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2015 MLB Playoffs: Schedule and how to watch

The 2015 MLB Playoffs get started tonight. Here's your breakdown.

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October is the best time of the year. The foliage is great, yes, and the Vikings are playing, which is fun, but mostly it's time to get excited about post-season baseball. Granted, the Twins aren't in it, but even so - for baseball fans everywhere, the playoffs are a fantastic part of the year.

Courtesy of MLB.com, here's what the 2015 playoff bracket looks like. Below, we'll get into dates, times, and how you can watch.

2016 mlb playoff bracket

Wild Card Games

Away Team Home Team Date Time Network
Houston Astros New York Yankees Tuesday, October 6 7:00pm ESPN
Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday, October 7 7:00pm TBS

ALDS

Away Team Home Team Date Time Network
Texas Rangers Toronto Blue Jays Thursday, October 8 2:30pm FS1 or SNET
Texas Rangers Toronto Blue Jays Friday, October 9 11:30am MLBN or SNET
Toronto Blue Jays Texas Rangers Sunday, October 11 7:00pm MLBN
Toronto Blue Jays Texas Rangers Monday, October 12 TBD FOX, FS1, or SNET
Texas Rangers Toronto Blue Jays Wednesday, October 14 TBD FOX, FS1, or SNET
Away Team Home Team Date Time Network
Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Thursday, October 8 6:30pm FS1
Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Friday, October 9 2:30pm FS1
Kansas City Royals Houston Astros Sunday, October 11 7:00pm FS1 or SNET
Kansas City Royals Houston Astros Monday, October 12 TBD TBD
Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Wednesday, October 14 TBD FOX or FS1

NLDS

Away Team Home Team Date Time Network
Chicago Cubs St. Louis Cardinals Friday, October 9 5:30pm TBS
Chicago Cubs St. Louis Cardinals Saturday, October 10 4:30pm TBS
St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs Monday, October 12 TBD TBS
St. Louis Cardinals Chicago Cubs Tuesday, October 13 TBD TBS
Chicago Cubs St. Louis Cardinals Thursday, October 15 TBD TBS
Away Team Home Team Date Time Network
New York Mets Los Angeles Dodgers Friday, October 9 4:30pm TBS
New York Mets Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, October 10 8:00pm TBS
Los Angeles Dodgers New York Mets Monday, October 12 TBD TBS
Los Angeles Dodgers New York Mets Tuesday, October 13 TBD TBS
New York Mets Los Angeles Dodgers Thursday, October 15 TBD TBS

ALCS

Away Team Home Team Date Time Network
AL Lower Seed AL Higher Seed Friday, October 16 TBD FOX or FS1
AL Lower Seed AL Higher Seed Saturday, October 17 TBD FOX or FS1
AL Higher Seed AL Lower Seed Monday, October 19 TBD FOX or FS1
AL Higher Seed AL Lower Seed Tuesday, October 20 TBD FOX or FS1
AL Higher Seed AL Lower Seed Wednesday, October 21 TBD FOX or FS1
AL Lower Seed AL Higher Seed Friday, October 23 TBD FOX or FS1
AL Lower Seed AL Higher Seed Saturday, October 24 TBD FOX or FS1

NLCS

Away Team Home Team Date Time Network
NL Lower Seed NL Higher Seed Saturday, October 17 TBD TBS
NL Lower Seed NL Higher Seed Sunday, October 18 TBD TBS
NL Higher Seed NL Lower Seed Tuesday, October 20 TBD TBS
NL Higher Seed NL Lower Seed Wednesday, October 21 TBD TBS
NL Higher Seed NL Lower Seed Thursday, October 22 TBD TBS
NL Lower Seed NL Higher Seed Saturday, October 24 TBD TBS
NL Lower Seed NL Higher Seed Sunday, October 25 TBD TBS

World Series

Away Team Home Team Date Time Network
NL Champion AL Champion Tuesday, October 27 TBD FOX
NL Champion AL Champion Wednesday, October 28 TBD FOX
AL Champion NL Champion Friday, October 30 TBD FOX
AL Champion NL Champion Saturday, October 31 TBD FOX
AL Champion NL Champion Sunday, November 1 TBD FOX
NL Champion AL Champion Tuesday, November 3 TBD FOX
NL Champion AL Champion Wednesday, November 4 TBD FOX

All games in italics are if necessary. We'll update this page as information becomes available.

For those of you who are looking to take a day off on those most glorious of days - the "four baseball playoff games" days - you'll want to bookmark Friday, October 9 (three days from now), and Monday, October 12. Thankfully, there's none of the ridiculous early schedule staggering. It means there are no three-game days, but that's for the better.

The ALCS and NLCS play on the same nights come Saturday, October 17, and Tuesday, October 20. If the ALCS goes to five games, there will be two games on Wednesday, October 21 as well.

If you need to find the MLB Network of FS1 in your area, MLB.com can help you out. For those of you outside of the US and Canada, definitely consider grabbing the post-season MLB.tv subscription as there are never any blackouts.