NEW YORK, NY — Who is ready for October baseball?
Well, we won’t need to wait for the start of a new month in order to get some postseason action, since the MLB playoffs begin Tuesday. That’s when all four of the Wild Card Series presented by AbbVie will get underway.
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Postseason Guide
• Final bracket
• Wild Card Series matchups
• How to watch Wild Card Series on NBC, Peacock
• Postseason schedule
Here is what you need to know about all four Wild Card Series matchups.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
(6) White Sox at (3) Astros
Schedule
Game 1: Tuesday, 5 p.m. ET/4 p.m. CT on Peacock & NBCSN
Game 2: Wednesday, 5 p.m ET/4 p.m. CT on Peacock & NBCSN
Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday on NBC/Peacock/NBCSN
Season series: The Astros went 5-2 against the White Sox this season, taking a three-game set at Rate Field in July and then winning three of four games at Daikin Park in a series that spanned August into September.
Postseason history: The last time the White Sox were in the postseason, they squared off with the Astros in the 2021 ALDS, a series that Houston won in four games. More memorably, it’s also a rematch of the 2005 World Series. Chicago captured the franchise’s first championship since 1917 by way of a four-game sweep over Houston, at the time in the National League.
(5) Red Sox at (4) Yankees
Schedule
Game 1: Tuesday, 8 p.m. ET on NBC & Peacock
Game 2: Wednesday, 8 p.m. ET on NBC & Peacock
Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday on NBC/Peacock/NBCSN
Season series: The Yankees went 7-6 against their archrival this season, including 4-2 at Yankee Stadium, which is the host site for this three-game series.
Postseason history: This will be the seventh postseason series between these two foes. The Yankees won the most recent meeting, triumphing in the 2025 AL Wild Card Series, two games to one.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
(6) Phillies at (3) Braves
Schedule
Game 1: Tuesday, 2 p.m. ET on NBC & Peacock
Game 2: Wednesday, 2 p.m. ET on NBC & Peacock
Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday on NBC/Peacock/NBCSN
Seasons series: Atlanta handled Philadelphia in the regular season, going 9-4 in 13 head-to-head meetings. That’s no small part why the Braves won the NL East rather comfortably.
Postseason history: These NL East rivals have met in three prior postseason series, and all three have gone in Philadelphia’s favor. That includes in 2022 and 2023, when the Phillies — as a Wild Card — upended the division-winning Braves. In ‘22, the onslaught helped kickstart a run to the World Series.
(5) Cubs at (4) Padres
Schedule
Game 1: Tuesday, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on Peacock & NBCSN
Game 2: Wednesday, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on Peacock & NBCSN
Game 3 (if necessary): Thursday on NBC/Peacock/NBCSN
Season series: The Cubs went 5-1 against the Padres in 2026, taking two of three in late April at Petco Park and sweeping a three-game set from June 29-July 1 at Wrigley Field. The final contest between the two clubs was a 23-3 Chicago rout.
Postseason history: This is a rematch of the 2025 NL Wild Card Series, which featured the Cubs and Padres squaring off at Wrigley Field. The Cubs pulled out the win in a tense, low-scoring series, winning Game 1 and Game 3 by identical scores of 3-1 around a 3-0 loss in Game 2.
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