Big league Baseball’s postseason will get underway on Tuesday, October 1 with the start of the Wild Card Series. The field for the American League is set, however the National League will require one extra day to round things out with 3 groups competing for 2 staying areas.
The New York Mets and Atlanta Braves divided a doubleheader at Truist Park Monday, punching their tickets for the postseason. A two-run crowning achievement by Francisco Lindor in the ninth inning of Game 1 moved the Mets to an 8-7 win. Atlanta protected a postseason area by blanking New York 3-0 in Game 2. The Mets will take a trip to Milwaukee for a Wild Card series match versus the Milwaukee Brewers while the Braves will compare versus the San Diego Padres.
The Los Angeles Dodgers declared the No. 1 seed total seed and will deal with the winner of the Braves or Padres in the Division Series. The Philadelphia Phillies ended the Braves’ six-season run as NL East champs and will handle the winner of the Mets/Padres series.
The New York Yankees and Cleveland Guardians made preliminary byes as the leading 2 seeds in the American League. The Wild Card series will include the Houston Astros hosting the Detroit Tigers and the Baltimore Orioles dealing with the Kansas City Royals.
MLB Postseason 2024 Bracket
MLB Postseason 2024: Schedule and transmit details Wild Card Series
Tuesday, October 1
Video game 1: Detroit Tigers 3, Houston Astros 1 (Detroit leads 1-0)
Video game 1: Kansas City Royals 1, Baltimore Orioles 0 (Royals lead 1-0)
Video game 1: NY Mets 8, Milwaukee Brewers 4 (Mets lead 1-0)
Video game 1: San Diego Padres 4, Atlanta Braves 0, (Padres lead 1-0)
Wednesday, October 2
Video game 2: Detroit Tigers 5, Houston Astros 2 (Detroit wins series 2-0)
Video game 2: Kansas City Royals 2, Baltimore Orioles 1 (Kansas City wins 2-0)
Video game 2: Milwaukee Brewers 5, New York Mets 3 (Series connected 1-1)
Video game 2: San Diego Padres 5, Atlanta Braves 4 (San Diego wins series 2-0)
Thursday, October 3
* Game 3: New York Mets 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 (New York wins series 2-1)
Department Series
Saturday, October 5
Video game 1: Cleveland Guardians 7, Detroit Tigers 0 (Guardians lead 1-0)
Video game 1: New York Mets 6 Philadelphia Phillies 2 (Mets lead 1-0)
Video game 1: New York Yankees 6, Kansas City Royals 5 (Yankees lead 1-0)
Video game 1: Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Diego Padres 5 (Dodgers lead 1-0)
Sunday, October 6
Video game 2: Philadelphia Phillies 7, New York Mets 6 (Series connected 1-1)
Video game 2: San Diego Padres 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 2, (Series connected 1-1)
Monday,
