The divisional round in Major League Baseball’s 2024 postseason is in full swing, and the New York Mets are one win away from reaching the NLCS. The Mets returned to Citi Field for the first time in 16 days on Tuesday and took down the Philadelphia Phillies to take a 2-1 lead in their best-of-five series. All four of the best-of-five series were tied after Game 2, marking the first time that’s happened in MLB playoff history. The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers do battle in Game 3 of their series on Tuesday night in the other NLDS, while the ALDS matchups have a day off.
Those two American League series — Guardians vs. Tigers and Yankees vs. Royals — resume Wednesday in Detroit and Kansas City, respectively as part of an action-packed four-game day.
In the Wild Card Series last week, the Tigers knocked out the Houston Astros, while the Royals eliminated the Baltimore Orioles. Both AL Central underdogs won the best-of-three series in two-game sweeps on the road. The Astros saw their streak of seven consecutive ALCS appearances come to an end, while the Orioles are now 0-5 in the playoffs in the last two seasons.
Over in the NL in the wild-card round, the Padres took care of business and swept the Atlanta Braves. The Mets, meanwhile, won their first playoff series since they made the World Series since 2015, beating the Milwaukee Brewers in the round’s only decisive Game 3.
The League Championship Series begin on Sunday, Oct. 13, and the World Series will begin either on Tuesday, Oct. 22 or Friday, Oct. 25. Check out the complete 2024 MLB playoff schedule.
Below is a look at the full 2024 MLB playoff bracket.
2024 MLB playoff bracket
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2024 MLB playoff schedule
All times Eastern
Division Series
Saturday, Oct. 5
ALDS Game 1:Â Guardians 7, Tigers 0Â (Cleveland leads 1-0)
NLDS Game 1:Â Mets 6, Phillies 2 (New York leads 1-0)
ALDS Game 1:Â Yankees 6, Royals 5 (New York leads 1-0)
NLDS Game 1: Dodgers 7, Padres 5 (Los Angeles leads 1-0)
Sunday, Oct. 6
NLDS Game 2: Phillies 7, Mets 6Â (Series tied 1-1)
NLDS Game 2: Padres 10, Dodgers 2 (Series tied 1-1)
Monday, Oct. 7
ALDS Game 2:Â Tigers 3, Guardians 0Â (Series tied 1-1)
ALDS Game 2: Royals 4, Yankees 2 (Series tied 1-1)
Tuesday, Oct. 8
NLDS Game 3: Mets 6, Phillies 2 (New York leads 2-1)
NLDS Game 3: Padres vs. Dodgers, 9:08 p.m., FS1, Fubo (Try for free)
Wednesday, Oct. 9
ALDS Game 3: Tigers vs. Guardians, 3:08 p.m., TBS
NLDS Game 4: Mets vs. Phillies, 5:08 p.m., FS1, Fubo (Try for free)
ALDS Game 3: Royals vs. Yankees, 7:08 p.m., TBS
NLDS Game 4: Padres vs. Dodgers, 9:08 p.m. FS1, Fubo (Try for free)
Thursday, Oct. 10
ALDS Game 4: Tigers vs. Guardians, 6:08 p.m., TNT
ALDS Game 4: Royals vs. Yankees, 8:08 p.m., TBS
Friday, Oct. 11
*NLDS Game 5: Phillies vs. Mets, 4:08 p.m., FS1, Fubo (Try for free)
*NLDS Game 5: Dodgers vs. Padres, 8:08 p.m., Fox, Fubo (Try for free)
Saturday, Oct. 12
*ALDS Game 5: Guardians vs. Tigers, 4:38 p.m., TBS
*ALDS Game 5: Yankees vs. Royals, 8:08 p.m., TBS
*-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. TBDÂ
*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
2024 MLB playoff scores
Wild Card Series
All times Eastern
Tuesday, Oct. 1
AL Wild Card Series Game 1:Â Tigers 3, Astros 1Â (Detroit leads 1-0)
AL Wild Card Series Game 1:Â Royals 1, Orioles 0Â (Kansas City leads 1-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1:Â Mets 8, Brewers 4Â (New York leads 1-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1:Â Padres 4, Braves 0Â (San Diego leads 1-0)
Wednesday, Oct. 2
AL Wild Card Series Game 2:Â Tigers 5, Astros 2Â (Detroit wins 2-0)
AL Wild Card Series Game 2:Â Royals 2, Orioles 1Â (Kansas City wins 2-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 2:Â Brewers 5, Mets 3Â (Series tied 1-1)
NL Wild Card Series Game 2:Â Padres 5, Braves 4Â (San Diego wins 2-0)
Thursday, Oct. 3
NL Wild Card Series Game 3: Mets 3, Brewers 2 (New York wins 2-1)
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