MLB sets schedules for AL, NL Championship Series

MLB announced the schedules for the National League Championship Series and American League Championship Series on Sunday.

The 89-win San Diego Padres will hold home-field advantage over the 87-win Philadelphia Phillies in the NLCS starting Tuesday, Oct. 18.

Game	Date	Home Team	First Pitch (ET)	Network
1	Oct. 18	Padres	8:03 p.m.	FS1
2	Oct. 19	Padres	4:35 p.m.	FS1
3	Oct. 21	Phillies	7:37 p.m.	FS1
4	Oct. 22	Phillies	7:45 p.m.	FOX
5*	Oct. 23	Phillies	2:37 p.m.	FS1
6*	Oct. 24	Padres	8:03 p.m.	FS1
7*	Oct. 25	Padres	8:03 p.m.	FOX/FS1

* - if necessary

The 106-win Houston Astros, meanwhile, will open the ALCS on Oct. 19 with home-field advantage against either the Cleveland Guardians or the New York Yankees.

Game	Date	Home Team	First Pitch (ET)	Network
1	Oct. 19	Astros	7:37 p.m.	TBS
2	Oct. 20	Astros	7:37 p.m.	TBS
3	Oct. 22	Yankees/Guardians	5:07 p.m.	TBS
4	Oct. 23	Yankees/Guardians	7:07 p.m.	TBS
5*	Oct. 24	Yankees/Guardians	4:07 p.m.**	TBS
6*	Oct. 25	Astros	6:07 p.m.**	TBS
7*	Oct. 26	Astros	7:37 p.m.	TBS

* - if necessary

Game 5 and potentially Game 6 of the ALCS will start at 7:07 p.m. ET if the NLCS is decided by then.

Teams have typically had days off to accommodate travel between Game 5 and Game 6 of the Championship Series, but MLB's expanded postseason format has led to a more condensed schedule.