Major League Baseball’s 2023 playoffs kicked off Tuesday with the Rangers, Twins, Diamondbacks and Brewers notching wins in the Wild Card Series. Those four teams all have the chance to advance in the postseason bracket on Wednesday in Game 2. The Rays, Blue Jays, Brewers and Marlins will all be attempting to keep their seasons and championship hopes alive Wednesday and force decisive Game 3s. Wednesday’s schedule is the same as Tuesday’s, with Rays-Rangers getting things started in the afternoon, and Phillies-Marlins wrapping up the night.
The regular season wrapped up Sunday with the Astros clinching the AL West title and the No. 2 seed in the American League. The defending World Series champs get a first-round bye in these playoffs, while the Rangers will have to go on the road in the Wild Card Series. The Braves, Dodgers, Orioles and Astros all earned byes to the LDS round, which doesn’t start until Saturday (Oct. 7).
The 2023 MLB playoffs will last until at least Oct. 31, and a World Series Game 7 would take place on Saturday, Nov. 4.
Wednesday’s playoff schedule
All games on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Fox and FS1 will be streaming on fubo (try for free).
- Rays vs. Rangers, 3:08 p.m. ET, ABC (Rangers lead 1-0)
- Twins vs. Blue Jays, 4:38 p.m. ET, ESPN (Twins lead 1-0)
- Brewers vs. Diamondbacks, 7:08 p.m., ESPN2 (D-backs lead 1-0)
- Phillies vs. Marlins, 8:08 p.m., ESPN (Phillies lead 1-0)
Here’s a look at the playoff bracket:
2023 MLB playoff bracket
And now, let’s look at the complete schedule. Wild Card Series games will air on ABC, ESPN and ESPN2. ALDS and ALCS games will air on Fox and FS1. NLDS and NLCS games will air on TBS. The World Series airs on Fox.
(*-denotes if necessary)
Wild Card Series schedule
Tuesday, Oct. 3
Game 1: Rangers 4, Rays 0
Game 1: Twins 3, Blue Jays 1
Game 1: Diamondbacks 6, Brewers 3
Game 1: Phillies 4, Marlins 1
Wednesday, Oct. 4
Game 2: No. 4 Rays vs. No. 5 Rangers, 3:08 p.m. ET, ABC
Game 2: No. 3 Twins vs. No. 6 Blue Jays, 4:38 p.m. ET, ESPN
Game 2: No. 3 Brewers vs. No. 6 Diamondbacks, 7:08 p.m., ESPN2
Game 2: No. 4 Phillies vs. No. 5 Marlins, 8:08 p.m., ESPN
Thursday, Oct. 5
Game 3*: No. 4 Rays vs. No. 5 Rangers, 3:08 p.m. ET, ABC
Game 3*: No. 3 Twins vs. No. 6 Blue Jays, 4:38 p.m. ET, ESPN
Game 3*: No. 3 Brewers vs. No. 6 Diamondbacks, 7:08 p.m., ESPN2
Game 3*: No. 4 Phillies vs. No. 5 Marlins, 8:08 p.m., ESPN
Divisional round
Saturday, Oct. 7
ALDS Game 1: No. 1 Orioles vs. TBD (Fox or FS1)
ALDS Game 1: No. 2 Astros vs. TBD (Fox or FS1)
NLDS Game 1: No. 1 Braves vs. TBD (TBS)
NLDS Game 1: No. 2 Dodgers vs. TBD (TBS)
Sunday, Oct. 8
ALDS Game 2: Orioles vs. TBD (Fox or FS1)
ALDS Game 2: Astros vs. TBD (Fox or FS1)
Monday, Oct. 9
NLDS Game 2: Braves vs. TBD (TBS)
NLDS Game 2: Dodgers vs. TBD (TBS)
Tuesday, Oct. 10
ALDS Game 3: TBD vs. Orioles (Fox or FS1)
ALDS Game 3: TBD vs. Astros (Fox or FS1)
Wednesday, Oct. 11
NLDS Game 3: TBD vs. Braves (TBS)
NLDS Game 3: TBD vs. Dodgers (TBS
ALDS Game 4*: TBD vs. Orioles (Fox or FS1)
ALDS Game 4*: TBD vs. Astros (Fox or FS1)
Thursday, Oct. 12
NLDS Game 4*: TBD vs. Braves (TBS)
NLDS Game 4*: TBD vs. Dodgers (TBS)
Friday, Oct. 13
ALDS Game 5*: Orioles vs. TBD (Fox or FS1)
ALDS Game 5*: Astros vs. TBD (Fox or FS1)
Saturday, Oct. 14
NLDS Game 5*: Braves vs. TBD (TBS)
NLDS Game 5*: Dodgers vs. TBD (TBS)
League Championship Series
Sunday, Oct. 15
ALCS Game 1: TBD vs. TBD (Fox or FS1)
Monday, Oct. 16
NLCS Game 1: TBD vs. TBD (TBS)
ALCS Game 2: TBD vs. TBD (Fox or FS1)
Tuesday, Oct. 17
NLCS Game 2: TBD vs. TBD (TBS)
Wednesday, Oct. 18
ALCS Game 3: TBD vs. TBD (Fox or FS1)
Thursday, Oct. 19
NLCS Game 3: TBD vs. TBD (TBS)
ALCS Game 4: TBD vs. TBD (Fox or FS1)
Friday, Oct. 20
NLCS Game 4: TBD vs. TBD (TBS)
ALCS Game 5*: TBD vs. TBD (Fox or FS1)
Saturday, Oct. 21
NLCS Game 5*: TBD vs. TBD (TBS)
Sunday, Oct. 22
ALCS Game 6*: TBD vs. TBD (Fox or FS1)
Monday, Oct. 23
NLCS Game 6*: TBD vs. TBD (TBS)
ALCS Game 7*: TBD vs. TBD (Fox or FS1)
Tuesday, Oct. 24
NLCS Game 7*: TBD vs. TBD (TBS)
World Series
Friday, Oct. 27
World Series Game 1: TBD vs. TBD (Fox)
Saturday, Oct. 28
World Series Game 2: TBD vs. TBD (Fox)
Monday, Oct. 30
World Series Game 3: TBD vs. TBD (Fox)
Tuesday, Oct. 31
World Series Game 4: TBD vs. TBD (Fox)
Wednesday, Nov. 1
World Series Game 5*: TBD vs. TBD (Fox)
Friday, Nov. 3
World Series Game 6*: TBD vs. TBD (Fox)
Saturday, Nov. 4
World Series Game 7*: TBD vs. TBD (Fox)
