Through games of Oct. 2, the five American League playoff teams were set, but seedings were still up in the air aside from the Central Division champion Detroit Tigers being locked into the No. 3 seed. The New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles were still jockeying for the East Division crown, with the other set to be a wild card. In the West Division, the Texas Rangers and Oakland Athletics were still in contention for the title, with the other team to go to the wild-card game.
Below is the schedule for the American League postseason (all times TBA, broadcast network included, per MLB.com):
Friday, Oct. 5
Wild-Card Game
Wild-Card No. 2 at Wild-Card No. 1
TBS
Saturday, Oct. 6
Division Series Game 1
No. 2 seed at Detroit Tigers
TBS
Sunday, Oct. 7
Division Series Game 1
No. 1 seed at Wild-Card Game winner
TBS or MLB Network
Division Series Game 2
No. 2 seed at Detroit Tigers
TBS or MLB Network
Monday, Oct. 8
Division Series Game 2
No. 1 seed at Wild-Card Game winner
TBS
Tuesday, Oct. 9
Division Series Game 3
Detroit Tigers at No. 2 seed
TBS
Wednesday, Oct. 10
Division Series Game 3
Wild-Card Game winner at No. 1 seed
TBS or MLB Network
Division Series Game 4 (if necessary)
Detroit Tigers at No. 2 seed
TBS or MLB Network
Thursday, Oct. 11
Division Series Game 4 (if necessary)
Wild-Card Game winner at No. 1 seed
TBS
Division Series Game 5 (if necessary)
Detroit Tigers at No. 2 seed
TBS
Friday, Oct. 12
Division Series Game 5 (if necessary)
Wild-Card Game winner at No. 1 seed
TBS
Saturday, Oct. 13
American League Championship Series Game 1
Lowest-remaining seed at highest-remaining seed
TBS
Sunday, Oct. 14
American League Championship Series Game 2
Lowest-remaining seed at highest-remaining seed
TBS
Tuesday, Oct. 16
American League Championship Series Game 3
Highest-remaining seed at lowest-remaining seed
TBS
Wednesday, Oct. 17
American League Championship Series Game 4
Highest-remaining seed at lowest-remaining seed
TBS
Thursday, Oct. 18
American League Championship Series Game 5 (if necessary)
Highest-remaining seed at lowest-remaining seed
TBS
Saturday, Oct. 20
American League Championship Series Game 6 (if necessary)
Lowest-remaining seed at highest-remaining seed
TBS
Sunday, Oct. 21
American League Championship Series game 7 (if necessary)
Lowest-remaining seed at highest-remaining seed
TBS
Wednesday, Oct. 24
World Series Game 1
AL Champion at NL Champion
FOX
Thursday, Oct. 25
World Series Game 2
AL Champion at NL Champion
FOX
Saturday, Oct. 27
World Series Game 3
NL Champion at AL Champion
FOX
Sunday, Oct. 28
World Series Game 4
NL Champion at AL Champion
FOX
Monday, Oct. 29
World Series Game 5 (if necessary)
NL Champion at AL Champion
FOX
Wednesday, Oct. 31
World Series Game 6 (if necessary)
AL Champion at NL Champion
FOX
Thursday, Nov. 1
World Series Game 7 (if necessary)
AL Champion at NL Champion
FOX
Phil Watson is a veteran sportswriter and a longtime New York Yankee fan.
