2013 Major League Baseball playoff schedule
By Bryan Rose
Take a walk outside – you can feel it. The weather is changing and Fall is upon us. So is Major League Baseball’s postseason, which is technically slated to begin on Tuesday, October 1st.
Of course, to get there we’ll need one more game to be played, Game 163 of the season for the Tampa Bay Rays and Texas Rangers who both tied for the final Wild Card spot in the American League.
The winner will move on to the winner take all, Wild Card play-in game on Wednesday where the Cleveland Indians and starting pitcher Danny Salazar await.
Here is the full 2013 playoff schedule for Major League Baseball:
AL No. 2 wild-card tiebreaker game (TBS)
Monday, Sept. 30
Tampa Bay Rays at Texas Rangers, 8:07 p.m.
Wild-card games (TBS)
Tuesday, Oct. 1
National League: Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates, 8:07 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 2
American League: No. 2 wild card at Cleveland Indians, 8:07 p.m.
National League Division Series (TBS or MLB Network)
Thursday, Oct. 3 (TBS)
Game 1: Wild-card winner at St. Louis Cardinals (No. 1 seed)
Game 1: Los Angeles Dodgers (3) at Atlanta Braves (2)
Friday, Oct. 4 (TBS or MLB)
Game 2: Wild-card winner at St. Louis Cardinals
Game 2: Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves
Sunday, Oct. 6 (TBS)
Game 3: St. Louis Cardinals at wild-card winner
Game 3: Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers
Monday, Oct. 7 (TBS or MLB)
Game 4: St. Louis Cardinals at wild-card winner-*
Game 4: Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers-*
Wednesday, Oct. 9 (TBS)
Game 5: Wild-card winner at St. Louis Cardinals-*
Game 5: Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves-*
American League Division Series (TBS or MLB)
Friday, Oct. 4 (TBS or MLB)
Game 1: Wild-card winner at Boston Red Sox (No. 1 seed)
Game 1: Detroit Tigers (3) at Oakland A’s (2)
Saturday, Oct. 5 (TBS)
Game 2: Wild-card winner at Boston Red Sox
Game 2: Detroit Tigers at Oakland A’s
Monday, Oct. 7 (TBS or MLB)
Game 3: Boston Red Sox at wild-card winner
Game 3: Oakalnd A’s at Detroit Tigers
Tuesday, Oct. 8 (TBS)
Game 4: Boston Red Sox at wild-card winner-*
Game 4: Oakland A’s at Detroit Tigers-*
Thursday, Oct. 10 (TBS)
Game 5: Wild-card winner at Boston Red Sox-*
Game 5: Detroit Tigers at Oakland A’s-*
American League Championship Series (FOX)
Saturday, Oct. 12
Game 1: Lower seed at higher seed
Sunday, Oct. 13
Game 2: Lower seed at higher seed
Tuesday, Oct. 15
Game 3: Higher seed at lower seed
Wednesday, Oct. 16
Game 4: Higher seed at lower seed
Thursday, Oct. 17
Game 5: Higher seed at lower seed-*
Saturday, Oct. 19
Game 6: Lower seed at higher seed-*
Sunday, Oct. 20
Game 7: Lower seed at higher seed-*
National League Championship Series (TBS)
Friday, Oct. 11
Game 1: Lower seed at higher seed
Saturday, Oct. 12
Game 2: Lower seed at higher seed
Monday, Oct. 14
Game 3: Higher seed at lower seed
Tuesday, Oct. 15
Game 4: Higher seed at lower seed
Wednesday, Oct. 16
Game 5: Higher seed at lower seed-*
Friday, Oct. 18
Game 6: Lower seed at higher seed-*
Saturday, Oct. 19
Game 7: Lower seed at higher seed-*
World Series (FOX)
Wednesday, Oct. 23
Game 1: National League champion at American League champion
Thursday, Oct. 24
Game 2: National League champion at American League champion
Saturday, Oct. 26
Game 3: American League champion at National League champion
Sunday, Oct. 27
Game 4: American League champion at National League champion
Monday, Oct. 28
Game 5: American League champion at National League champion-*
Wednesday, Oct. 30
Game 6: National League champion at American League champion-*
Thursday, Oct. 31
Game 7: National League champion at American League champion-*