Monday, September 30, 2019

* 2019 MLB Postseason on ESPN, TBS, FOX, FS1 & MLB Network | TV Announcers and Schedule

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2019 MLB Postseason logo (Credit: MLB.com)
The 2019 MLB regular season officially wrapped up on Sunday afternoon. This means that baseball's second season is
not too far away from kicking off. October means postseason baseball. This October, 10 MLB franchises have a chance to claim baseball's ultimate prize, The World Series Trophy. This page will be your source for each and every MLB postseason game as we go throughout the month of October.

The postseason will begin with the National League Wild Card on Tuesday, October 1st. That night, the #4 seed Washington Nationals will host the #5 seed Milwaukee Brewers in a one-game playoff to determine which team will receive the right to advance to the National League Division Series to play the Los Angeles Dodgers (starting on Thursday). You can catch the game on TBS at 8:00 PM (ET) / 5:00 PM (PT).

The postseason continues with the American League Wild Card on Wednesday, October 2nd. That night, the #4 seed Oakland Athletics will play host to the visiting #5 seed Tampa Bay Rays. This game will constitute a one-game playoff to determine which team will receive the right to advance to the American League Division Series to play the Houston Astros (starting on Friday). You can catch the game on ESPN at 8:00 PM (ET) / 5:00 PM (PT).

Division Series play will begin on Thursday, October 3rd with 2 NLDS contests. Two games will be played on that day. One of those games will be Game 1 between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves from SunTrust Park in Atlanta. The another matchup will be Game 1 between the Wild Card winner and the Los Angeles Dodgers from Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Division Series play will march forward on Friday, October 4th with the first full slate of postseason contests. 2 ALDS contests and 2 NLDS contests. On the ALDS side, you have Game 1 as the Twins visit the Yankees. Game 1 will be also Friday between Houston and the AL Wild Card Game winner. On the NLDS portion of the bracket, Cardinals will hook up with the Braves for Game 2 of their series while the Dodgers will play the NL Wild Card Game winner for Game 2 of their series.

TBS will carry all NLDS games. FS1 (most games) and the MLB Network (one game from each ALDS games) will carry ALDS games.

The National League Championship Series will begin on Friday, October 11th on TBS. The American League Championship Series will commence beginning the next day, Saturday, October 12th, on FOX. TBS will carry each and every game from the NLCS. FOX or FS1 will carry each and every game from the ALCS.

The 2019 World Series presented by YouTube TV will start on the FOX broadcast network on Tuesday, October 23rd. FOX will be the exclusive home of the 2019 World Series.

Source: MLB.

^ Wild Card Games (Tuesday, October 1st) & (Wednesday, October 2nd)

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(5) Milwaukee Brewers at (4) Washington Nationals - Nationals win NL Wild Card
* Tuesday, October 1 - Brewers at Nationals - TBS, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
Ernie Johnson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francouer and Lauren Shehadi

(5) Tampa Bay Rays at (4) Oakland Athletics - Rays win AL Wild Card
* Wednesday, October 2 - Rays at Athletics - ESPN, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
Matt Vasgersian, Jessica Mendoza, Alex Rodriguez and Buster Olney

^ League Division Series (Thursday, October 3rd - Thursday, October 10th)

(4) Washington Nationals vs. (1) Los Angeles Dodgers - Nationals wins series, 3-2
* Game 1: Thursday, October 3 - Nationals at Dodgers - TBS, 8:30 p.m. (ET)
Ernie Johnson, Jeff Francouer and Alex Chappell
* Game 2: Friday, October 4 - Nationals at Dodgers - TBS, 9:30 p.m. (ET)
Ernie Johnson, Jeff Francouer and Alex Chappell
* Game 3: Sunday, October 6 - Dodgers at Nationals - TBS, 7:30 p.m. (ET)
Ernie Johnson, Jeff Francouer and Alex Chappell
* Game 4: Monday, October 7 - Dodgers at Nationals - TBS, 6:30 p.m. (ET)
Ernie Johnson, Jeff Francouer and Alex Chappell
* Game 5: Wednesday, October 9 - Nationals at Dodgers - TBS, 8:30 p.m. (ET)
Ernie Johnson, Jeff Francouer and Alex Chappell

(3) St. Louis Cardinals vs. (2) Atlanta Braves - Cardinals win series, 3-2
* Game 1: Thursday, October 3 - Cardinals at Braves - TBS, 5:00 p.m. (ET)
Brian Anderson, Ron Darling and Lauren Shehadi
* Game 2: Friday, October 4 - Cardinals at Braves - TBS, 4:30 p.m. (ET)
Brian Anderson, Ron Darling and Lauren Shehadi
* Game 3: Sunday, October 6 - Braves at Cardinals - TBS, 4:00 p.m. (ET)
Brian Anderson, Ron Darling and Lauren Shehadi
* Game 4: Monday, October 7 - Braves at Cardinals - TBS, 3:00 p.m. (ET)
Brian Anderson, Ron Darling and Lauren Shehadi
* Game 5: Wednesday, October 9 - Cardinals at Braves - TBS, 5:00 p.m. (ET)
Brian Anderson, Ron Darling and Lauren Shehadi

(5) Tampa Bay Rays vs. (1) Houston Astros Astros win series, 3-2
* Game 1: Friday, October 4 - Rays at Astros - FS1, 2:00 p.m. (ET)
Kenny Albert, A.J. Pierzynski, Joe Girardi and Jon Morosi
* Game 2: Saturday, October 5 - Rays at Astros - FS1, 9:00 p.m. (ET)
Kenny Albert, A.J. Pierzynski, Joe Girardi and Jon Morosi
* Game 3: Monday, October 7 - Astros at Rays - MLB Network, 1:00 p.m. (ET)
Bob Costas, Jim Kaat, Joe Girardi and Jon Morosi
* Game 4: Tuesday, October 8 - Astros at Rays - FS1, 7:00 p.m. (ET)
Kenny Albert, A.J. Pierzysnki, Joe Girardi and Jon Morosi
* Game 5: Thursday, October 10 - Astros at Rays - FS1, 7:00 p.m. (ET)
Kenny Albert, A.J. Pierzynski, Joe Girardi and Jon Morosi

(3) Minnesota Twins vs. (2) New York Yankees - Yankees win series, 3-0
* Game 1: Friday, October 4 - Twins at Yankees - MLB Network, 7:00 p.m. (ET)
Bob Costas, John Smoltz and Tom Verducci
* Game 2: Saturday, October 5 - Twins at Yankees - FS1, 5:00 p.m. (ET)
Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
* Game 3: Monday, October 7 - Yankees at Twins - FS1, 8:30 p.m. (ET)
Joe Davis, John Smoltz and Ken Rosenthal

^ League Championship Series (Friday, October 11th - Saturday, October 19th)

(4) Washington Nationals vs. (3) St. Louis Cardinals - Nationals win series, 4-0 (The Nationals are NL Champions!)
Washington Nationals (2011 - Pres)St. Louis Cardinals (1999 - Pres)
* Game 1: Friday, October 11 - Nationals at Cardinals - TBS, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francouer and Lauren Shehadi
* Game 2: Saturday, October 12 - Nationals at Cardinals - TBS, 4:00 p.m. (ET)
Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francouer and Lauren Shehadi
* Game 3: Monday, October 14 - Cardinals at Nationals - TBS, 7:30 p.m. (ET)
Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francouer and Lauren Shehadi
* Game 4: Tuesday, October 15 - Cardinals at Nationals - TBS, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francouer and Lauren Shehadi

(2) New York Yankees vs. (1) Houston Astros - Astros win series, 4-2 (The Astros are AL Champions!)
New York Yankees (1968 - Pres)Houston Astros (2013 - Pres)
* Game 1: Saturday, October 12 - Yankees at Astros - FOX, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
* Game 2: Sunday, October 13 - Yankees at Astros - FS1, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
* Game 3: Tuesday, October 15 - Astros at Yankees - FS1, 4:00 p.m. (ET)
Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
* Game 4: Wednesday, October 16 - Astros at Yankees - FS1, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
Joe Davis John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
* Game 5: Friday, October 18 - Astros at Yankees - FS1, 7:00 p.m. (ET)
Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
* Game 6: Saturday, October 19 - Yankees at Astros - FS1, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci

^ 2019 World Series (Tuesday, October 22nd - Wednesday, October 30th)
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(N3) Washington Nationals vs. (A1) Houston Astros - Nationals win series, 4-3 (Congratulations, Nationals, on your first-ever World Series title!)
Washington Nationals (2011 - Pres)Houston Astros (2013 - Pres)
* Game 1: Tuesday, October 22 - Nationals at Astros - FOX, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
* Game 2: Wednesday, October 23 - Nationals at Astros - FOX, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
* Game 3: Friday, October 25 - Astros at Nationals - FOX, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
* Game 4: Saturday, October 26 - Astros at Nationals - FOX, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
* Game 5: Sunday, October 27 - Astros at Nationals - FOX, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
* Game 6: Tuesday, October 29 - Nationals at Astros - FOX, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci
* Game 7: Wednesday, October 30 - Nationals at Astros - FOX, 8:00 p.m. (ET)
Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci

Daily Schedule
* Tuesday, October 1st
NL Wild Card: Brewers vs. Nationals - TBS, 8:00 (Ernie Johnson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francouer, Lauren Shehadi)

* Wednesday, October 2nd
AL Wild Card: Rays vs. Athletics - ESPN, 8:00 (Matt Vasgersian, Jessica Mendoza, Alex Rodriguez, Buster Olney)

* Thursday, October 3rd
NLDS Game 1: Cardinals vs. Braves - TBS, 5:00 (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi)
NLDS Game 1: Nationals vs. Dodgers - TBS, 8:30 (Ernie Johnson, Jeff Francouer, Alex Chappell)

* Friday, October 4th
ALDS Game 1: Rays vs. Astros - FS1, 2:00 (Kenny Albert, A.J. Pierzynski, Joe Girardi, Jon Morosi)
NLDS Game 2: Cardinals vs. Braves - TBS, 4:30 (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi)
ALDS Game 1: Twins vs. Yankees - MLB Network, 7:00 (Bob Costas, John Smoltz, Tom Verducci)
NLDS Game 2: Nationals vs. Dodgers - TBS, 9:30 (Ernie Johnson, Jeff Francouer, Alex Chappell)

* Saturday, October 5th
ALDS Game 2: Twins vs. Yankees - FS1, 5:00 (Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci)
ALDS Game 2: Rays vs. Astros - FS1, 9:00 (Kenny Albert, A.J. Pierzynski, Joe Girardi, Jon Morosi)

* Sunday, October 6th
NLDS Game 3: Braves vs. Cardinals - TBS, 4:00 (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi)
NLDS Game 3: Dodgers vs. Nationals - TBS, 7:30 (Ernie Johnson, Jeff Francouer, Alex Chappell)

* Monday, October 7th
ALDS Game 3: Astros vs. Rays - MLB Network, 1:00 (Bob Costas, Jim Kaat, Joe Girardi, Tom Verducci)
NLDS Game 4: Braves vs. Cardinals - TBS, 3:00 (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi)
NLDS Game 4: Dodgers vs. Nationals - TBS, 6:30 (Ernie Johnson, Jeff Francouer, Alex Chappell)
ALDS Game 3: Yankees vs. Twins - FS1, 8:30 (Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal)

* Tuesday, October 8th
ALDS Game 4: Astros vs. Rays - FS1, 7:00 (Kenny Albert, A.J. Pierzynski, Joe Girardi, Jon Morosi)

* Wednesday, October 9th
NLDS Game 5: Cardinals vs. Braves - TBS, 5:00 (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Lauren Shehadi)
NLDS Game 5: Nationals vs. Dodgers - TBS, 8:30 (Ernie Johnson, Jeff Francouer, Alex Chappell)

* Thursday, October 10th
ALDS Game 5: Rays vs. Astros - FS1, 7:00 (Kenny Albert, A.J. Pierzynski, Joe Girardi, Jon Morosi)

* Friday, October 11th
NLCS Game 1: Nationals vs. Cardinals - TBS, 8:00 (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francouer, Lauren Shehadi)

* Saturday, October 12th
NLCS Game 2: Nationals vs. Cardinals - TBS, 4:00 (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francouer, Lauren Shehadi)
ALCS Game 1: Yankees vs. Astros - FOX, 8:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci)

* Sunday, October 13th
ALCS Game 2: Yankees vs. Astros - FS1, 8:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)

* Monday, October 14th
NLCS Game 3: Cardinals vs. Nationals - TBS, 7:30 (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francouer, Lauren Shehadi)

* Tuesday, October 15th
ALCS Game 3: Astros vs. Yankees - FS1, 4:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)
NLCS Game 4: Cardinals vs. Nationals - TBS, 8:00 (Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Jeff Francouer, Lauren Shehadi)

* Thursday, October 17th
ALCS Game 4: Astros vs. Yankees - FS1, 8:00 (Joe Davis, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)

* Friday, October 18th
ALCS Game 5: Astros vs. Yankees - FS1, 7:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)

* Saturday, October 19th
ALCS Game 6: Yankees vs. Astros - FS1, 8:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)

* Tuesday, October 22nd
World Series Game 1: Nationals vs. Astros - FOX, 8:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)

* Wednesday, October 23rd
World Series Game 2: Nationals vs. Astros - FOX, 8:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)

* Friday, October 25th
World Series Game 3: Astros vs. Nationals - FOX, 8:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)

* Saturday, October 26th
World Series Game 4: Astros vs. Nationals - FOX, 8:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)

* Sunday, October 27th
World Series Game 5: Astros vs. Nationals - FOX, 8:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci)

* Tuesday, October 29th
World Series Game 6: Nationals vs. Astros - FOX, 8:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal, Tom Verducci)

* Wednesday, October 30th
World Series Game 7: Nationals vs. Astros - FOX, 8:00 (Joe Buck, John Smoltz, Ken RosenthalTom Verducci)