Four teams remain in the playoffs in Major League Baseball in 2021. The Boston Red Sox, Houston Astros, Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers secured a spot in the LCS round. The final spot in the final four of baseball’s final four was determined Thursday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants in a win-take-all NLDS game 5 at Oracle Park.
The other three teams won all their series in four games. The Red Sox knocked by the top-seeded Tampa Bay Rays in their ALDS matchup; tea Astros rejected the White Sox; and the Braves sent NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers home early thanks to Freddie Freemans Game 4 home run outside Josh Hader.
2021 MLB playoffs mark a return to a sense of normalcy for the sport. Gone are the neutral sites, the games without fans and the 16-layer format; the concepts of home field advantage and sales are back, and so is the field with 10 teams. The Yankees and Cardinals bowled out in the Wild Card Games last week
So what does the MLB playoff bracket look like? Below you will find the schedule and results for all rounds while playing, which extend through the League Division and Championship Series, and end with the World Series 2021.
2021 MLB playoff bracket
2021 MLB season schedule
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Wild Card Games (single elimination)
League Division Series (best-of-five)
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Thursday 7 October |
ALDS games 1 |
Astros vs. White Sox |
FS1 |
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ALDS games 1 |
Rays Vs. Red Sox |
FS1 |
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Fri. October 8 |
ALDS game 2 |
Astros vs. White Sox |
MLB network |
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NLDS Games 1 |
Brewers Vs. Brave |
TBS |
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ALDS game 2 |
Rays Vs. Red Sox |
FS1 |
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NLDS Games 1 |
Giants vs. Dodgers |
TBS |
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Saturday, October 9th |
NLDS Games 2 |
Brewers Vs. Brave |
TBS |
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NLDS Games 2 |
Giants vs. Dodgers |
TBS |
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Son. October 10th |
ALDS game 3 |
Red Sox vs. Rays |
MLB network |
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ALDS game 3 |
White Sox vs. Astros |
FS1 |
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Man. October 11th |
NLDS Games 3 |
Braves vs. Breweries |
TBS |
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ALDS game 3 |
Red Sox vs. Rays |
FS1 |
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NLDS Games 3 |
Dodgers vs. The giants |
TBS |
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| Tuesday, October 12th |
ALDS games 4 |
White Sox vs. Astros |
FS1 |
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NLDS Games 4 |
Braves vs. Breweries |
TBS |
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NLDS Games 4 |
Dodgers vs. The giants |
TBS |
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| Thursday 14 October |
NLDS Games 5 |
Giants vs. Dodgers |
TBS |
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League Championship Series (best-of-seven)
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Fri. October 15 |
ALCS Games 1 |
Astros vs. Red Sox |
20:07 |
Fox |
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Saturday, October 16th |
ALCS Game 2 |
Astros vs. Red Sox |
16.20 |
Fox or FS1 |
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NLCS Games 1 |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
20:07 |
TBS |
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Son. October 17 |
NLCS Game 2 |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
19:37 |
TBS |
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Man. October 18 |
ALCS Game 3 |
Red Sox vs. Astros |
20:07 |
FS1 |
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Tuesday, October 19th |
ALCS Games 4 |
Red Sox vs. Astros |
TBA |
FS1 |
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NLCS Games 3 |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
TBA |
TBS |
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Wednesday, October 20th |
ALCS Game 5 (if needed) |
Red Sox vs. Astros |
TBA |
FS1 |
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NLCS Games 4 |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
TBA |
TBS |
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Thursday, October 21st |
NLCS Game 5 (if needed) |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
TBA |
TBS |
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Fri. October 22nd |
ALCS Game 6 (if needed) |
Astros vs. Red Sox |
TBA |
TBS |
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Saturday, October 23rd |
ALCS Game 7 (if needed) |
Astros vs. Red Sox |
TBA |
Fox or FS1 |
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NLCS Game 6 (if needed) |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
TBA |
TBS |
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Son. October 24 |
NLCS Game 7 (if needed) |
Braves vs. Dodgers |
TBA |
TBS |
World Series (best-of-seven)
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Tuesday, October 26th |
Game 1 |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
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Wednesday, October 27th |
Game 2 |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
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Fri. October 29 |
Game 3 |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
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Saturday, October 30th |
Game 4 |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
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Son. 31st of October |
Play 5 (if necessary) |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
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Tuesday, November 2nd |
Game 6 (if needed) |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
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Wednesday, November 3rd |
Play 7 (if necessary) |
TBD |
TBA |
Fox |
2021 MLB postseason equipment now available
The MLB playoffs in 2021 start on October 5 and 6 with AL and NL Wild Card games. In celebration, 2021 MLB seasonal equipment is now available for select teams. Shop hoodies, shirts and more here.
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