MLB Wild Card Series Game 1 opens Tuesday on NBC, Peacock and NBCSN
Four best-of-three Wild Card Series begin Tuesday, Sept. 29, with Game 1s stretching from afternoon in Atlanta to a late West Coast start in San Diego.
What we know: Major League Baseball’s Wild Card Series open Tuesday with four Game 1s on NBC, Peacock and NBCSN, NBC Sports and CBS Sports reported. Each series is best-of-three; the higher seed hosts every game. Series run Sept. 29–Oct. 1, with Game 3s if necessary on Oct. 1.
Tuesday’s matchups and times (ET): Phillies (6) at Braves (3), 2 p.m., NBC/Peacock; White Sox (6) at Astros (3), 5 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN; Red Sox (5) at Yankees (4), 8 p.m., NBC/Peacock; Cubs (5) at Padres (4), 10 p.m., Peacock/NBCSN — per NBC Sports and CBS Sports.
Who has byes: The Rays, Guardians, Brewers and Dodgers earned first-round byes into the Division Series after the regular season locked the 12-team field Sunday, CBS Sports reported.
Format reminder: No. 6 seeds face No. 3 seeds and No. 5 seeds face No. 4 seeds in each league. Winners advance to the Division Series beginning the following weekend.
What this means: October baseball starts with four short series and no results yet in the books for Tuesday’s openers. Fans get an AL East rematch in the Bronx, a White Sox return to October after recent 100-loss seasons, and NL road tests for the Phillies and Cubs — all before anyone has thrown the first pitch of Game 1.