MLB playoff bracket 2026: ALCS, NLCS schedule, dates, times and TV info

The MLB playoffs are down to the final four. It's a battle of National League heavyweights as a pair of 100-win teams stage a rematch of last year's NLCS with the top-seeded Milwaukee Brewers looking to avenge their loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers . The two-time defending World Series champion Dodgers will have to break through on the road once again if they hope to make it three titles in a row. Meanwhile, the American League matchup offers the complete opposite, with the top-seeded Tampa Bay Rays looking to get back to the World Series for the first time since the COVID-shortened 2020 season – and hoping to win it for the first time in franchise history. They take on the upstart Cleveland Guardians , who rallied to defeat the Chicago White Sox in five games in their division series. MLB playoff bracket MLB playoff schedule ALCS: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Cleveland Guardians All times Eastern Game 1: Monday, Oct. 12 — Guardians 7, Rays 3 Game 2: Tuesday, Oct. 13. Guardians at Rays, 8 p.m. Game 3: Thursday, Oct. 15. Rays at Guardians, 6 p.m. Game 4: Friday, Oct. 16. Rays at Guardians, 6 p.m. * Game 5: Saturday, Oct. 17. Rays at Guardians, 8 p.m. * Game 6: Monday, Oct. 19. Guardians at Rays, 5 p.m. * Game 7: Tuesday, Oct. 20. Guardians at Rays, 8 p.m. All ALCS games on TBS / truTV / HBO Max NLCS: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Los Angeles Dodgers All times Eastern Game 1: Sunday, Oct. 11 — Brewers 2, Dodgers 1 Game 2: Monday, Oct. 12 — Brewers 7, Dodgers 4 Game 3: Wednesday, Oct. 14. Brewers at Dodgers, 8 p.m. Game 4: Thursday, Oct. 15. Brewers at Dodgers, 9 p.m. * Game 5: Friday, Oct. 16. Brewers at Dodgers, 9 p.m. * Game 6: Sunday, Oct. 18. Dodgers at Brewers, 8 p.m. * Game 7: Monday, Oct. 19. Dodgers at Brewers, 8 p.m. All NLCS games on FOX / FS1 / FOX Deportes / FOX One 2026 World Series Game 1: Friday, Oct. 23 Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 24 Game 3: Monday, Oct. 26 Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 27 * Game 5: Wednesday, Oct. 28 *Game 6: Friday, Oct. 30 *Game 7: Saturday, Oct. 31 All World Series games on FOX / FS1 / FOX Deportes / FOX One