MLB POSTSEASON, WORLD SERIES LIVE AND EXCLUSIVE ON ESPN AMERICA AND ESPN
ESPN America will broadcast live and exclusive coverage of the MLB postseason in the UK as the top eight teams in baseball compete for the MLB’s World Series title.
The live action begins at 10pm on Friday 5th October with the two Wild Card playoff games for the American League and National League. These one-off games will feature the Atlanta Braves hosting the St. Louis Cardinals in the National League Wild Card Game, and Texas Rangers playing host to the Baltimore Orioles in the American League Wild Card Game. New this season, the Wild Card Games feature the two teams in each league with the best overall records, outside of the three division winners. The winners of the Wild Card games move into the Divisional Series against the team with the best record in their league.
The National League Wild Card Game winner will advance to face the top-seeded Washington Nationals in one of the two National League Divisional Series, while the American League Wild Card Game winner will go on to face New York Yankees in one of the two American League Divisional Series. In the other National League Divisional Series the San Francisco Giants host the Cincinnati Reds, while the other American League Divisional Series will see the upstart Oakland Athletics (who have overcome a 13-game deficit since July to reach the postseason) face the Detroit Tigers. The best-of-five Divisional Series start at 10pm on Saturday 6th October and the four match-ups will narrow eight teams down to four.
The winners of the Divisional Series meet in their League Championship Series. Game 1 of the American League Championship Series will begin at 1am on Saturday 13th October, with the National League Championship Series starting at 12.30am the following night. Coverage of every game from the ALCS and NLCS will be live on ESPN America as teams compete over a best-of-seven series.
The winners will face each other in the World Series to compete for baseball’s biggest prize. The opening game of the World Series will begin at 12.30am (TBC) on Wednesday 24th October. The St Louis Cardinals won last year’s World Series after qualifying for the postseason on the final day of the regular season. Their remarkable form carried them past the Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers and Texas Rangers to victory in the World Series.
| MLB POSTSEASON LIVE ON ESPN AMERICA |
WILD CARD PLAYOFF GAMES
Day & Date Time (BST) League Game
Friday 5th October 10.00pm National League St. Louis Cardinals @ Atlanta Braves
Friday 5th October 1.30am American League Baltimore Orioles @ Texas Rangers
DIVISIONAL SERIES
Day & Date Time BST ) League Game
Saturday 6th October 11:00pm American League Game 1 – Oakland Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
Saturday 6th October 2:30am National League Game 1 – Cincinnati Reds @ SF Giants
Sunday 7th October ++ TBC American League Game 2 – Oakland Athletics @ Detroit Tigers
Sunday 7th October ++ TBC National League Game 2 – Cincinnati Reds @ SF Giants
Sunday 7th October ++ TBC American League Game 1 –NY Yankees @ Baltimore/Texas
Sunday 7th October ++ TBC National League Game 1 –Wash. Nationals @ St. Louis/Atlanta
Monday 8th October TBC American League Game 2 – NY Yankees @ Baltimore/Texas
Monday 8th October TBC National League Game 2 – Wash. Nationals @ St. Louis/Atlanta
Tuesday 9th October TBC American League Game 3 – Detroit Tigers @ Oakland Athletics
Tuesday 9th October TBC National League Game 3 – SF Giants @ Cincinnati Reds
Wednesday 10th October ++ TBC National League Game 4 – SF Giants @ Cincinnati Reds*
Wednesday 10th October ++ TBC American League Game 4 – Detroit Tigers @ Oakland Athletics*
Wednesday 10th October ++ TBC National League Game 3 – St. Louis/Atlanta @ Wash. Nationals
Wednesday 10th October ++ TBC American League Game 3 – Baltimore/Texas @ NY Yankees
Thursday 11th October ++ TBC National League Game 5 – SF Giants @ Cincinnati Reds*
Thursday 11th October ++ TBC American League Game 5 – Detroit Tigers @ Oakland Athletics*
Thursday 11th October ++ TBC National League Game 4 – St. Louis/Atlanta @ Wash. Nationals*
Thursday 11th October ++ TBC American League Game 4 – Baltimore/Texas @ NY Yankees*
Friday 12th October TBC National League Game 5 – St. Louis/Atlanta @ Wash. Nationals*
Friday 12th October TBC American League Game 5 – Baltimore/Texas @ NY Yankees*
SCHEDULE & CHANNEL NOTES:
* If necessary
++ On Sunday 7th October, ESPN America will show an MLB Divisional Series triple-header, and ESPN will carry the fourth scheduled game live. If all series continue to Games 4 and 5, the same will happen on Wednesday 10th October and Thursday 11th October. Please see www.espnamerica.com or espn.co.uk/tv for updated schedule info as the series progress.
AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (All Games Live on ESPN America)
Day & Date Time (BST) Game
Saturday 13th October TBC Game 1
Sunday 14th October TBC Game 2
Tuesday 16th October TBC Game 3
Wednesday 17th October TBC Game 4
Thursday 18th October TBC Game 5*
Saturday 20th October TBC Game 6*
Sunday 21st October TBC Game 7*
NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (All Games Live on ESPN America)
Day & Date Time (BST) Game
Sunday 14th October TBC Game 1
Monday 15th October TBC Game 2
Wednesday 17th October TBC Game 3
Thursday 18th October TBC Game 4
Friday 19th October TBC Game 5*
Sunday 21st October TBC Game 6*
Monday 22nd October TBC Game 7*
SCHEDULE & CHANNEL NOTES:
* If necessary
| THE WORLD SERIES — All GAMES LIVE ON ESPN AMERICA |
Day & Date Time (BST/GMT) Game
Wednesday 24th October TBC Game 1
Thursday 25th October TBC Game 2
Saturday 27th October TBC Game 3
Sunday 28th October TBC Game 4
Monday 29th October TBC Game 5*
Wednesday 31st October TBC Game 6*
Thursday 1st November TBC Game 7*
SCHEDULE & CHANNEL NOTES:
* If necessary
For game times and updated schedule information throughout the MLB postseason, visit www.espnamerica.com.