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