The Red Sox defeated the Yankees, 6-2, Tuesday in the American League Wild Card Game to advance to the divisional series to face the Tampa Bay Rays, beginning Thursday.
Here’s the full MLB playoff schedule for 2021:
Wild-card games
Tuesday, Oct. 5: Red Sox 6, Yankees 2
Wednesday, Oct. 6: Dodgers 3, Cardinals 1
Divisional Series (Best of five)
American League
Chicago White Sox vs. Houston Astros
Game 1: Thursday, Oct. 7 at Houston, 4 p.m. (FS1)
Game 2: Friday, Oct. 8 at Houston, 2 p.m. (MLBN)
Game 3: Sunday, Oct. 10 at Chicago, 8 p.m. (FS1)
Game 4*: Monday, Oct. 11 at Chicago, FS1
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Game 5*: Wednesday, Oct. 13 at Chicago, FS1
Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays
Game 1: Thursday, Oct. 7 at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. (FS1)
Game 2: Friday, Oct. 8 at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. ( FS1)
Game 3: Sunday, Oct. 10 at Boston, 4 p.m. (FS1)
Game 4*: Monday, Oct. 11 at Boston, FS1
Game 5*: Wednesday, Oct. 13 at Tampa Bay, FS1
National League
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants
Game 1: Friday, Oct. 8 at San Francisco, 9:30 p.m. (TBS)
Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 9 at San Francisco, 9 p.m. (TBS)
Game 3: Monday, Oct. 11 at Los Angeles, TBS
Game 4*: Tuesday, Oct. 12 at Los Angeles, TBS
Game 5*: Thursday, Oct. 14 at San Francisco, TBS
Atlanta Braves vs. Milwaukee Brewers
Game 1: Friday, Oct. 8 at Milwaukee, 4:30 p.m. (TBS)
Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 9 at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. (TBS)
Game 3: Monday, Oct. 11 at Atlanta, TBS
Game 4*: Tuesday, Oct. 12 at at Atlanta, TBS
Game 5*: Thursday, Oct. 14 at Milwaukee, TBS
League Championship Series (Best of seven)
American League
Game 1: Friday, Oct. 15, FOX
Game 2: Saturday, Oct. 16, FOX/FS1
Game 3: Monday Oct. 18, FS1
Game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 19, FS1
Game 5*: Wednesday, Oct. 20, FS1
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Game 6*: Friday, Oct. 22, FS1
Game 7*: Saturday, Oct. 23, FOX/FS1
National League
Game 1: Saturday, Oct. 16, TBS
Game 2: Sunday Oct. 17, TBS
Game 3: Tuesday, Oct. 19, TBS
Game 4: Wednesday, Oct. 20, TBS
Game 5*: Thursday, Oct. 21, TBS
Game 6*: Saturday, Oct. 23, TBS
Game 7*: Sunday, Oct. 26, TBS
World Series
Game 1: Tuesday, Oct. 26, FOX
Game 2: Wednesday Oct. 27, FOX
Game 3: Friday, Oct. 29, FOX
Game 4: Saturday, Oct. 30, FOX
Game 5*: Sunday, Oct. 31, FOX
Game 6*: Tuesday, Nov. 2, FOX
Game 7*: Wednesday, Nov. 3, FOX
*if necessary
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