Thursday, September 27, 2018

ESPN, TBS, Fox, FS1 or MLB Network to bring you each and every game of the 2018 MLB Postseason | starting on Tuesday, October 2nd at 8:00 p.m. ET on ESPN

The 2018 MLB Postseason logo. (Chris Creamer // SportsLogos.Net)

Can you smell that fall feeling in the air? Yeah, it's almost time for October. 10 teams fighting to be crowned the next (or repeating, in Houston's case) World Series Champions. In other words, the 2018 MLB playoffs are almost upon us. The postseason will start next Tuesday night with the National League Wild Card Game on ESPN/ESPN2 (8:00 p.m. ET | 5:00 p.m., PT). Then on Wednesday night, the postseason continues with the AL Wild Card Game on TBS (8:00 p.m. ET | 5:00 p.m. PT). This is will be followed by the League Division Series, League Championship Series and finally, the 2018 World Series presented by YouTube TV. The League Division Series will be split among three networks: TBS for the ALDS, MLB Network or FS1 for the NLDS. The League Championship Series will be airing on either FS1/Fox or TBS. FS1/Fox will be airing the NLCS while TBS will be airing the ALCS. The World Series will be seen exclusively on the Fox broadcast network.

This page will be your tracker for each and every round of the 2018 MLB postseason. When applicable, the broadcast schedule will be transferred to the MLB on Fox & MLB on FS1 pages as well. So, dig in, lace 'em up, and let's have a fun October.

Wild Card Games:
National League Wild Card

(5) Colorado Rockies at (4) Chicago Cubs

Tues., 10/2 - Chicago - ESPN 8:00 p.m. - Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Jessica Mendoza, Buster Olney

American League Wild Card

(5) Oakland Athletics at (4) New York Yankees

Wed., 10/3 - Bronx - TBS 8:00 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Dennis Eckersley, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi

Division Series:
National League Division Series

(5) Colorado Rockies at (1) Milwaukee Brewers

1: Thursday, October 4 - Milwaukee - FS1 5:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, A.J. Pierzynski, David Cone, Jon Morosi
2: Friday, October 5 - Milwaukee - FS1 4:00 p.m. - Kenny Albert, A.J. Pierzynski, David Cone, Jon Morosi
3: Sunday, October 7 - Denver - MLBN 4:30 p.m. - Bob Costas, Jim Kaat, Jon Morosi

(3) Atlanta Braves at (2) Los Angeles Dodgers

1: Thursday, October 4 - Los Angeles - MLBN 8:30 p.m. - Bob Costas, John Smoltz, Tom Verducci
2: Friday, October 5 - Los Angeles - FS1 9:30 p.m. - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci
3: Sunday, October 7 - Atlanta - FS1 8:00 p.m. - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci
4: Monday, October 8 - Atlanta - FS1 8:00 p.m. - Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci

American League Division Series

(4) New York Yankees at (1) Boston Red Sox

1: Friday, October 5 - Boston - TBS 7:30 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi
2: Saturday, October 6 - Boston - TBS 8:00 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi
3: Monday, October 8 - Bronx - TBS 7:30 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi
4: Tuesday, October 9 - Bronx - TBS 8:00 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi
^ 5: Thursday, October 11 - Boston - TBS 7:30 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi

(3) Cleveland Indians at (2) Houston Astros

1: Friday, October 5 - Houston - TBS 2:00 p.m. - Don Orsillo, Dennis Eckersley, Hazel Mae
2: Saturday, October 6 - Houston - TBS 4:30 p.m. - Don Orsillo, Dennis Eckersley, Hazel Mae
3: Monday, October 8 - Cleveland - TBS 1:30 p.m. - Don Orsillo, Dennis Eckersley, Hazel Mae

League Championship Series:
National League Championship Series

(2) Los Angeles Dodgers at (1) Milwaukee Brewers

1: Friday, October 12 - Milwaukee - FS1 8:00 p.m. - Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci
2: Saturday, October 13 - Milwaukee - FOX 4:00 p.m. - Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci
3: Monday, October 15 - Los Angeles - FS1 7:30 p.m. - Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci
4: Tuesday, October 16 - Los Angeles - FS1 9:00 p.m. - Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci
5: Wednesday, October 17 - Los Angeles - FS1 5:00 p.m. - Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci
6: Friday, October 19 - Milwaukee - FS1 8:30 p.m. - Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci
7: Saturday, October 20 - Milwaukee - FS1 8:00 p.m. - Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci

American League Championship Series

(2) Boston Red Sox at (1) Houston Astros

1: Saturday, October 13 - Boston - TBS 8:00 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi
2: Sunday, October 14 - Boston - TBS 7:00 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi
3: Tuesday, October 16 - Houston - TBS 5:00 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi
4: Wednesday, October 17 - Houston - TBS 8:30 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi
5: Thursday, October 18 - Houston - TBS 8:00 p.m. - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi

2018 World Series presented by YouTube TV:


(NL #2) Los Angeles Dodgers at (AL #1) Boston Red Sox == Boston wins series, 4-1 (Congratulations, Red Sox, on your 9th World Series title!)

1: Tuesday, October 23 - Boston - FOX 8:00 p.m. - Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci
2: Wednesday, October 24 - Boston - FOX 8:00 p.m. - Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci
3: Friday, October 26 - Los Angeles - FOX 8:00 p.m. - Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci
4: Saturday, October 27 - Los Angeles - FOX 8:00 p.m. - Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci
5: Sunday, October 28 - Los Angeles - FOX 8:15 p.m. - Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci

Daily Schedule:
* Tuesday, October 2nd - NL Wild Card Game
Rockies vs. Cubs (ESPN) - 8:00 (Matt Vasgersian, Alex Rodriguez, Jessica Mendoza, Buster Olney)

* Wednesday, October 3rd - AL Wild Card Game
Athletics vs. Yankees (TBS) - 8:00 (Brian Anderson, Dennis Eckersley, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi)

* Thursday, October 4th - NLDS
Game 1: Rockies vs. Brewers (FS1) - 5:00 (Kenny Albert, A.J. Pierzynski, David Cone, Jon Morosi)
Game 1: Braves vs. Dodgers (MLBN) - 8:30 (Bob Costas, John Smoltz, Tom Verducci)

* Friday, October 5th - ALDS, NLDS
Game 1: Indians vs. Astros (TBS) - 2:00 (Don Orsillo, Dennis Eckersley, Hazel Mae)
Game 2: Rockies vs. Brewers (FS1) - 4:00 (Kenny Albert, A.J. Pierzynski, David Cone, Jon Morosi)
Game 1: Yankees vs. Red Sox (TBS) - 7:30 (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi)
Game 2: Braves vs. Dodgers (FS1) - 9:30 (Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci)

* Saturday, October 6th - ALDS
Game 2: Indians vs. Astros (TBS) - 4:30 (Don Orsillo, Dennis Eckersley, Hazel Mae)
Game 2: Yankees vs. Red Sox (TBS) - 8:00 (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi)

* Sunday, October 7th - NLDS
Game 3: Brewers vs. Rockies (MLBN) - 4:30 (Bob Costas, Jim Kaat, Jon Morosi)
Game 3: Dodgers vs. Braves (FS1) - 8:00 (Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)

* Monday, October 8th - ALDS, NLDS
Game 3: Astros vs. Indians (TBS) - 1:30 (Don Orsillo, Dennis Eckersley, Hazel Mae)
Game 4: Dodgers vs. Braves (FS1) - 4:30 (Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)
Game 3: Red Sox vs. Yankees (TBS) - 7:30 (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi)

* Tuesday, October 9th - ALDS
Game 4: Red Sox vs. Yankees (TBS) - 8:00 (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi)

* Friday, October 12th - NLCS
Game 1: Dodgers vs. Brewers (FS1) - 8:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci)

* Saturday, October 13th - NLCS, ALCS
Game 2: Dodgers vs. Brewers (FOX) - 4:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)
Game 1: Astros vs. Red Sox (TBS) - 8:00 (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi)

* Sunday, October 14th - ALCS
Game 2: Astros vs. Red Sox (TBS) - 7:00 (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi)

* Monday, October 15th - NLCS
Game 3: Brewers vs. Dodgers (FS1) - 7:30 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)

* Tuesday, October 16th - ALCS, NLCS
Game 3: Red Sox vs. Astros (TBS) - 5:00 (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi)
Game 4: Brewers vs. Dodgers (FS1) - 9:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)

* Wednesday, October 17th - ALCS, NLCS
Game 5: Brewers vs. Dodgers (FS1) - 5:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)
Game 4: Red Sox vs. Astros (TBS) - 8:30 (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi)

* Thursday, October 18th - ALCS
Game 5: Red Sox vs. Astros (TBS) - 8:00 (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi)

* Friday, October 19th - NLCS
Game 6: Dodgers vs. Brewers (FS1) - 8:30 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)

* Saturday, October 20th - NLCS 
Game 7: Dodgers vs. Brewers (FS1) - 8:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)

* Tuesday, October 23rd - World Series
Game 1: Dodgers vs. Red Sox (FOX) - 8:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)

* Wednesday, October 24th - World Series
Game 2: Dodgers vs. Red Sox (FOX) - 8:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)

* Friday, October 26th - World Series
Game 3: Red Sox vs. Dodgers (FOX) - 8:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)

* Saturday, October 27th - World Series
Game 4: Red Sox vs. Dodgers (FOX) - 8:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)

* Sunday, October 28th - World Series
Game 5 Red Sox vs. Dodgers (FOX) - 8:15 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)

H/T Chris Creamer

10 comments:

  1. Wild Card Game information .....
    * Tuesday, October 2nd
    (5) Colorado Rockies at (4) Chicago Cubs (ESPN) 8:00 PM - Matt Vasgersian, Jessica Mendoza, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney (Field reporter).

    * Wednesday, October 3rd
    (5) Oakland Athletics at (4) New York Yankees (TBS) 8:00 PM - Brian Anderson, Dennis Eckersley, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi (Field reporter).

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  2. More Postseason information, will post here in order to remind me to mark these down later ..
    | American League Division Series - TBS
    * OAK/NYY winner vs. Boston - Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi (Field reporter).
    * Indians vs. Astros - Don Orsillo, Dennis Eckersley, Hazel Mae (Field reporter).

    | American League Championship Series - TBS
    Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi (Field reporter).

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  3. League Division Series game times through Sunday:
    * Thursday, October 4th
    Game 1: Cubs or Rockies at Brewers - 5:00 p.m., ET (4:00 p.m., CT) on FS1
    Game 1: Braves at Dodgers - 8:30 p.m. ET (5:30 p.m., PT) on MLBN

    * Friday, October 5th
    Game 1: Indians at Astros - 2:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m., CT) on TBS
    Game 2: Cubs or Rockies at Brewers - 4:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m., CT) on FS1
    Game 1: Yankees or Athletics at Red Sox - 7:30 p.m. ET on TBS
    Game 2: Braves at Dodgers - 9:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m., PT) on FS1

    * Saturday, October 6th
    Game 2: Indians at Astros - 4:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m., CT) on TBS
    Game 2: Yankees or Athletics at Red Sox - 8:00 p.m. ET on TBS

    * Sunday, October 7th
    Game 3: Brewers at Cubs or Rockies - 4:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m., CT for CHC or 2:30 p.m., MT for COL) on MLBN
    Game 3: Dodgers at Braves - 8:00 p.m. ET on FS1

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  4. Joe Davis and John Smoltz will be calling Braves-Dodgers:
    If the Cubs had won, I was on a 6am flight to Milwaukee. Rockies win, and Smoltzy and I will talk to you from Dodger Stadium this weekend.
    Game 1 is on MLB Network so most likely it will be Bob Costas and Smoltz announcing that one, with ken rosenthal/tom verducci as the reporters.
    This also means that the other crew including aj pierzynski, david cone, and jon paul morosi will call Rockies-Brewers, though I am not sure who the play by play announcer is. Game 3 in Milwaukee will probably be Bob Costas, Jim Kaat, and Jon Paul Morosi on the call for that one for MLBN.

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    1. Kinda figured since Joe Davis does the Dodgers locally that he would get the ATL/LAD series.

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  5. I would also say its pretty much confirmed that Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci will call the NLCS and World Series, and that Brian Anderson, Dennis Eckersley, Ron Darling, and Lauren Shehadi (tonights wild card crew) will call the ALCS.

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    1. That's so true on the first part. Buck only works LCS and World Series postseason games now (he did do one LDS back in 2014 - Cardinals-Dodgers) ...

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  6. Disregard the alcs part of my last comment because you already have it in your comments.
    https://twitter.com/KennyAlbert/status/1047360761209790464
    Kenny Albert is the play by play guy for Rockies-Brewers. Its pretty surprising considering that he is doing the NFL this weekend on the #2 crew but since game 3 that day is on MLBN it works.

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    1. That's correct. Kenny Albert will be calling 3 games in 4 days if the situation plays itself out. Rockies-Brewers Game 2 on Friday, Giants-Panthers on Sunday & potentially Brewers-Rockies Game 4 on Monday, if nec.

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