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MLB Playoffs 2024: Full Schedule, TV Info, Dates for Entire World Series Bracket

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MLB Playoffs 2024: Full Schedule, TV Info, Dates for Entire World Series Bracket

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The postseason picture is almost entirely set, save for what should be an epic doubleheader between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets on Monday.

Below, we’ll go through the entire postseason schedule, with the Wild Card Round commencing on Tuesday. We’ll also break down the playoff scenarios still in play given the two games remaining between the Braves and Mets, with both teams—alongside the Arizona Diamondbacks—still eligible for the playoffs.

Detroit Tigers at Houston Astros, Game 1, 2:32 p.m. ET (ABC)

Kansas City Royals at Baltimore Orioles, Game 1, 4:08 p.m. ET, (ESPN2)

NYM/ARI at Milwaukee Brewers, Game 1, 5:32 p.m. ET, (ESPN)

ATL/NYM at San Diego Padres, Game 1, 8:38 p.m. ET (ESPN)

Detroit at Houston, Game 2, 2:32 p.m. ET (ABC)

Kansas City at Baltimore, Game 2, 4:38 p.m. ET, (ESPN)

NYM/ARI at Milwaukee, Game 2, 7:38 p.m. ET (ESPN)

ATL/NYM at San Diego, Game 2, 8:38 p.m. ET, (ESPN2)

Kansas City at Baltimore, Game 3*, Time TBD, (ABC/ESPN)

NYM/ARI at Milwaukee, Game 3*, Time TBD, (ABC/ESPN)

Detroit at Houston, Game 3*, Time TBD, (ABC/ESPN)

ATL/NYM at San Diego, Game 3*, Time TBD, (ABC/ESPN)

NYM/ARI/MIL at Philadelphia Phillies, Game 1, Time TBD, (FOX/FS1)

HOU/DET at Cleveland Guardians, Game 1, Time TBD, (TBS, truTV, Max)

BAL/KC at New York Yankees, Game 1, Time TBD, (TBS, truTV, Max)

ATL/NYM/SDP at Los Angeles Dodgers, Game 1, Time TBD, (FOX/FS1)

NYM/ARI/MIL at Philadelphia, Game 2, Time TBD, (FOX/FS1)

ATL/NYM/SDP at Los Angeles, Game 2, Time TBD, (FOX/FS1)

HOU/DET at Cleveland, Game 2, Time TBD, (TBS, truTV, Max)

BAL/KC at New York, Game 2, Time TBD, (TBS, truTV, Max)

Philadelphia at NYM/ARI/MIL, Game 3, Time TBD, (FOX/FS1)

Los Angeles at ATL/NYM/SDP, Game 3, Time TBD, (FOX/FS1)

Philadelphia at NYM/ARI/MIL, Game 4*, Time TBD, (FOX/FS1)

Cleveland at HOU/DET, Game 3, Time TBD, (TBS, truTV, Max)

New York at BAL/KC, Game 3, Time TBD, (TBS, truTV, Max)

Los Angeles at ATL/NYM/SDP, Game 4*, Time TBD, (FOX/FS1)

Cleveland at HOU/DET, Game 4*, Time TBD, (TBS, truTV, Max)

New York at BAL/KC, Game 4*, Time TBD, (TBS, truTV, Max)

NYM/ARI/MIL at Philadelphia, Game 5*, Time TBD, (FOX/FS1)

ATL/NYM/SDP at Los Angeles, Game 5*, Time TBD, (FOX/FS1)

HOU/DET at Cleveland, Game 5*, Time TBD, (TBS, Max)

BAL/KC at New York, Game 5*, Time TBD, (TBS, Max)

ALCS Game 1 (TBS, truTV, Max)

ALCS Game 2 (TBS, truTV, Max)

ALCS Game 3 (TBS, truTV, Max)

ALCS Game 4 (TBS, truTV, Max)

ALCS Game 5* (TBS, truTV, Max)

ALCS Game 6* (TBS, truTV, Max)

ALCS Game 7* (TBS, truTV, Max)

Game 1, at better 2024 record (FOX)

Game 2, at better 2024 record (FOX)

Game 6*, at better 2024 record (FOX)

Game 7*, at better 2024 record (FOX)

Per MLB.com, “If both LCS conclude no later than Saturday, Oct. 19, the World Series will move up to start on Tuesday, Oct.22, with a potential Game 7 on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

What’s At Stake on Monday?

When the Braves and Mets face off in a doubleheader on Monday, playoff berths will be available for both teams. Because the Diamondbacks and Mets won on Sunday and the Braves lost, the Diamondbacks can only reach the postseason if either the Mets or Braves sweep the doubleheader. The Diamondbacks would be the No. 6 seed in that scenario.

Arizona Diamondbacks @Dbacks

So here’s the sitch:
If either the Braves or the Mets sweep their doubleheader tomorrow, the #Dbacks will make the postseason as the National League’s #6 seed and face the Brewers in Milwaukee in the Wild Card Series.
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If the two teams split, the Braves and Mets will each get in, with the Braves being the No. 5 seed and the Mets No. 6.

Anthony DiComo @AnthonyDiComo

All games are now final. Scenarios for the Mets are straightforward:
-Win two in Atlanta, get the No. 5 seed, go to San Diego for the Wild Card Series.
-Win one in Atlanta, get the No. 6 seed, return to Milwaukee for the WCS.
-Win zero in Atlanta, go home for the winter.

Anthony DiComo @AnthonyDiComo

That’s correct.

That isn’t great news for the D-Backs. The winning team in the first game of the doubleheader isn’t going to have a ton of motivation to win the second game, having already clinched a playoff berth. The better option might be to rest starters in that case, given that they’ll be playing their first Wild Card game on Tuesday.

Granted, if the Mets win the first game of the doubleheader, they might prefer earning the 5-seed and facing the Brewers rather than the Padres. But would that really be worth putting their starters through a grueling doubleheader ahead of the playoffs?

As for how we got here, the Braves looked to be in major trouble on Sept. 17, when a 6-5 loss to the Cincinnati Reds dropped them to 81-70 on the year and two games back of the Mets for the final Wild Card berth. But down the stretch, Atlanta reeled off seven wins in its last nine games, while the Mets lost three in a row before Sunday and the Diamondbacks have lost five of their last seven.

So it’s all up for grabs on Monday. Buckle up, baseball fans—it’s going to be a wild conclusion to the MLB regular season.

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