
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
