October is here and Wednesday brought four elimination games in the League Division Series of the 2025 MLB playoffs. The 12-team postseason bracket has been trimmed down to seven, with the New York Yankees becoming the first team to be eliminated from the divisional round with a 5-2 loss to the Blue Jays. Toronto will now meet the winner of the Tigers-Mariners series in the ALCS.
The Tigers fell into an early hole against the Mariners on Wednesday, but pulled out a solid win to tie the series and force a do-or-die Game 5 on Friday in Seattle. Riley Greene, Javier Báez and Gleyber Torres all contributed home runs on the way to a 9-3 win. The Cubs, on the other hand, took the lead over the Brewers in the bottom of the first and never looked back, staving off elimination with a 4-3 victory.
Out on the West Coast, the Philadelphia Phillies are looking to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 at Dodger Stadium.
Follow live updates, highlights and analysis from the ALDS and NLDS
The Brewers, Blue Jays, Phillies and Mariners all earned first-round byes this season, but the Cubs, Yankees, Dodgers and Tigers all needed to win Wild Card Series to get here. The Dodgers completed a two-game sweep of the Reds, while the Cubs, Yankees and Tigers all needed three games to advance and knock out the Padres, Red Sox and Guardians, respectively.
The best-of-five League Division Series could run through Oct. 11 and the 2025 World Series begins on Oct. 24. Below is a look at the full 2025 MLB playoff bracket.
2025 MLB playoff bracket
2025 MLB playoff schedule, TV channel
All games on ESPN, ABC, Fox and FS1 are streaming on fubo (Try for free). All times Eastern.
* = if needed
Division Series schedule
Saturday, Oct. 4
NLDS Game 1: Brewers 9, Cubs 3
ALDS Game 1: Blue Jays 10, Yankees 1
NLDS Game 1: Dodgers 5, Phillies 3
ALDS Game 1: Tigers 3, Mariners 2 (11)
Sunday, Oct. 5
ALDS Game 2: Blue Jays 13, Yankees 7
ALDS Game 2: Mariners 3, Tigers 2
Monday, Oct. 6
NLDS Game 2: Dodgers 4, Phillies 3 (Los Angeles leads 2-0)
NLDS Game 2: Brewers 7, Cubs 3 (Milwaukee leads 2-0)
Tuesday, Oct. 7
ALDS Game 3: Mariners 8, Tigers 4 (Seattle leads series 2-1)
ALDS Game 3: Yankees 9, Blue Jays 6 (Toronto leads series 2-1)
Wednesday, Oct. 8
ALDS Game 4: Tigers 9, Mariners 3 (Series tied 2-2)
NLDS Game 3: Cubs 4, Brewers 3 (Milwaukee leads series 2-1)
ALDS Game 4: Blue Jays 5, Yankees 2 (Toronto wins series, 3-1)
NLDS Game 3: Dodgers vs. Phillies, 9:08 p.m. | TBS
Thursday, Oct. 9
NLDS Game 4*: Dodgers vs. Phillies, 6:08 or 7:08 p.m. | TBS
NLDS Game 4: Cubs vs. Brewers, 7:08 or 9:08 p.m. | TBS
Friday, Oct. 10
ALDS Game 5: Mariners vs. Tigers, 8:08 p.m. | FS1 or Fox/fubo
Saturday, Oct. 11
NLDS Game 5*: Brewers vs. Cubs, TBD, 4:38 p.m. or 8:08 p.m. | TBS
NLDS Game 5*: Phillies vs. Dodgers, 8:08 p.m. | TBS
Championship Series
Sunday, Oct. 12
ALCS Game 1
Monday, Oct. 13
NLCS Game 1
ALCS Game 2
Tuesday, Oct. 14
NLCS Game 2
Wednesday, Oct. 15
ALCS Game 3
Thursday, Oct. 16
NLCS Game 3
ALCS Game 4
Friday, Oct. 17
NLCS Game 4
ALCS Game 5*
Saturday, Oct. 18
NLCS Game 5*
Sunday, Oct. 19
ALCS Game 6*
Monday, Oct. 20
NLCS Game 6*
ALCS Game 7*
Tuesday, Oct. 21
NLCS Game 7*
World Series
Friday, Oct. 24
World Series Game 1
Saturday, Oct. 25
World Series Game 2
Monday, Oct. 27
World Series Game 3
Tuesday, Oct. 28
World Series Game 4
Wednesday, Oct. 29
World Series Game 5*
Friday, Oct. 31
World Series Game 6*
Saturday, Nov. 1
World Series Game 7*
Wild Card Series scores
Tuesday, Sept. 30
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Tigers 2, Guardians 1
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Cubs 3, Padres 1
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Red Sox 3, Yankees 1
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Dodgers 10, Reds 5
Wednesday, Oct. 1
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Guardians 6, Tigers
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Padres 3, Cubs 0
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Yankees 4, Red Sox 3
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Dodgers 8, Reds 4 (Los Angeles wins 2-0)
Thursday, Oct. 2
AL Wild Card Series Game 3: Tigers 6, Guardians 3 (Detroit wins 2-1)
NL Wild Card Series Game 3: Cubs 3, Padres 1 (Chicago wins 2-1)
AL Wild Card Series Game 3: Yankees 4, Red Sox 0 (New York wins 2-1)
