2021 MLB playoffs – Who is in and full playoff schedule through World Series

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It took till the ultimate working day of the regular time, but the 2021 MLB postseason area is set with the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees clinching American League Wild Card spots late in their season finales and the playoff quests of the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners falling just short. The San Francisco Giants also wrapped up the NL West crown a victory on Sunday, which means the Los Angeles Dodgers will participate in in the NL Wild Card Sport.

With the full 10-crew field established, here’s who is in and what’s up coming.

Key hyperlinks: Entire MLB standings| Wild-card standings

What are this October’s MLB playoff matchups?

American League

Wild Card: Yankees vs. Purple Sox

ALDS: Yankees/Red Sox vs. Rays and White Sox vs. Astros

National League

Wild Card: Cardinals vs. Dodgers

NLDS: Cardinals/Dodgers vs. Giants and Braves vs. Brewers

Who clinched a playoff place?

The Boston Red Sox clinched the last place in the 2021 area with a appear-from-at the rear of victory over the Nationals. Boston will host the rival New York Yankees in the American League Wild Card Video game on Tuesday at Fenway Park (8 p.m. ET on ESPN).

The New York Yankees clinched a wild-card berth by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays on Oct. 3 and will confront Boston in Tuesday’s sport.

It took until the remaining working day of the year, but the San Francisco Giants clinched the NL West with their 107th win of 2021, edging the Dodgers for the division crown. Los Angeles is headed to the NL Wild Card Video game, where it will host St. Louis with an NLDS day with San Francisco on the line.

The Milwaukee Brewers clinched at minimum a wild-card spot with a 6-4 acquire in excess of the Cubs on Sept. 18. They then locked down the NL Central title with an 8-4 gain above the Mets on Sept. 26.

The Tampa Bay Rays clinched their 3rd straight playoff place with a 7-1 get more than the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 22. Tampa Bay later on clinched the AL East crown with a 7-3 earn over the Marlins on Sept. 25 and retains the AL’s greatest document.

The Chicago White Sox clinched the AL Central — turning out to be the very first team to earn a division title in 2021 — with a 7-2 earn in Cleveland in the opening video game of a Sept. 23 doubleheader.

St. Louis’ 17th straight get — a 6-2 victory against Milwaukee on Sept. 28 — secured the team’s 3rd straight playoff look. The Cardinals’ profitable streak — which was eventually snapped Wednesday evening in a 4- decline to the Brewers — was the longest by a National League staff because the 1935 Cubs received 21 straight.

The Atlanta Braves clinched their fourth straight NL East title with a 5-3 acquire more than the Philadelphia Phillies on Sept. 30. They used 126 times with no a profitable report, the fourth-most by a division winner considering the fact that 1969, and the most due to the fact the 1989 Blue Jays.

The Houston Astros clinched the AL West to prolong their franchise report of five consecutive playoff appearances with a 3-2 get about the Rays on Sept. 30.

Playoff schedule

Wild-card spherical (solitary-video game elimination)

AL: Tuesday
NL: Wednesday

Division series (very best of five)

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ALDS A & B
Sport 1: Thursday
Match 2: Friday
Match 3: Sunday, Oct. 10
Match 4: Monday, Oct. 11*
Match 5: Wednesday, Oct. 13*

NLDS A & B
Match 1: Friday
Video game 2: Saturday, Oct. 9
Match 3: Monday, Oct. 11
Match 4: Tuesday, Oct. 12*
Match 5: Thursday, Oct. 14*

Championship sequence (finest of 7)

ALCS
Sport 1: Friday, Oct. 15
Match 2: Saturday, Oct. 16
Recreation 3: Monday, Oct. 18
Video game 4: Tuesday, Oct. 19
Recreation 5: Wednesday, Oct. 20*
Recreation 6: Friday, Oct. 22*
Activity 7: Saturday, Oct. 23*

NLCS
Video game 1: Saturday, Oct. 16
Match 2: Sunday, Oct. 17
Video game 3: Tuesday, Oct. 19
Video game 4: Wednesday, Oct. 20
Game 5: Thursday, Oct. 21*
Sport 6: Saturday, Oct. 23*
Recreation 7: Sunday, Oct. 24*

Environment Collection (ideal of seven)

Video game 1: Tuesday, Oct. 26
Activity 2: Wednesday, Oct. 27
Video game 3: Friday, Oct. 29
Video game 4: Saturday, Oct. 30
Match 5: Sunday, Oct. 31*
Game 6: Tuesday, Nov. 2*
Sport 7: Wednesday, Nov. 3*

* If vital