FRIDAY Games

AMERICAN LEAGUE

N.Y. Yankees (Gil 12-6) at Chi. Cubs (Wicks 2-2), 1:20 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Baz 2-2) at Baltimore (TBD), 6:05 p.m.

Chi. White Sox (Martin 0-3) at Boston (Pivetta 5-10), 6:10 p.m.

Toronto (Gausman 12-10) at Atlanta (Fried 8-8), 6:20 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Aldegheri 0-1) at Texas (TBD), 7:05 p.m.

Arizona (Pfaadt 9-7) at Houston (Valdez 13-6), 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Matthews 1-2) at Kansas City (Ragans 10-9), 7:10 p.m.

Seattle (Miller 10-8) at St. Louis (Fedde 8-8), 7:15 p.m.

Detroit (Skubal 16-4) at Oakland (Spence 7-9), 8:40 p.m.

Cleveland (Boyd 1-1) at L.A. Dodgers (TBD), 9:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

N.Y. Yankees (Gil 12-6) at Chi. Cubs (Wicks 2-2), 1:20 p.m.

Colorado (Feltner 1-10) at Milwaukee (Montas 6-9), 5:10 p.m.

Washington (Herz 2-7) at Pittsburgh (Ortiz 6-4), 5:40 p.m.

Cincinnati (TBD) at N.Y. Mets (Manaea 11-5), 6:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Wheeler 13-6) at Miami (Cabrera 3-6), 6:10 p.m.

Toronto (Gausman 12-10) at Atlanta (Fried 8-8), 6:20 p.m.

Arizona (Pfaadt 9-7) at Houston (Valdez 13-6), 7:10 p.m.

Seattle (Miller 10-8) at St. Louis (Fedde 8-8), 7:15 p.m.

San Francisco (TBD) at San Diego (King 11-8), 8:40 p.m.

Cleveland (Boyd 1-1) at L.A. Dodgers (TBD), 9:10 p.m.

tentative PLAYOFF SCHEDULE

WILD CARD SERIES

(ESPN Platforms)

Tuesday, Oct. 1

AL Wild Card A, G1

AL Wild Card B, G1

NL Wild Card A, G1

NL Wild Card B, G1

Wednesday, Oct. 2

AL Wild Card A, G2

AL Wild Card B, G2

NL Wild Card A, G2

NL Wild Card B, G2

Thursday, Oct. 3

AL Wild Card A, G3*

AL Wild Card B, G3*

NL Wild Card A, G3*

NL Wild Card B, G3*

*(if necessary)

DIVISION SERIES

Saturday, Oct. 5

ALDS A, G1 (TBS, truTV, Max)

ALDS B, G1 (TBS, Max)

NLDS A, G1 (FOX/FS1)

NLDS B, G1 (FOX/FS1)

Sunday, Oct. 6

NLDS A, G2 (FOX/FS1)

NLDS B, G2 (FOX/FS1)

Monday, Oct. 7

ALDS A, G2 (TBS, truTV, Max)

ALDS B, G2 (TBS, truTV, Max)

Tuesday, Oct. 8

NLDS A, G3 (FOX/FS1)

NLDS B, G3 (FOX/FS1)

Wednesday, Oct. 9

ALDS A, G3 (TBS, truTV, Max)

ALDS B, G3 (TBS, truTV, Max)

NLDS A, G4* (FOX/FS1)

NLDS B, G4* (FOX/FS1)

Thursday, Oct. 10

ALDS A, G4* (TBS, truTV, Max)

ALDS B, G4* (TBS, truTV, Max)

Friday, Oct. 11

NLDS A, G5* (FOX/FS1)

NLDS B, G5* (FOX/FS1)

Saturday, Oct. 12

ALDS A, G5* (TBS, Max)

ALDS B, G5* (TBS, Max)

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Sunday, Oct. 13

NLCS G1 (FOX/FS1)

Monday, Oct. 14

ALCS G1 (TBS, truTV, Max)

NLCS G2 (FOX/FS1)

Tuesday, Oct. 15

ALCS G2 (TBS, truTV, Max)

Wednesday, Oct. 16

NLCS G3 (FOX/FS1)

Thursday, Oct. 17

ALCS G3 (TBS, truTV, Max)

NLCS G4 (FOX/FS1)

Friday, Oct. 18

ALCS G4 (TBS, truTV, Max)

NLCS G5* (FOX/FS1)

aturday, Oct. 19

ALCS G5* (TBS, truTV, Max)

Sunday, Oct. 20

NLCS G6* (FOX/FS1)

Monday, Oct. 21

ALCS G6* (TBS, truTV, Max)

NLCS G7* (FOX/FS1)

Tuesday, Oct. 22

ALCS G7* (TBS, truTV, Max)

*(if necessary)

WORLD SERIES

If both LCS conclude no later than Saturday, Oct. 19, the World Series will move up to start on Tuesday, Oct.22, with a potential G7 on Wednesday, Oct. 30.

Friday, Oct. 25: G1 (FOX)

Saturday, Oct. 26: G2 (FOX)

Monday, Oct. 28: G3 (FOX)

Tuesday, Oct. 29: G4 (FOX)

Wednesday, Oct. 30: G5* (FOX)

Friday, Nov. 1: G6*, (FOX)

Saturday, Nov. 2: G7*(FOX)

YEARLY LEAGUE TIME OF GAME

through Sunday’s.; baseball-reference

Year G Time T/9I EX R/G

2024 1850 2:38 2:36 167 8.86

2023 2430 2:42 2:39 201 9.23

2022 2430 3:06 3:03 216 8.57

2021 2429 3:11 3:10 216 9.06

2020 898 3:06 3:07 68 9.29

2019 2429 3:10 3:05 208 9.66

2018 2431 3:04 3:00 216 8.90

2017 2430 3:08 3:05 182 9.29

2016 2428 3:04 3:00 185 8.96

2015 2429 3:00 2:56 212 8.50

2014 2430 3:07 3:02 232 8.13

2013 2431 3:04 2:58 243 8.33

2012 2430 3:00 2:55 192 8.65

2011 2429 2:56 2:51 237 8.57

2010 2430 2:54 2:50 220 8.77

2009 2430 2:55 2:51 195 9.23

2008 2428 2:55 2:50 208 9.30

2007 2431 2:55 2:51 220 9.59

2006 2429 2:51 2:48 185 9.72

2005 2431 2:49 2:46 182 9.18

2004 2428 2:51 2:47 218 9.63

2003 2430 2:49 2:46 197 9.46

2002 2426 2:56 2:52 201 9.24

2001 2429 2:58 2:54 196 9.55

2000 2429 3:01 2:57 202 10.28

1999 2428 2:57 2:53 191 10.17

1998 2432 2:52 2:47 207 9.58

1997 2266 2:56 2:52 196 9.53

1996 2267 2:55 2:51 218 10.07

1995 2017 2:54 2:50 180 9.69

1994 1600 2:57 2:53 143 9.85

1993 2269 2:52 2:48 196 9.20

1992 2106 2:54 2:49 210 8.23

1991 2104 2:54 2:49 220 8.62

1990 2105 2:51 2:47 182 8.51

1989 2106 2:50 2:45 192 8.26

1988 2100 2:49 2:45 197 8.28

1987 2105 2:52 2:47 200 9.45

1986 2103 2:48 2:44 220 8.82

1985 2103 2:44 2:39 205 8.66

1984 2105 2:39 2:35 203 8.51

1983 2109 2:40 2:36 190 8.62

1982 2107 2:40 2:35 212 8.60

1981 1394 2:38 2:33 142 8.00

1980 2105 2:38 2:33 211 8.58

1979 2099 2:35 2:31 183 8.92

1978 2102 2:30 2:26 192 8.21

1977 2103 2:32 2:28 212 8.94

1976 1939 2:29 2:24 202 7.99

1975 1934 2:29 2:25 189 8.43

1974 1945 2:29 2:25 191 8.25

1973 1943 2:30 2:26 192 8.43

1972 1859 2:27 2:23 186 7.37

1971 1938 2:29 2:25 176 7.78

1970 1944 2:34 2:30 190 8.68

1969 1946 2:32 2:28 190 8.14

1968 1625 2:33 2:29 161 6.84

1967 1620 2:37 2:32 170 7.54

1966 1615 2:36 2:31 169 7.99

1965 1623 2:36 2:31 180 7.98

1964 1626 2:34 2:30 147 8.07

1963 1619 2:30 2:25 162 7.89

1962 1621 2:38 2:34 139 8.92

1961 1430 2:37 2:34 123 9.05

1960 1236 2:38 2:33 140 8.63

1959 1238 2:34 2:31 115 8.77

1958 1235 2:31 2:28 110 8.57

1957 1235 2:33 2:28 162 8.61

1956 1239 2:32 2:28 122 8.90

1955 1234 2:31 2:28 112 8.97

1954 1237 2:30 2:26 125 8.75

1953 1240 2:26 2:23 100 9.21

1952 1239 2:25 2:21 125 8.35

1951 1239 2:23 2:19 118 9.09

1950 1238 2:21 2:19 99 9.70

1949 1240 2:19 2:16 117 9.21

1948 1237 2:15 2:13 88 9.16

1947 1243 2:11 2:09 93 8.71

1946 1242 2:08 2:05 110 8.01

1945 1230 2:03 2:00 119 8.36

1944 1242 2:01 1:58 141 8.34

1943 1238 2:03 1:59 171 7.83

1942 1224 2:05 2:02 146 8.17

1941 1244 2:08 2:06 112 8.98

1940 1236 2:07 2:04 122 9.36

1939 1231 2:06 2:04 91 9.65

1938 1223 2:07 2:05 102 9.79

1937 1239 2:06 2:04 108 9.74

1936 1238 2:07 2:04 110 10.38

1935 1228 2:03 2:00 120 9.791934 1223 2:03 2:01 106 9.81

1933 1226 1:58 1:55 124 8.96

1932 1233 1:59 1:56 132 9.83

1931 1236 1:56 1:53 108 9.62

1930 1234 1:58 1:57 99 11.10