Four Wild Card games crash onto the MLB schedule today, Tuesday, September 29, launching the postseason into a best-of-three series format, and teams are already feeling the heat. It might not technically be October baseball yet, but the vibe is absolutely there as the Wild Card round kicks off around the country. There’s no wiggle room in these short series, so you know every team is desperate to get an early edge in Game 1.
Repeat Matchups Bring Double the Stakes
Get ready for some serious déjà vu, because two of these matchups are straight repeats from last year’s Wild Card round. The Padres vs. Cubs clash and the Yankees vs. Red Sox showdown both went down just a year ago, with the Cubs and Yankees moving on then. You think those teams are coming in without a chip on their shoulder, or trying to settle a score? Taking Game 1 isn’t a guaranteed pass to the next round, sure, but in a best-of-three, every single out matters. Losing that first one puts you in a hole you might not dig out of. We’re talking Braves vs. Phillies in the early afternoon Eastern time, followed by Astros vs. White Sox, then the Yankees vs. Red Sox, and finishing off with Padres vs. Cubs late at 10 p.m. ET. It’s a full day of baseball, start to finish!
How to Catch All The Wild Card Action
You don’t wanna miss a single pitch of this Wild Card frenzy! All four Game 1 battles today, Tuesday, September 29, are locked and loaded. The Braves vs. Phillies kicks off at 2 p.m. ET on NBC, DIRECTV, fubo, and Peacock. Then the Astros vs. White Sox takes the mound at 5 p.m. ET on NBCSN, fubo, and Peacock. The Yankees vs. Red Sox game is set for 8 p.m. ET on NBC, DIRECTV, fubo, and Peacock, with the Padres vs. Cubs wrapping up the night at 10 p.m. ET on NBCSN, fubo, and Peacock. All these games air on NBC platforms, so you know where to find ’em. If you’re looking to stream, fubo and DIRECTV even offer free trials to new subscribers.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, September 30, it’s Game 2 for all four series, with the same broadcast times and channels. If things get wild and we need Game 3s on Thursday, October 1, those times will mostly mirror the first two games. After these Wild Card series wrap up, the Division Series begins on Saturday, October 3. Then it’s the NLCS on October 11, the ALCS on October 12, and the World Series championship starts Friday, October 23. This is what we’ve been waiting for!
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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