Are there any MLB playoff games on tonight? Schedule, updated bracket

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After the MLB playoff field was lowered from 12 to eight this week, the next round of the postseason is just about here.

For remaining teams and its fanbases, it's the calm before the storm on Friday, Oct. 2.

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There's a brief break in the action ahead of the division series in the National and American leagues getting underway.

The top two seeds in both leagues host the first two games in their respective series, starting Saturday, Oct. 3, after not playing in the wild-card round.

In the National League, the Milwaukee Brewers, baseball's best team, faces the a team that is just as hot as them in the No. 4 San Diego Padres, while the second-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers begin their quest at a World Series three-peat when they face the Atlanta Braves, who won their first postseason series since winning the Fall Classic five years ago.

In the American League, it's divisional rivals meeting in the division round. The No. 2 Cleveland Guardians and No. 6 Chicago White Sox, both of the AL Central, are squaring off, and the No. 1 Tampa Bay Rays play the No. 4 New York Yankees, both of the AL East.

Here's what to know about the MLB playoff schedule, including the upcoming schedule, updated bracket, TV channels and more:

Are there any baseball playoff games on today?

There are not any MLB playoff games on Oct. 2.

It's a built-in day off between the end of the wild-card round and the start of all the division series in both leagues on Oct. 3.

What channel are the MLB playoffs on?

It's a new group of stations for the next round of the playoffs.

After all of the wild-card games were on the NBC family of networks or streaming services, the division series are on multiple networks.

The National League's games will be on Fox or FS1, while the American League's games will be on TBS and truTV.

Stream NL games on Fubo

Stream AL games on Sling

Who's left in the MLB playoffs?

Eight teams are left in the 2026 MLB playoffs, four in each league:

National League

  • Milwaukee Brewers (1)
  • Los Angeles Dodgers (2)
  • Atlanta Braves (3)
  • San Diego Padres (4)

American League

  • Tampa Bay Rays (1)
  • Cleveland Guardians (2)
  • New York Yankees (4)
  • Chicago White Sox (6)

Who has been eliminated from the MLB playoffs?

Two teams in each league were eliminated during the wild-card round. Three of the four series were two-game sweeps.

In the National League, the fifth-seeded Chicago Cubs lost to the fourth-seeded San Diego Padres in two games, and the sixth-seeded Philadelphia Phillies had their season end at the hands of the Atlanta Braves in a decisive Game 3.

In the American League, there were a pair of sweeps. The fifth-seeded Boston Red Sox had no answer for the New York Yankees, while the third-seeded Houston Astros lost both of their home games to the upstart Chicago White Sox.

MLB playoffs

Here's the schedule for each of the four division series matchups:

National League

San Diego Padres vs Milwaukee Brewers

  • Game 1: 7:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, FS1
  • Game 2: 3 p.m. Oct. 4 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, FS1
  • Game 3: 8:30 p.m. Oct. 6 at Petco Park in San Diego, FS1
  • Game 4: 9 p.m. Oct. 7 at Petco Park in San Diego, FS1 (if necessary)
  • Game 5: 3:30 p.m. Oct. 9 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, FS1 (if necessary)*

*Game time would move to 7 p.m. if it's the only remaining National League game

Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers

  • Game 1: 3 p.m. Oct. 3 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Fox
  • Game 2: 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, FS1
  • Game 3: 5 p.m. Oct. 6 at Truist Park in Atlanta, FS1
  • Game 4: 5 p.m. Oct. 7 at Truist Park in Atlanta, FS1(if necessary)
  • Game 5: 7 p.m. Oct. 9 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, Fox (if necessary)*

American League

New York Yankees vs Tampa Bay Rays

  • Game 1: 5:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at Tropicana Field in Tampa, TBS and truTV
  • Game 2: 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at Tropicana Field in Tampa, TBS and truTV
  • Game 3: 7 p.m. Oct. 7 at Yankee Stadium in New York, TBS and truTV
  • Game 4: 7 p.m. Oct. 8 at Yankee Stadium in New York, TBS and truTV (if necessary)
  • Game 5: 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at Tropicana Field in Tampa, TBS and truTV (if necessary)

Chicago White Sox vs Cleveland Guardians

  • Game 1: Noon Oct. 3 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, TBS and truTV
  • Game 2: 4 p.m. Oct. 5 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, TBS and truTV
  • Game 3: 3 p.m. Oct. 7 at Rate Field in Chicago, TBS and truTV
  • Game 4: 4 p.m. Oct. 8 at Rate Field in Chicago, TBS and truTV (if necessary)
  • Game 5: 4 p.m. Oct. 10 at Progressive Field in Cleveland, TBS and truTV (if necessary)

*Game time would move to 7 p.m. if it's the only remaining American League game

MLB playoff bracket

Here's the full bracket for the 2026 MLB playoffs as of Oct. 1:

National League

See the National League results:

NL wild-card round

Best of three, seeds in parentheses

NL Division Series

Best of five

  • San Diego Padres (4) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (1), series begins Oct. 3
  • Atlanta Braves (3) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (2), series begins Oct. 3

NL Championship Series

Best of seven

  • Brewers/Padres vs. Dodgers/Braves

American League

See the American League results:

AL wild-card round

Best of three, seeds in parentheses

  • Chicago White Sox (6) at Houston Astros (3); White Sox win series, 2-0
  • Boston Red Sox (5) at New York Yankees (4); Yankees win series, 2-0

AL Division Series

Best of five

  • New York Yankees (4) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (1), series begins Oct. 3
  • Chicago White Sox (6) vs. Cleveland Guardians (2), series begins Oct. 3

AL Championship Series

Best of seven

Rays/Yankees vs. Guardians/White Sox

2026 World Series

Best of seven

  • AL champion vs. NL champion

MLB playoff schedule

  • Wild-card series: Sept. 29-Oct. 1
  • Division series: Oct. 3-10
  • Championship Series: Oct. 11-20
  • World Series: Oct. 23-31

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Are there any MLB playoff games on tonight? Schedule, updated bracket

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