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Analyzing MLB Wild Card postseason matchups

Bob Nightengale breaks down each of the four Wild Card matchups to kick off the 2025 MLB postseason.

The 2025 MLB postseason schedule is underway for the postseason bracket.

There are four games on Day 1 of the playoffs Tuesday, Sept. 30.

We are tracking and updating scores and results from every game of baseball’s playoffs from the four wild-card series, the ALDS and NLDS, the ALCS and NLCS and the World Series.

Here’s what we know about the 2025 MLB playoff schedule so far. This will be updated with final scores, results, game time announcements and TV channel updates.

MLB playoff bracket 2025American League bracket1. Blue Jays, 94-682. Mariners, 90-723. Guardians, 88-744. Yankees, 94-685. Red Sox, 89-736. Tigers, 87-75National League bracket1. Brewers, 97-652. Phillies, 96-663. Dodgers, 93-694. Cubs, 92-705. Padres, 90-726. Reds, 83-79MLB playoffs schedule, scores in 2025

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MLB wild-card series schedule 2025

Best-of-three series with all games at the higher seed.

Tuesday, Sept. 30NLWC, Game 1: Padres at Cubs, 3:08 p.m., ABCNLWC, Game 1: Reds at Dodgers, 9:08 p.m., ESPNALWC, Game 1: Tigers at Guardians, 1:08 p.m., ESPNALWC, Game 1: Red Sox at Yankees, 6:08 p.m., ESPNWednesday, Oct. 1NLWC, Game 2: Padres at Cubs, 3:08 p.m., ABCNLWC, Game 2: Reds at Dodgers, 9:08 p.m., ESPNALWC, Game 2: Tigers at Guardians, 1:08 p.m., ESPNALWC, Game 2: Red Sox at Yankees, 6:08 p.m., ESPNThursday, Oct. 2NLWC, Game 3 (if necessary): Padres at Cubs, 3:08 p.m., ABCNLWC, Game 3 (if necessary): Reds at Dodgers, 9:08 p.m., ESPNALWC, Game 3 (if necessary): Tigers at Guardians, 1:08 p.m., ESPNALWC, Game 3 (if necessary): Red Sox at Yankees, 6:08 p.m., ESPNALDS and NLDS schedule 2025

Best-of-five series hosted by the better seed.

Saturday, Oct. 4NLDS Game 1 (Padres/Cubs at Brewers): TBSNLDS Game 1 (Reds/Dodgers at Phillies): TBSALDS Game 1 (Red Sox/Yankees at Blue Jays): Fox/FS1ALDS Game 1 (Tigers/Guardians at Mariners): Fox/FS1Sunday, Oct. 5ALDS Game 2 (Red Sox/Yankees at Blue Jays): Fox/FS1ALDS Game 2 (Tigers/Guardians at Mariners): Fox/FS1Monday, Oct. 6NLDS Game 2 (Padres/Cubs at Brewers): TBSNLDS Game 2 (Reds/Dodgers at Phillies): TBSTuesday, Oct. 7ALDS Game 3 (Blue Jays at Red Sox/Yankees): Fox/FS1ALDS Game 3 (Mariners at Tigers/Guardians): Fox/FS1Wednesay, Oct. 8

*If necessary

*ALDS Game 4 (Blue Jays at Red Sox/Yankees): Fox/FS1*ALDS Game 4 (Mariners at Tigers/Guardians): Fox/FS1NLDS Game 3 (Brewers at Padres/Cubs): TBSNLDS Game 3 (Phillies at Reds/Dodgers): TBSThursday, Oct. 9

*If necessary

*NLDS Game 4 (Brewers at Padres/Cubs): TBS*NLDS Game 4 (Phillies at Reds/Dodgers): TBSFriday, Oct. 10

*If necessary

*ALDS Game 5 (Red Sox/Yankees at Blue Jays): Fox/FS1*ALDS Game 5 (Tigers/Guardians at Mariners): Fox/FS1Saturday, Oct. 11

*If necessary

NLDS Game 5 (Padres/Cubs at Brewers): TBSNLDS Game 5 (Reds/Dodgers at Phillies): TBSALCS schedule 2025

Best-of-seven series hosted by the better seed.

*If necessary

Game 1, Sunday, Oct. 12: AL low at AL high, Fox/FS1Game 2, Monday, Oct. 13: AL low at AL high, Fox/FS1Game 3, Wednesday, Oct. 15: AL high at AL low, Fox/FS1Game 4, Thursday, Oct. 16: AL high at AL low, Fox/FS1*Game 5, Friday, Oct. 17: AL high at AL low, Fox/FS1*Game 6, Sunday, Oct. 19: AL low at AL high: Fox/FS1*Game 7, Monday, Oct. 20: AL low at AL high: Fox/FS1NLCS schedule 2025

Best-of-seven series hosted by the better seed.

*If necessary

Game 1, Monday, Oct. 13: NL low at NL high, TBSGame 2, Tuesday, Oct. 14: NL low at NL high, TBSGame 3, Thursday, Oct. 16: NL high at NL low, TBSGame 4, Friday, Oct. 17: NL high at NL low, TBS*Game 5, Saturday, Oct. 18 NL high at NL low, TBS*Game 6, Monday, Oct. 20: NL low at NL high, TBS*Game 7, Tuesday, Oct. 21: NL low at NL high, TBSWorld Series schedule 2025

Best-of-seven series hosted by the team with the better record.

*If necessary

Game 1, Friday, Oct. 24: (Low at high), FoxGame 2, Saturday, Oct. 25: (Low at high), FoxGame 3, Monday, Oct. 27: (Low at high), FoxGame 4, Tuesday, Oct. 28: (Low at high), Fox*Game 5, Wednesday, Oct. 29: (Low at high), Fox*Game 6, Friday, Oct. 31: (Low at high), Fox*Game 7, Saturday, Nov. 1: (Low at high), Fox