In the National League, the Dodgers and Braves will meet in the 2021 NLCS starting Saturday
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The 2021 MLB postseason is in full swing, and we know our final four teams in this year’s postseason field. The Houston Astros and Atlanta Braves both advanced to the LCS round on Tuesday, knocking out the Chicago White Sox and Milwaukee Brewers, respectively. The Astros edged the Boston Red Sox in Game 1 of the ALCS on Friday. The Braves will take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in a rematch of last year’s NLCS with the series opener set for Saturday. The Dodgers edged out the San Francisco Giants in Game 5 of the NLDS.
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)
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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)
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Fri., Oct. 15 |
ALCS Game 1 |
8:07 p.m. |
Fox |
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Sat., Oct. 16 |
ALCS Game 2 |
Astros vs. Red Sox |
4:20 p.m. |
Fox and FS1 |
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NLCS Game 1 |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
8:07 p.m. |
TBS |
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Sun., Oct. 17 |
NLCS Game 2 |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
7:37 p.m. |
TBS |
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Mon., Oct. 18 |
ALCS Game 3 |
Red Sox vs. Astros |
8:07 p.m. |
FS1 |
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Tues., Oct. 19 |
ALCS Game 4 |
Red Sox vs. Astros |
TBA |
FS1 |
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NLCS Game 3 |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
TBA |
TBS |
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Weds., Oct. 20 |
ALCS Game 5 (if nec.) |
Red Sox vs. Astros |
TBA |
FS1 |
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NLCS Game 4 |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
TBA |
TBS |
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Thurs., Oct. 21 |
NLCS Game 5 (if nec.) |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
TBA |
TBS |
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Fri., Oct. 22 |
ALCS Game 6 (if nec.) |
Astros vs. Red Sox |
TBA |
TBS |
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Sat., Oct. 23 |
ALCS Game 7 (if nec.) |
Astros vs. Red Sox |
TBA |
Fox or FS1 |
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NLCS Game 6 (if nec.) |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
TBA |
TBS |
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Sun., Oct. 24 |
NLCS Game 7 (if nec.) |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
TBA |
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 |
2021 MLB postseason gear now available
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