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Here's Major League Baseball's complete playoff schedule.
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Wild-card series
Tuesday, Sept. 29
ALWC A, Game 1
ALWC B, Game 1
NLWC A, Game 1
NLWC B, Game 1
Wednesday, Sept. 30
ALWC A, Game 2
ALWC B, Game 2
NLWC A, Game 2
NLWC B, Game 2
Thursday, Oct. 1
ALWC A, Game 3 *
ALWC B, Game 3 *
NLWC A, Game 3 *
NLWC B, Game 3 *
* If necessary
Division series
Saturday, Oct. 3
ALDS A, Game 1
ALDS B, Game 1
NLDS A, Game 1
NLDS B, Game 1
Sunday, Oct. 4
NLDS A, Game 2
NLDS B, Game 2
Monday, Oct. 5
ALDS A, Game 2
ALDS B, Game 2
Tuesday, Oct. 6
NLDS A, Game 3
NLDS B, Game 3
Wednesday, Oct. 7
ALDS A, Game 3
ALDS B, Game 3
NLDS A, Game 4*
NLDS B, Game 4*
Thursday, Oct. 8
ALDS A, Game 4*
ALDS B, Game 4*
Friday, Oct. 9
NLDS A, Game 5*
NLDS B, Game 5*
Saturday, Oct. 10
ALDS A, Game 5*
ALDS B, Game 5*
* If necessary
League championship series
Sunday, Oct. 11
NLCS Game 1
Monday, Oct. 12
ALCS Game 1
NLCS Game 2
Tuesday, Oct. 13
ALCS Game 2
Wednesday, Oct. 14
NLCS Game 3
Thursday, Oct. 15
ALCS Game 3
NLCS Game 4
Friday, Oct. 16
ALCS Game 4
NLCS Game 5*
Saturday, Oct. 17
ALCS Game 5*
Sunday, Oct. 18
NLCS Game 6*
Monday, Oct. 19
ALCS Game 6*
NLCS Game 7*
Tuesday, Oct. 20
ALCS Game 7*
* If necessary
World Series
Best of seven
Game 1: Friday, Oct. 23
Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 24
Game 3: Monday, Oct. 26
Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 27
Game 5: Wednesday, Oct. 28*
Game 6: Friday, Oct. 30*
Game 7: Saturday, Oct. 31*
* If necessary