Major League Baseball has released the schedule for both League Championship Series, the first of which will kick off this Friday in St. Louis. Both series will be in the 2-3-2 format, meaning there will be off-days after the second and fifth games so the squads can travel.
MLB sets championship series start times
Now that the Cardinals are through the division series, the schedules for the ALCS and NLCS have been released.
Dilip Vishwanat
Before the Cardinals' deciding victory over the Pirates on Wednesday, there was still a 50/50 chance that the NLCS would begin in Los Angeles. That's not the case for the AL side of things. Though the Tigers and Athletics still have their deciding Game 5 left to settle, the Boston Red Sox will have home-field advantage in either scenario.
As they are best-of-seven series, everything after Game 4 carries the “if necessary” caveat:
NLCS: Cardinals vs. Dodgers
Game 1: Friday, Oct. 11 - 8:37 p.m. ET in St. LouisGame 2: Saturday, Oct. 12 - 4:07 p.m. ET in St. Louis Game 3: Monday, Oct. 14 - 8:07 p.m. ET in Los Angeles Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 15 - 8:07 p.m. ET in Los Angeles Game 5: Wednesday, Oct. 16 - 4:07 p.m. ET in Los Angeles Game 6: Friday, Oct. 18 - 8:37 p.m. ET in St. Louis Game 7: Saturday, Oct. 19 - 8:37 p.m. ET in St. Louis
ALCS: Red Sox vs. Athletics/Tigers
Game 1: Saturday, Oct. 12 - 8:07 p.m. ET in Boston Game 2: Sunday, Oct. 13 - 8:15 p.m. ET in Boston Game 3: Tuesday, Oct. 15 - 4:07 p.m. ET in Oakland/Detroit Game 4: Wednesday, Oct. 16 - 8:07 p.m. ET in Oakland/Detroit Game 5: Thursday, Oct. 17 - 8:07 p.m. ET in Oakland/Detroit Game 6: Saturday, Oct. 19 - 4:37 p.m. ET or 8:07 p.m. ET in Boston Game 7: Sunday, Oct. 20 - 8:07 p.m. ET in Boston
Game 6 of the ALCS will be held in the evening if the NLCS has ended. If not, it’ll start at the earlier afternoon time.
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