October baseball is here! Major League Baseball’s postseason will officially get underway on Tuesday, September 30 with the start of the Wild Card Series. The field for the postseason came down to the final day of the regular season with the Reds locking up the final playoff spot in the National League due to winning the season series against the Mets.
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The Brewers and the Phillies secured the top two seeds in the National League and will receive first round byes. The Cubs will host the Padres in the 4-5 matchup while the Reds will travel to Los Angeles to take on the defending champion Dodgers.
Over in the American League, the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners will receive first round byes as the top two seeds. The Tigers will travel to Cleveland to take on the surging Guardians in an AL Central matchup. The other AL Wild Card series will feature another postseason matchup between the Red Sox and the Yankees.
Wild Card Series
Tuesday September 30
Game 1 - Detroit Tigers 2, Cleveland Guardians 1 (Tigers lead 1-0)
Game 1 - Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 1 (Cubs lead 1-0)
Game 1 - Boston Red Sox 3, New York Yankees 1 (Red Sox lead 1-0)
Game 1 - Los Angeles Dodgers 10, Cincinnati Reds 5 (Dodgers lead 1-0)
Wednesday, October 1
Game 2 - Cleveland Guardians 6, Detroit Tigers 1 (Series tied 1-1)
Game 2 - San Diego Padres 3, Chicago Cubs 0 (Series tied 1-1)
Game 2 - New York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 3 (Series tied 1-1)
Game 2 - Los Angeles Dodgers 8, Cincinnati Reds 4 (Dodgers win 2-0)
Thursday, October 2
Game 3 - Detroit Tigers 6, Cleveland Guardians 3 - (Tigers win 2-1)
Game 3 - Chicago Cubs 3, San Diego Padres 1 (Cubs win 2-1)
Game 3 - Nw York Yankees 4, Boston Red Sox 0 (Yankees win 2-1)
Division Series
Saturday, October 4
Game 1 - Milwaukee Brewers 9, Chicago Cubs 3 - (Brewers lead 1-0)
Game 1 - Toronto Blue Jays 10, New York Yankees 1 (Blue Jays lead 1-0)
Game 1 - Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3 (Dodgers lead 1-0)
Game 1 - Detroit Tigers 3, Seattle Mariners 2 (Tigers lead 1-0)
Sunday, October 5
Game 2 - Toronto Blue Jays 13, New York Yankees 7 (Blue Jays lead 2-0)
Game 2 - Seattle Mariners 3, Detroit Tigers 2 (Series tied 1-1)
Monday, October 6
Game 2 - Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 3 (Dodgers lead 2-0)
Game 2 - Milwaukee Brewers 7, Chicago Cubs 3 (Brewers lead 2-0)
Tuesday, October 7
Game 3 - Seattle Mariners 8, Detroit Tigers 4 - (Seattle leads 2-1)
Game 3 - New York Yankees 9, Toronto Blue Jays 6 (Toronto leads 2-1)
Wednesday, October 8
Game 4 - Detroit Tigers 9, Seattle Mariners 3 (Series tied 2-2)
Game 3 - Chicago Cubs 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (Brewers lead 2-1)
Game 4 - Toronto Blue Jays 5, New York Yankees 2 (Blue Jays win series 3-1)
Game 3 - Philadelphia Phillies 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (Dodgers lead 2-1)
Thursday, October 9
Game 4 - Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1 (Dodgers win series 3-1)
Game 4 - Chicago Cubs 6, Milwaukee Brewers 0 (Series tied 2-2)
Friday, October 10
Game 5 - Seattle Mariners 3, Detroit Tigers 2 (Seattle wins series 3-2)
Saturday, October 11
Game 5 - Milwaukee Brewers 3, Chicago Cubs 1 (Milwaukee wins series 3-1)
League Championship Series
Sunday, October 12
Game 1 - Seattle Mariners 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (Seattle leads 1-0)
Monday, October 13
Game 2 - Seattle Mariners 10, Toronto Blue Jays 3 (Seattle leads 2-0)
Game 1 - Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1 (LA leads 1-0)
Tuesday, October 14
Game 2 - Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 (LA leads 2-0)
Wednesday, October 15
Game 3 - Toronto Blue Jays 13, Seattle Mariners 4 (Seattle leads 2-1)
Thursday, October 16
Game 3 - Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1 (LA leads 3-0)
Game 4 - Toronto Blue Jays 8, Seattle Mariners 2 (Series tied 2-2)
Friday, October 17
Game 5 - Seattle Mariners 6, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (Seattle leads 3-2)
Game 4 - Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 (LA wins 4-0)
Sunday, October 19
Game 6 - Toronto Blue Jays 6, Seattle Mariners 2 - (Series tied 3-3)
Monday, October 20
Game 7 - Toronto Blue Jays 4, Seattle Mariners 3 (Toronto wins 4-3)
World Series
Friday, October 24
Game 1 - Toronto Blue Jays 11, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 (Toronto leads 1-0)
Saturday, October 25
Game 2 - Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (Series tied 1-1)
Monday, October 27
Game 3 - Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5 (Los Angeles leads 2-1)
Tuesday, October 28
Game 4 - Toronto Blue Jays 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (Series tied 2-2)
Wednesday, October 29
Game 5* - Toronto Blue Jays 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 (Toronto leads 3-2)
Friday, October 31
Game 6 - Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (Series tied 3-3)
Saturday, November 1
Game 7 - Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 4 (Los Angeles wins 4-3)
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