MLB Wild Card Schedule

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The 2026 MLB postseason begins Tuesday, Sept. 29, with four best-of-three Wild Card Series scheduled through Thursday: the Red Sox visit the Yankees, the White Sox face the Astros in Houston, the Phillies meet the Braves in Atlanta, and the Cubs travel to San Diego to play the Padres. All potential Yankees-Red Sox games are scheduled for 8 p.m. ET; games will air on NBC or NBC Sports Network and stream on Peacock, with Spanish-language broadcasts and national radio coverage also available. Chicago finished with a better record than Houston but plays on the road after the Astros won the AL West, and the White Sox went 2-5 against Houston in the regular season. Philadelphia clinched its fifth consecutive playoff berth on the final day by beating Washington, with Zack Wheeler pitching six innings as the offense scored seven runs; Atlanta won nine of the teams’ 13 regular-season meetings, and Wheeler could be unavailable until a possible third game. The Rays and Guardians in the American League and the Brewers and Dodgers in the National League earned byes to the Division Series, with Milwaukee entering after a league-best 103-win season. Wild Card winners advance to best-of-five Division Series.

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