October Is Here (Hint: Playoff Baseball)!

Andrew McCutchen can smoke it!

The ten team format will commence us yet again starting Tuesday with the play in game in the American. The National play-in game is Wednesday. The divisional series starts Thursday. The BoSox had a bad season and thus will not return as last year's world champions.

AMERICAN
Wild Card
Tuesday
Royals v Athletics

Divisional
(best of five)
Angels v Wild Card Winner
Game 1 Thursday
Game 2 Friday
Game 3 Sunday
Game 4 10/6*
Game 5 10/8*

Orioles v Tigers
Game 1 Thursday
Game 2 Friday
Game 3 Sunday
Game 4 10/6*
Game 5 10/8*

NATIONAL
Wild Card
Wednesday
Pirates v Giants

Divisional
Nationals v Wild Card Winner
Game 1 Friday
Game 2 Saturday
Game 3 10/6
Game 4 10/7*
Game 5 10/9*

Dodgers v Cardinals
Game 1 Friday
Game 2 Saturday
Game 3 10/6
Game 4 10/7*
Game 5 10/9*

*-If necessary.

In the states, the American League playoffs sector are all on tbs. The National League playoff sector are all either on Fox Sports 1 or MLB Network.