ALDS matchup, schedule, how to watch it – NBC New York

The Division Series in the 2024 MLB Playoffs is almost set and the top-seeded Yankees now know who they will play in the best-of-five series.

New York, which reached No. 1 in the American League with a career-best 94 regular-season wins, will host the Kansas City Royals. The No. 5 team completed a two-game win over the No. 4 Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards on Wednesday with strong pitching (allowing just one run in two games) and just enough timely hitting.

Also in the American League, the No. 6 Detroit Tigers won the Wild Card Series in two games and beat the No. 3 Houston Astros on the road. The Astros had reached the American League Championship Series in seven consecutive years before their surprise exit on Wednesday.

The Tigers will travel 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 play.

Kansas City and Detroit now compete in the Division Series, where the No. 1 New York Yankees and the No. 2 Cleveland Guardians of the American League and the No. 1 Los Angeles Dodgers and the No. 2 Philadelphia Phillies of the American League National League waiting for you.

From the matchups to the schedule and more, here's what we know so far about the ALDS and NLDS:

MLB playoff round: ALDS and NLDS matchups in 2024

While the American League team in the Division Series has been decided, both the Dodgers and Phillies do not yet know their opponent. 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

Bundesliga

• 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)

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How many games are there in the ALDS, NLDS?

The Division Series features a best-of-five format in which the higher seed has home advantage for Games 1, 2 and, if necessary, 5.

When do the ALDS, NLDS start?

All four Division Series showdowns are scheduled to begin on Saturday, October 5th.

ALDS and NLDS timetables

Here's a complete look at the Division Series schedule (* = if necessary):

No. 1 Yankees vs. No. 5 Royals

• Game 1: Royals at Yankees, October 5, 6:38 p.m. ET
• Game 2: Royals at Yankees, October 7, 7:38 p.m. ET
• Game 3: Yankees at Royals, October 9, TBD
• Game 4*: Yankees at Royals, October 10, TBD
• Game 5*: Royals at Yankees, October 12, TBD

No. 2 Guardians vs. No. 6 Tigers

• Game 1: Tigers at Guardians, October 5, 1:08 p.m. ET
• Game 2: Tigers at Guardians, October 7, 4:08 p.m. ET
• Game 3: Guardians at Tigers, October 9, TBD
• Game 4*: Guardians at Tigers, October 10, TBD
• Game 5*: Tigers at Guardians, October 12th, TBD

No. 1 Dodgers vs. No. 4 San Diego Padres/No. 5 Atlanta Braves

• Game 1: Padres/Braves at Dodgers, October 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, October 9th, TBD
• Game 5*: Padres/Braves at Dodgers, October 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, October 11, TBD

How to watch ALDS and NLDS

ALDS games air on TBS and are available to stream on Max, TBS.com and the TBS app. NLDS games, meanwhile, will air on Fox and FS1 and will be available to stream on FoxSports.com and the Fox Sports app.

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