2021 MLB playoffs schedule: Postseason baseball times, TV channel as Red Sox host Astros for ALCS Game 3
The 2021 MLB postseason is right down to 4 groups, with the Houston Astros, Boston Pink Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves battling within the LCS spherical. Within the NLCS, the Braves maintain a 2-0 lead over the defending World Collection champion Dodgers, with Atlanta pulling off back-to-back walk-off wins. The Pink Sox hit two grand slams en path to an ALCS Sport 2 win over the Astros on Saturday afternoon, tying their collection at 1-1. ALCS Sport 3 is scheduled for Monday evening in Boston.
MLB used a 16-team postseason format through the pandemic-shortened 60-game season a 12 months in the past. This season they are going again to the same old 10-team format. As a reminder, the three division winners in every league advance on to the League Division Collection. The non-division winners with the 2 greatest information met within the Wild Card Sport, with the winner advancing to face the crew with the league’s greatest file within the LDS. The LDS was a best-of-five, and the League Championship Collection and World Collection are each best-of-sevens.
Under is the whole 2021 MLB postseason schedule. All video games on ESPN, Fox, FS1 and MLB Community could be streamed by way of fuboTV (strive at no cost).
League Championship Collection (best-of-seven)
| Fri., Oct. 15 | ALCS Sport 1 | Astros vs. Pink Sox | Fox | |
| Sat., Oct. 16 | ALCS Sport 2 | Astros vs. Pink Sox | Fox and FS1 | |
| NLCS Sport 1 | Braves vs. Dodgers | TBS | ||
| Solar., Oct. 17 | NLCS Sport 2 | Braves vs. Dodgers | TBS | |
| Mon., Oct. 18 | ALCS Sport 3 | Pink Sox vs. Astros | 8:07 p.m. | FS1 |
| Tues., Oct. 19 | NLCS Sport 3 | Dodgers vs. Braves | 5:08 p.m. | TBS |
| ALCS Sport 4 | Pink Sox vs. Astros | 8:08 p.m. | FS1 | |
| Weds., Oct. 20 | ALCS Sport 5 | Pink Sox vs. Astros | 5:08 p.m. | FS1 |
| NLCS Sport 4 | Dodgers vs. Braves | 8:08 p.m. | TBS | |
| Thurs., Oct. 21 | NLCS Sport 5 (if nec.) | Dodgers vs. Braves | 8:08 p.m. | TBS |
| Fri., Oct. 22 | ALCS Sport 6 (if nec.) | Astros vs. Pink Sox | 8:08 p.m. | FS1 |
| Sat., Oct. 23 | NLCS Sport 6 (if nec.) | Braves vs. Dodgers | 5:08 p.m. | TBS |
| ALCS Sport 7 (if nec.) | Astros vs. Pink Sox | 8:08 p.m. | Fox and FS1 | |
| Solar., Oct. 24 | NLCS Sport 7 (if nec.) | Braves vs. Dodgers | 7:38 p.m. | TBS |
World Collection (best-of-seven)
| Tues., Oct. 26 | Sport 1 | TBD | TBA | Fox |
| Weds., Oct. 27 | Sport 2 | TBD | TBA | Fox |
| Fri., Oct. 29 | Sport 3 | TBD | TBA | Fox |
| Sat., Oct. 30 | Sport 4 | TBD | TBA | Fox |
| Solar., Oct. 31 | Sport 5 (if nec.) | TBD | TBA | Fox |
| Tues., Nov. 2 | Sport 6 (if nec.) | TBD | TBA | Fox |
| Weds., Nov. 3 | Sport 7 (if nec.) | TBD | TBA | Fox |
Accomplished rounds
Wild Card Video games (single elimination)
| DATE | MATCHUP | TIME (ET)/SCORE |
|---|---|---|
| Tues., Oct 5 | Yankees at Pink Sox (AL) | |
| Weds., Oct 6 | Cardinals at Dodgers (NL) |
League Division Collection (best-of-five)
| DATE | SERIES/GAME | MATCHUP/SCORE | TIME (ET)/SCORE | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurs., Oct. 7 | ALDS Sport 1 | Astros vs. White Sox | FS1 | |
| ALDS Sport 1 | Pink Sox vs. Rays | FS1 | ||
| Fri., Oct. 8 | ALDS Sport 2 | Astros vs. White Sox | MLB Community | |
| NLDS Sport 1 | Brewers vs. Braves | TBS | ||
| ALDS Sport 2 | Rays vs. Pink Sox | FS1 | ||
| NLDS Sport 1 | Giants vs. Dodgers | TBS | ||
| Sat., Oct. 9 | NLDS Sport 2 | Brewers vs. Braves | TBS | |
| NLDS Sport 2 | Giants vs. Brewers | TBS | ||
| Solar., Oct. 10 | ALDS Sport 3 | Pink Sox vs. Rays | MLB Community | |
| ALDS Sport 3 | White Sox vs. Astros | FS1 | ||
| Mon., Oct. 11 | NLDS Sport 3 | Braves vs. Brewers | TBS | |
| ALDS Sport 4 | Pink Sox vs. Rays | FS1 | ||
| NLDS Sport 3 | Dodgers vs. Giants | TBS | ||
| Tues., Oct. 12 | ALDS Sport 4 | White Sox vs. Astros | FS1 | |
| NLDS Sport 4 | Braves vs. Brewers | ATL 6, MIL 5 | TBS | |
| NLDS Sport 4 | Dodgers vs. Giants | TBS | ||
| Thurs., Oct 14 | NLDS Sport 5 | Giants vs. Dodgers | TBS |
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