2024 MLB playoff schedule: Baseball games today, times for Yankees vs. Guardians ALCS, Dodgers vs. Mets NLCS

The ALCS and NLCS continue Friday, and it could be the final multi-game day of the 2024 MLB season. The Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Mets will square off first in NLCS Game 5 at Citi Field. The Dodgers, after back-to-back wins, can eliminate the Mets and advance to the World Series with a victory. On the American League side of the MLB playoff bracket, the New York Yankees won the first two ALCS games against the Cleveland Guardians before losing an extra-innings heartbreaker Thursday night.

The Mets eliminated the second-seeded Philadelphia Phillies to reach the NLCS for the first time since 2015. The Phillies were the only team with a Wild Card Series bye (and a top-two seed) to not reach the LCS this season. The Dodgers ousted the San Diego Padres, the Yankees handled the Kansas City Royals and the Guardians ended the Detroit Tigers’ season in ALDS Game 5 on Sunday.

The Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles, Atlanta Braves and Milwaukee Brewers were all ousted in the Wild Card Series.

As a reminder, the 12-team playoff bracket is broken up into four rounds. Eight teams played in the best-of-three Wild Card Series with the No. 3 and No. 4 seeds in each league hosting the No. 6 and No. 5 teams, respectively. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds in each league earned byes to the League Division Series, which gets started on Saturday, Oct. 5.

The 2024 World Series will either start on Friday, Oct. 25 or Tuesday, Oct. 22. The start date gets moved up if both the ALCS and NLCS end in five games or less.

2024 MLB playoff schedule

All times Eastern

Championship Series

Sunday, Oct. 13
NLCS Game 1: Dodgers 9, Mets 0 (Los Angeles leads 1-0)

Monday, Oct. 14
NLCS Game 2: Mets 7, Dodgers 3 (Series tied 1-1)
ALCS Game 1: Yankees 5, Guardians 2 (New York leads 1-0)

Tuesday, Oct. 15
ALCS Game 2: Yankees 6, Guardians 3 (New York leads 2-0)

Wednesday, Oct. 16
NLCS Game 3: Dodgers 8, Mets 0 (Los Angeles leads 1-0)

Thursday, Oct. 17
ALCS Game 3: Guardians 7, Yankees 5 (New York leads 2-1)
NLCS Game 4: Dodgers 10, Mets 2 (Los Angeles leads 3-1)

Friday, Oct. 18
NLCS Game 5: Mets vs. Dodgers, 5:08 p.m., FS1, Fubo (Try for free)
ALCS Game 4: Yankees vs. Guardians: 8:08 p.m., TBS

Saturday, Oct. 19
ALCS Game 5: Yankees vs. Guardians, 8:08 p.m., TBS

Sunday, Oct. 20
*NLCS Game 6: Dodgers vs. Mets, 8:08 p.m., FS1, Fubo (Try for free)

Monday, Oct 21
*ALCS Game 6: Yankees vs. Guardians, 5:08 p.m., TBS
*NLCS Game 7: Dodgers vs. Mets, 8:08 p.m., FS1, Fubo (Try for free)

Tuesday, Oct. 22
*ALCS Game 7: Yankees vs. Guardians, 7:38 p.m., TBS
*-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

MLB playoff scores

Division Series

Saturday, Oct. 5
ALDS Game 1: Guardians 7, Tigers 0 (Cleveland leads 1-0)
NLDS Game 1: Mets 6, Phillies 2 (New York leads 1-0)
ALDS Game 1: 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 6 (Series tied 1-1)
NLDS Game 2: Padres 10, Dodgers 2 (Series tied 1-1)

Monday, Oct. 7
ALDS Game 2: Tigers 3, Guardians 0 (Series tied 1-1)
ALDS Game 2: Royals 4, Yankees 2 (Series tied 1-1)

Tuesday, Oct. 8
NLDS Game 3: Mets 7, Phillies 2 (New York leads 2-1)
NLDS Game 3: Padres 6, Dodgers 5 (San Diego leads 2-1)

Wednesday, Oct. 9
ALDS Game 3: Tigers 3, Guardians 0 (Detroit leads 2-1)
NLDS Game 4: Mets 4, Phillies 1 (New York wins series 3-1)
ALDS Game 3: Yankees 3, Royals 2 (New York leads 2-1)
NLDS Game 4: Dodgers 8, Padres 0 (Series tied 2-2)

Thursday, Oct. 10
ALDS Game 4: Guardians 5, Tigers 4 (Series tied 2-2)
ALDS Game 4: Yankees 3, Royals 1 (New York wins 3-1)

Friday, Oct. 11
NLDS Game 5: Dodgers 2, Padres 0 (Los Angeles wins 3-2)

Saturday, Oct. 12
ALDS Game 5: Guardians 7, Tigers 3 (Cleveland wins 3-2)

Wild Card Series

Tuesday, Oct. 1
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Tigers 3, Astros 1 (Detroit leads 1-0)
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Royals 1, Orioles 0 (Kansas City leads 1-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Mets 8, Brewers 4 (New York leads 1-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Padres 4, Braves 0 (San Diego leads 1-0)

Wednesday, Oct. 2
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Tigers 5, Astros 2 (Detroit wins 2-0)
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Royals 2, Orioles 1 (Kansas City wins 2-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Brewers 5, Mets 3 (Series tied 1-1)
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Padres 5, Braves 4 (San Diego wins 2-0)

Thursday, Oct. 3
NL Wild Card Series Game 3: Mets 4, Brewers 2 (New York wins 2-1)