2021 MLB playoffs: Bracket, postseason baseball schedule as Astros, Braves advance; Dodgers try to stay alive

The Major League Baseball postseason is heating up, and the 2021 ALCS matchup is set. The Houston Astros will face the Boston Red Sox in the best-of-seven series for the American League pennant after both teams won their ALDS matchups in four games. The Astros eliminated the White Sox in Chicago on Tuesday, while the Red Sox ousted the Rays in walk-off fashion on Monday night. In the National League, the Braves are headed to the NLCS for the second year in a row after Freddie Freeman’s eighth-inning home run lifted Atlanta over the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 on Tuesday. Who will the Braves face? The Giants will try to advance to the NLCS on Tuesday night, while the reigning champion Dodgers will try to force a Game 5.

The 2021 MLB playoffs mark a return to some sense of normalcy for the sport. Gone are the neutral sites, the fan-less games, and the 16-team format; the concepts of home-field advantage and sellouts are back, and so is the 10-team field. The Yankees and Cardinals bowed out in the Wild Card Games last week

So what does the MLB playoff bracket look like? Below you’ll find the schedule and the results for all the rounds as they play out, extending through the League Division and Championship Series, and concluding with the 2021 World Series.

2021 MLB playoff bracket

2021 MLB postseason schedule

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Wild Card Games (single elimination)

League Division Series (best-of-five)

Thurs., Oct. 7	ALDS Game 1	Astros vs. White Sox	HOU 6, CHW 1	FS1
	ALDS Game 1	Rays vs. Red Sox	TB 5, BOS 0	FS1
Fri., Oct. 8	ALDS Game 2	Astros vs. White Sox	HOU 9, CHW 4	MLB Network
	NLDS Game 1	Brewers vs. Braves	MIL 2, ATL 1	TBS
	ALDS Game 2	Rays vs. Red Sox	BOS 14, TB 6	FS1
	NLDS Game 1	Giants vs. Dodgers	SF 4, LAD 0	TBS
Sat., Oct. 9	NLDS Game 2	Brewers vs. Braves	ATL 3, MIL 0	TBS
	NLDS Game 2	Giants vs. Dodgers	LAD 9, SF 2	TBS
Sun., Oct. 10	ALDS Game 3	Red Sox vs. Rays	BOS 6, TB 4 (13)	MLB Network
	ALDS Game 3	White Sox vs. Astros	CHW 12, HOU 6	FS1
Mon., Oct. 11	NLDS Game 3	Braves vs. Brewers	ATL 3, MIL 0	TBS
	ALDS Game 3	Red Sox vs. Rays	BOS 6, TB 5	FS1
	NLDS Game 3	Dodgers vs. Giants	SF 1, LAD 0	TBS
Tues., Oct. 12	ALDS Game 4	White Sox vs. Astros	HOU 10, CHW 1	FS1
	NLDS Game 4	Braves vs. Brewers	ATL 5, MIL 4	TBS
	NLDS Game 4	Dodgers vs. Giants	9:07 p.m.	TBS
Thurs., Oct 14	NLDS Game 5 (if nec.)	Giants vs. Dodgers	9:07 p.m.	TBS

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League Championship Series (best-of-seven)

Fri., Oct. 15	ALCS Game 1	Astros vs. Red Sox	TBA	Fox
Sat., Oct. 16	ALCS Game 2	Astros vs. Red Sox	TBA	Fox or FS1
	NLCS Game 1	TBD	TBA	TBS
Sun., Oct. 17	NLCS Game 2	TBD	TBA	TBS
Mon., Oct. 18	ALCS Game 3	Red Sox vs. Astros	TBA	FS1
Tues., Oct. 19	ALCS Game 4	Red Sox vs. Astros	TBA	FS1
	NLCS Game 3	TBD	TBA	TBS
Weds., Oct. 20	ALCS Game 5 (if nec.)	Red Sox vs. Astros	TBA	FS1
	NLCS Game 4	TBD	TBA	TBS
Thurs., Oct. 21	NLCS Game 5 (if nec.)	TBD	TBA	TBS
Fri., Oct. 22	ALCS Game 6 (if nec.)	Astros vs. Red Sox	TBA	TBS
Sat., Oct. 23	ALCS Game 7 (if nec.)	Astros vs. Red Sox	TBA	Fox or FS1
	NLCS Game 6 (if nec.)	TBD	TBA	TBS
Sun., Oct. 24	NLCS Game 7 (if nec.)	TBD	TBA	TBS

World Series (best-of-seven)

Tues., Oct. 26	Game 1	TBD	TBA	Fox
Weds., Oct. 27	Game 2	TBD	TBA	Fox
Fri., Oct. 29	Game 3	TBD	TBA	Fox
Sat., Oct. 30	Game 4	TBD	TBA	Fox
Sun., Oct. 31	Game 5 (if nec.)	TBD	TBA	Fox
Tues., Nov. 2	Game 6 (if nec.)	TBD	TBA	Fox
Weds., Nov. 3	Game 7 (if nec.)	TBD	TBA	Fox

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