2024 MLB Playoff Series: ALDS and NLDS schedule with Mets vs. Phillies, Yankees vs. Royals in next round

Major League Baseball's 2024 postseason is down to eight teams, with all NLDS and ALDS matchups set. The New York Mets eliminated the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night thanks to Pete Alonso's game-winning home run in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series. The Mets came back with an impressive ninth-inning rally to win the series and advance to face the Philadelphia Phillies in the National League Division Series. All four divisional round matchups begin Saturday and fans will see Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers, Aaron Judge's Yankees and Bryce Harper's Phillies for the first time this October.

In the American League on Wednesday, the Detroit Tigers eliminated the Houston Astros while the Royals eliminated the Baltimore Orioles. Both AL Central underdogs won the best-of-three series in two away games. The Tigers face an ALDS matchup against the Cleveland Guardians, their AL Central rival. The Royals face Judge, Juan Soto and the New York Yankees in the next round. The Astros saw their streak of seven straight ALCS appearances come to an end, while the Orioles are now 0-5 in the playoffs over the past two seasons.

Over in the National League, the Padres took care of business and defeated the Atlanta Braves to clinch their NLDS spot, where they will play the NL West rival Dodgers. The Mets, meanwhile, won their first playoff series since reaching the World Series since 2015.

The Mets and Braves clinched the final two postseason spots on Monday, leaving the Arizona Diamondbacks on the outside of the playoffs. The Mets won a wild Game 1 of a crucial doubleheader in Atlanta to clinch their spot. The Braves regrouped and won Game 2, becoming the 12th and final playoff team. The Braves, Mets and D-Backs all finished with 89-73 records. The Braves secured the tiebreaker against both teams and will be No. 5 in the standings. The Mets won the tiebreaker against Arizona and are the No. 6 seed.

The Wild Card Series is all hosted by the higher seeded teams and ends on Thursday, October 3rd. The LDS round begins on Saturday, October 5th. The League Championship Series begins on Sunday, October 13th. And the World Series begins on either Tuesday, October 22nd or Friday, October 25th. (You can click here to view the full playoff schedule.)

Here's a look at the complete 2024 MLB playoff round. Game times for the Wild Card Series were announced Sunday evening.

2024 MLB Playoffs Series

Wild Card Series

Always east

Tuesday, October 1st
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Tigers 3, Astros 1 (Detroit leads 1-0)
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Royals 1, Orioles 0 (Kansas City leads 1-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Mets 8, Brewers 4 (New York leads 1-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Padres 4, Braves 0 (San Diego leads 1-0)

Tuesday, October 2nd
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Tigers 5, Astros 2 (Detroit wins 2-0)
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Royals 2, Orioles 1 (Kansas City wins 2-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Brewers 5, Mets 3 (Series tied 1-1)
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Padres 5, Braves 4 (San Diego wins 2-0)

Tuesday, October 3rd
NL Wild Card Series Game 3: Mets 3, Brewers 2 (New York wins 2-1)

Division Series

Saturday, October 5th
ALDS Game 1: Guardians vs. Tigers, 1:08 p.m., TBS
NLDS Game 1: Phillies vs. Mets, 4:08 p.m., Fox, Fubo (Try Free)
ALDS Game 1: Yankees vs. Royals, 6:38 p.m., TBS
NLDS Game 1: Dodgers vs. Padres, 8:38 p.m., Fox, Fubo (Try Free)

Sunday, October 6th
NLDS Game 2: Phillies vs. Mets, 4:08 p.m., FS1, Fubo (try free)
NLDS Game 2: Dodgers vs. Padres, 8:03 p.m., FS1, Fubo (try free)

Monday, October 7th
ALDS Game 2: Guardians vs. Tigers, 4:08 p.m., TBS
ALDS Game 2: Yankees vs. Royals, 7:38 p.m., TBS

Tuesday, October 8th
NLDS Game 3: Mets vs. Phillies
NLDS Game 3: Padres vs. Dodgers

Wednesday, October 9th
ALDS Game 3: Tigers vs. Guardians
ALDS Game 3: Royals vs. Yankees
*NLDS Game 4: Mets vs. Phillies
*NLDS Game 4: Padres vs. Dodgers

Thursday, October 10th
*ALDS Game 4: Tigers vs. Guardians
*ALDS Game 4: Royals vs. Yankees

Friday, October 11th
*NLDS Game 5: Phillies vs. Mets
*NLDS Game 5: Dodgers vs. Padres

Saturday, October 12th
*ALDS Game 5: Guardians vs. Tigers
*ALDS Game 5: Yankees vs. Royals
*-if required

Championship Series

Sunday, October 13th
NLCS Game 1: TBD vs. TBD

Monday, October 14th
ALCS Game 1: TBD vs. TBD
NLCS Game 2: TBD vs. TBD

Tuesday, October 15th
ALCS Game 2: TBD vs. TBD

Wednesday, October 16th
NLCS Game 3: TBD vs. TBD

Thursday, October 17th
ALCS Game 3: TBD vs. TBD
NLCS Game 4: TBD vs. TBD

Friday, October 18th
ALCS Game 4: TBD vs. TBD
*NLCS Game 5: TBD vs. TBD

Saturday, October 19th
*ALCS Game 5: TBD vs. TBD

Sunday, October 20th
*NLCS Game 6: TBD vs. TBD

Monday, October 21st
*ALCS Game 6: TBD vs. TBD
*NLCS Game 7: TBD vs. TBD

Tuesday, October 22nd
*ALCS Game 7: TBD vs. TBD
*-if required

World Series

(The 2024 World Series schedule is subject to change. Each game would be moved forward three days if both the ALCS and NLCS finish in five games or fewer.)

Friday, October 25th
World Series Game 1: TBD vs. TBD

Saturday, October 26th
World Series Game 2: TBD vs. TBD

Monday, October 28th
World Series Game 3: TBD vs. TBD

Tuesday, October 29th
World Series Game 4: TBD vs. TBD

Wednesday, October 30th
*World Series Game 5: TBD vs. TBD

Friday, November 1st
*World Series Game 6: TBD vs. TBD

Saturday November 2nd
*World Series Game 7: TBD vs. TBD
*-if required