MLB postseason to begin Oct. 4, full schedule released
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Major League Baseball's 2016 postseason schedule was released on Tuesday, with the playoffs set to begin Oct. 4 with the American League wild-card game.
Wild-card games
| DATE | SERIES |
|---|---|
| Oct 4 | AL Wild Card |
| Oct 5 | NL Wild Card |
The five-game Division Series begins with the AL on Oct. 6, followed by the National League series a day later.
Division Series
| DATE | SERIES |
|---|---|
| Oct 6 | ALDS A Game 1 |
| Oct 6 | ALDS B Game 1 |
| Oct 7 | ALDS A Game 2 |
| Oct 7 | ALDS B Game 2 |
| Oct 7 | NLDS A Game 1 |
| Oct 7 | NLDS B Game 1 |
| Oct 8 | NLDS A Game 2 |
| Oct 8 | NLDS B Game 2 |
| Oct 9 | ALDS A Game 3 |
| Oct 9 | ALDS B Game 3 |
| Oct 10 | ALDS A Game 4 (if nec.) |
| Oct 10 | ALDS B Game 4 (if nec.) |
| Oct 10 | NLDS A Game 3 |
| Oct 10 | NLDS B Game 3 |
| Oct 11 | NLDS A Game 4 (if nec.) |
| Oct 11 | NLDS B Game 4 (if nec.) |
| Oct 12 | ALDS A Game 5 (if nec.) |
| Oct 12 | ALDS B Game 5 (if nec.) |
| Oct 13 | NLDS A Game 5 (if nec.) |
| Oct 13 | NLDS B Gme 5 (if nec.) |
The winners of each divisional series will then meet each other in the League Championship Series, which begin Oct. 14 with the AL.
League Championship Series
| DATE | SERIES |
|---|---|
| Oct 14 | ALCS Game 1 |
| Oct 15 | ALCS Game 2 |
| Oct 15 | NLCS Game 1 |
| Oct 16 | NLCS Game 2 |
| Oct 17 | ALCS Game 3 |
| Oct 18 | NLCS Game 3 |
| Oct 18 | ALCS Game 4 |
| Oct 19 | ALCS Game 5 (if nec.) |
| Oct 19 | NLCS Game 4 |
| Oct 20 | NLCS Game 5 (if nec.) |
| Oct 21 | ALCS Game 6 (if nec.) |
| Oct 22 | NLCS Game 6 (if nec.) |
| Oct 22 | ALCS Game 7 (if nec.) |
| Oct 23 | NLCS Game 7 (if nec.) |
Finally, the first game of the World Series will take place in an AL city on Oct. 25, and if the series were to reach seven games, would end on Nov. 2.
World Series
| DATE | SERIES |
|---|---|
| Oct 25 | Game 1 AL City |
| Oct 26 | Game 2 AL City |
| Oct 28 | Game 3 NL City |
| Oct 29 | Game 4 NL City |
| Oct 30 | Game 5 (if nec.) NL City |
| Nov 1 | Game 6 (if nec.) AL City |
| Nov 2 | Game 7 (if nec.) AL City |
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