MLB announces remaining schedule for ALCS, NLCS
Troy Taormina / USA TODAY Sports
With the teams officially set for the National League Championship Series following the Chicago Cubs' victory Thursday night, MLB announced the remaining schedule for both championship series', with the exception of NLCS Game 7.
The announcement came during Friday's ALCS Game 1. The schedule for the first two games of both series' was already set on Wednesday.
Series | Game | Date | Time (ET) | Network |
---|---|---|---|---|
ALCS | 3 | Oct. 16 | 8:08 p.m. | FOX |
ALCS | 4 | Oct. 17 | 5:08 p.m. | FOX |
NLCS | 3 | Oct. 17 | 9:01 p.m. | TBS |
ALCS | 5* | Oct. 18 | 5:08 p.m. | FOX |
NLCS | 4 | Oct. 18 | 9:01 p.m. | TBS |
NLCS | 5* | Oct. 19 | 8:08 p.m. | TBS |
ALCS | 6* | Oct. 20 | 8:08 p.m. | FOX |
NLCS | 6* | Oct. 21 | 4:08 p.m. | TBS |
ALCS | 7* | Oct. 21 | 8:08 p.m. | FOX |
NLCS | 7* | Oct. 22 | TBD | TBS |
* if necessary
Game 4 of the NLCS will shift to 8:08 p.m. if the New York Yankees-Houston Astros ALCS ends in a sweep. Similarly, Game 6 of the NLCS will move to 8:08 p.m. if the ALCS doesn't require a Game 7.
The Astros host the Yankees for Games 1, 2, 6, and 7, while the Los Angeles Dodgers have home-field advantage over the Cubs in the senior circuit.