MLB Division Series are set: 2025 postseason matchups and schedule
With the Wild Card round now over, the 2025 Major League Baseball playoffs head into the Division Series.
The 2025 MLB regular season wrapped up in dramatic fashion, and the intensity only escalated with the start of the Wild Card round. Teams laid it all on the line, fighting to keep their World Series dreams alive and earn a shot at hoisting the Commissioner’s Trophy.
Now, the postseason enters a new phase with the launch of the Division Series - the NLDS and ALDS. Each best-of-five matchup will send the first team to three wins through to the League Championship Series.
The Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners return to action after earning top seeds during the regular season.
American League standings:
- Toronto Blue Jays | 94–68 | AL East Champions
- Seattle Mariners | 90–72 | AL West Champions
- Cleveland Guardians | 88–74 | AL Central Champions
- New York Yankees | 94–68 | AL East
- Boston Red Sox | 89–73 | AL East
- Detroit Tigers | 87–75 | AL Central
American League Wild Card results:
- Tigers advanced 2-1 over Guardians
- Yankees advanced 2-1 over Red Sox
Teams with a bye to the ALDS:
- Toronto Blue Jays
- Seattle Mariners
ALDS matchups and schedule:
Detroit Tigers vs Seattle Mariners
- Game 1: Saturday Oct. 4, 8:38 p.m. ET
- Game 2: Sunday Oct. 5, 8:03 p.m. ET
- Game 3: Tuesday Oct. 7, TBC
- Game 4: Wednesday Oct. 8, TBC
- Game 5: Friday Oct. 10, TBC
New York Yankees vs Toronto Blue Jays
- Game 1: Saturday Oct. 4, 4:08 p.m. ET
- Game 2: Sunday Oct. 5, 4:08 p.m. ET
- Game 3: Tuesday Oct. 7, TBC
- Game 4: Wednesday Oct. 8, TBC
- Game 5: Friday Oct. 10, TBC
National League standings:
- Milwaukee Brewers | 97–65 | NL Central Champions
- Philadelphia Phillies | 96–66 | NL East Champions
- Los Angeles Dodgers | 93–69 | NL West Champions
- Chicago Cubs | 92–70 | NL Central
- San Diego Padres | 90–72 | NL West
- Cincinnati Reds | 83–79 | NL Central
National League Wild Card results:
- Dodgers advanced 2-0 over Reds
- Cubs advanced 2-1 over Padres
Teams with a bye to the NLDS:
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Philadelphia Phillies
NLDS matchups and schedule:
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Philadelphia Phillies
- Game 1: Saturday Oct. 4, 6:38 p.m. ET
- Game 2: Monday Oct. 6, 6:08 p.m. ET
- Game 3: Wednesday Oct. 8, TBC
- Game 4: Thursday Oct. 9, TBC
- Game 5: Saturday Oct. 11, TBC
Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers
- Game 1: Saturday Oct. 4, 2:08 p.m. ET
- Game 2: Monday Oct. 6, 9:08 p.m. ET
- Game 3: Wednesday Oct. 8, TBC
- Game 4: Thursday Oct. 9, TBC
- Game 5: Saturday Oct. 11, TBC
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