Complete MLB Divisional Round Schedule: Key Dates and Times

The 2024 MLB playoffs are in full swing as the wild card round comes to a close. A great postseason is shaping up, with underdog stories like the Detroit Tigers dominating in the opening games. But waiting in the second round are titans like the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers, both of whom have MVP candidates on their rosters.

There’s nothing like baseball in October and all that Really will be good when the divisional round begins. The series switches from best-of-three to best-of-five, allowing both sides to settle in and get to know each other. The momentum will fluctuate. There will be epic moments. It’s going to be a lot of fun.

With most of the fixtures already set, it seems like a good time to outline what next week’s divisional round will look like and what changes it will make.

Here’s the full breakdown of the second-round schedule of the MLB playoffs, broken down by day.

Saturday, October 6th

SERIES	MATCHUP	GAME	TIME	CHANNEL
ALDS	Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians	Game 1	1 p.m. ET	TBS, TruTV
NLDS	New. York Mets/Milwaukee Brewers @ Philadelphia Phillies	Game 1	4 p.m. ET	FOX
ALDS	Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees	Game 1	6:30 p.m. ET	TBS
NLDS	San Diego Padres @ Los Angeles Dodgers	Game 1	8:30 p.m. ET	FS1

Sunday, October 6th

SERIES	MATCHUP	GAME	TIME	CHANNEL
NLDS	New York Mets/Milwaukee Brewers @ Philadelphia Phillies	Game 2	4 p.m. ET	FS1
NLDS	San Diego Padres @ Los Angeles Dodgers	Game 2	8pm ET	FS1

Monday, October 7th

SERIES	MATCHUP	GAME	TIME	CHANNEL
ALDS	Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians	Game 2	4 p.m. ET	TBS, TruTV
ALDS	Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees	Game 2	7:30 p.m. ET	TBS, TruTv

Tuesday, October 8th

SERIES	MATCHUP	GAME	TIME	CHANNEL
NLDS	Los Angeles Dodgers @ San Diego Padres	Game 3	Still open	FOX, FS1
NLDS	Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Mets/Milwaukee Brewers	Game 3	Still open	FOX, FS1

Wednesday, October 9th

SERIES	MATCHUP	GAME	TIME	CHANNEL
ALDS	New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals	Game 3	Still open	TBS, TruTV
ALDS	Cleveland Guardians @ Detroit Tigers	Game 3	Still open	TBS, TruTV
NLDS	Los Angeles Dodgers @ San Diego Padres	Game 4 (if necessary)	Still open	FOX, FS1
NLDS	Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Mets/Milwaukee Brewers	Game 4 (if necessary)	Still open	FOX, FS1

Thursday, October 10th

SERIES	MATCHUP	GAME	TIME	CHANNEL
ALDS	Cleveland Guardians @ Detroit Tigers	Game 4 (if necessary)	Still open	TBS, TruTV
ALDS	New York Yankees @ Kansas City Royals	Game 4 (if necessary)	Still open	TBS, TruTv

Friday, October 11th

SERIES	MATCHUP	GAME	TIME	CHANNEL
NLDS	San Diego Padres @ Los Angeles Dodgers	Game 5 (if necessary)	Still open	FOX, FS1
NLDS	New York Mets/Milwaukee Brewers @ Philadelphia Phillies	Game 5 (if necessary)	Still open	FOX, FS1

Saturday, October 12th

SERIES	MATCHUP	GAME	TIME	CHANNEL
ALDS	Detroit Tigers @ Cleveland Guardians	Game 5 (if necessary)	Still open	TBS
ALDS	Kansas City Royals @ New York Yankees	Game 5 (if necessary)	Still open	TBS

There will be some viewing options for the sub-series.

ALDS games, which include the Detroit Tigers-Cleveland Guardians and Kansas City Royals-New York Yankees series, will be broadcast on TBS and TruTV for Games 1-4. Game 5 will be available exclusively on TBS for both series if required.

NLDS games, which include the San Diego Padres-Los Angeles Dodgers series and the New York Mets or Milwaukee Brewers game against the Philadelphia Phillies, will be broadcast on FOX and FS1. Almost every game from both series will be available on both channels. However, Game 2 will be exclusive to FS1 as FOX will be broadcasting NFL games on that day.