The Division Series in the 2024 MLB playoffs is nearly set, and the top-seeded Yankees now know who they will be playing in the best-of-five series.
New York, who earned the No. 1 seed in the American League after finishing with a league best 94 wins in the regular season, will be playing host to the Kansas City Royals. The No. 5 team completed a two-game sweep of the no. 4 Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards on Wednesday behind strong pitching (allowing just one run in two games) and just enough timely hitting.
Also in the American League, the No. 6 Detroit Tigers advanced past the Wild Card Series in a two-game sweep as well, stunning the No. 3 Houston Astros on the road. The Astros had reached the American League Championship Series in seven straight years before their surprising earlier ouster on Wednesday.
The Tigers will head to Cleveland to play the Guardians.
On the National League side, the No. 1 Los Angeles Dodgers and No. 2 Philadelphia Phillies, are waiting to see who they will be playing.
Kansas City and Detroit now head to the Division Series where the American League's No. 1 New York Yankees and No. 2 Cleveland Guardians, along with the National League's No. 1 Los Angeles Dodgers and No. 2 Philadelphia Phillies, are waiting.
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From the matchups to the schedule and more, here's what we know about the ALDS and NLDS so far:
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MLB playoff bracket: ALDS, NLDS matchups in 2024
While the American League side of the Division Series bracket is set, both the Dodgers and Phillies don't know their opponent just yet. Here's a look at the updated bracket:
American League
- No. 1 New York Yankees vs. No. 5 Kansas City Royals
- No. 2 Cleveland Guardians vs. No. 6 Detroit Tigers
National League
- No. 1 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. No. 4 San Diego Padres/No. 5 Atlanta Braves (San Diego leads Atlanta 1-0 in series)
- No. 2 Philadelphia Phillies vs. No. 3 Milwaukee Brewers/No. 6 New York Mets (New York leads Milwaukee 1-0 in series)
Does MLB reseed in the playoffs?
If you're wondering why the top-seeded Yankees are playing the No. 5 Royals instead of the No. 6 Tigers, it's because the MLB playoffs follow a bracket format and don't reseed teams following the opening round.
How many games are in the ALDS, NLDS?
The Division Series features a best-of-five format where the higher seed has home-field advantage for Games 1, 2 and, if necessary, 5.
When do the ALDS, NLDS start?
All four Division Series showdowns are slated to get underway Saturday, Oct. 5.
ALDS, NLDS schedules
Here's a full look at the Division Series schedule (* = if necessary):
No. 1 Yankees vs. No. 5 Royals
- Game 1: Royals at Yankees, Oct. 5, 6:38 p.m. ET
- Game 2: Royals at Yankees, Oct. 7, 7:38 p.m. ET
- Game 3: Yankees at Royals, Oct. 9, TBD
- Game 4*: Yankees at Royals, Oct. 10, TBD
- Game 5*: Royals at Yankees, Oct. 12, TBD
No. 2 Guardians vs. No. 6 Tigers
- Game 1: Tigers at Guardians, Oct. 5, 1:08 p.m. ET
- Game 2: Tigers at Guardians, Oct. 7, 4:08 p.m. ET
- Game 3: Guardians at Tigers, Oct. 9, TBD
- Game 4*: Guardians at Tigers, Oct. 10, TBD
- Game 5*: Tigers at Guardians, Oct. 12, TBD
No. 1 Dodgers vs. No. 4 San Diego Padres/No. 5 Atlanta Braves
- Game 1: Padres/Braves at Dodgers, Oct. 5, 8:38 p.m. ET
- Game 2: Padres/Braves at Dodgers, Oct. 6, 8:03 p.m. ET
- Game 3: Dodgers at Padres/Braves, Oct. 8, TBD
- Game 4*: Dodgers at Padres/Braves, Oct. 9, TBD
- Game 5*: Padres/Braves at Dodgers, Oct. 11, TBD
No. 2 Phillies vs. No. 3 Milwaukee Brewers/No. 6 New York Mets
- Game 1: Brewers/Mets at Phillies, Oct. 5, 4:08 p.m. ET
- Game 2: Brewers/Mets at Phillies, Oct. 6, 4:08 p.m. ET
- Game 3: Phillies at Brewers/Mets, Oct. 8, TBD
- Game 4*: Phillies at Brewers/Mets, Oct. 9, TBD
- Game 5*: Brewers/Mets at Phillies, Oct. 11, TBD
How to watch the ALDS, NLDS
ALDS games will air on TBS and be available to stream on Max, TBS.com and the TBS app. NLDS games, meanwhile, will air across Fox and FS1 and be available to stream on FoxSports.com and the Fox Sports app.
