2025 MLB playoff bracket: Schedule, scores for Yankees vs. Red Sox, Cubs vs. Padres, more as postseason begins

The 2025 MLB playoffs have arrived. The 12-team bracket is set, and the postseason got underway on Tuesday with four Wild Card Series Games: Guardians vs. Tigers, Cubs vs. Padres, Yankees vs. Red Sox and Dodgers vs. Padres. We broke down Game 1s by winners and losers. The Blue Jays, Mariners, Brewers and Phillies all earned byes and will start their postseasons on Saturday in the League Division Series.

The Tigers began the day with a low-scoring win over the Guardians as Tarik Skubal struck out 14 batters in 7 ⅔ innings. The Cubs got back-to-back homers from Seiya Suzuki and Carson Kelly and 4 ⅔ perfect innings from their bullpen to pull away from the Padres. The Red Sox got a dominant outing from Garrett Crochet and Aroldis Chapman worked out of a bases-loaded ninth-inning jam to push their rival Yankees to the brink of elimination. The Dodgers-Reds game saw the most offense of the day but even a bullpen meltdown wasn’t enough to keep Los Angeles from winning.

The best-of-three Wild Card Series are being held from Tuesday to Thursday, and the LDS round will kick off on Saturday.

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

Wild Card Series

Tuesday, Sept. 30
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Tigers 2, Guardians 1 (Detroit leads 1-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Cubs 3, Padres 1 (Chicago leads 1-0)
AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Red Sox 3, Yankees 1 (Boston leads 1-0)
NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Dodgers 10, Reds 5 (Los Angeles leads 1-0)

Wednesday, Oct. 1
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Guardians vs. Tigers, 1:08 p.m., ESPN/fubo
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Cubs vs. Padres, 3:08 p.m., ABC/fubo
AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Yankees vs. Red Sox, 6:08 p.m., ESPN/fubo
NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Dodgers vs. Reds, 9:08 p.m., ESPN/fubo

Thursday, Oct. 2
AL Wild Card Series Game 3*
NL Wild Card Series Game 3*
AL Wild Card Series Game 3*
NL Wild Card Series Game 3* 

Division Series

Saturday, Oct. 4
NLDS Game 1: Brewers vs. TBD, TBD
NLDS Game 1: Phillies vs. TBD, TBD
ALDS Game 1: Blue Jays vs. TBD, TBD
ALDS Game 1: Mariners vs. TBD, TBD

Sunday, Oct. 5
ALDS Game 2: Blue Jays vs. TBD, TBD
ALDS Game 2: Mariners vs. TBD, TBD

Monday, Oct. 6
NLDS Game 2: Phillies vs. TBD, TBD
NLDS Game 2: Brewers vs. TBD, TBD

Tuesday, Oct. 7
ALDS Game 3: TBD vs. Blue Jays, TBD
ALDS Game 3: TBD vs. Mariners, TBD

Wednesday, Oct. 8
NLDS Game 3: TBD vs. Brewers, TBD
NLDS Game 3: TBD vs. Phillies, TBD
ALDS Game 4*: TBD vs. Blue Jays, TBD
ALDS Game 4*: TBD vs. Mariners, TBD

Thursday, Oct. 9
NLDS Game 4*: TBD vs. Brewers, TBD
NLDS Game 4*: TBD vs. Phillies, TBD

Friday, Oct. 10
ALDS Game 5*: Blue Jays vs. TBD, TBD
ALDS Game 5*: Mariners vs. TBD, TBD

Saturday, Oct. 11
NLDS Game 5*: Phillies vs. TBD, TBD
NLDS Game 5*: Brewers vs. TBD, TBD

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*