Baseball’s postseason is underway in a new format this 12 months. The 12-team event consists of the three division winners plus three wild card groups in every league. This weekend, every best-of-three wild card sequence will decide which groups advance to face the 4 finest groups from the common season.
In Recreation 1 of the primary American League wild card sequence, the Cleveland Guardians beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-1, due to a two-run homer off the bat of José Ramírez. The house crew Guardians are one win away from advancing to the Division Collection, whereas the Rays hope to drive a decisive Recreation 3 Sunday. Recreation 2 begins immediately at 12:07 p.m. ET (11:07 a.m. CT, 9:07 a.m. PT) on ESPN2.
This is how one can watch baseball’s postseason, from the wild card spherical via the World Collection, with out cable.
José Ramírez and the Cleveland Guardians play Recreation 2 in opposition to the Tampa Bay Rays within the best-of-three AL Wild Card spherical immediately.
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What is the schedule for the Rays-Guardians sequence?
The Guardians received the AL Central however completed behind the opposite two division winners — the Astros within the NL West and the Yankees within the AL East — so they have to play within the first spherical as an alternative of resting on a bye. They enter because the No. 3 seed in opposition to the Rays, who’re the No. 6 seed because the final crew to qualify for the playoffs within the American League. The winner of this best-of-three contest will tackle the Yankees within the subsequent spherical.
This is the schedule for the Rays-Guardians sequence. All video games might be performed in Cleveland.
- Recreation 1: Guardians 2, Rays 1 (CLE up, 1-0)
- Recreation 2: Saturday at 12:07 p.m. ET (9:07 a.m. PT) on ESPN2
- Recreation 3: Sunday at 4:07 p.m. ET (1:07 p.m. PT) on ESPN (if essential)
Click on right here for the total postseason schedule.
What channels do I want to look at the MLB playoffs?
The entire wild card video games might be on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC. Wanting forward, the subsequent two rounds within the Nationwide League (the NLDS and NLCS) might be on Fox and FS1, whereas the ALDS and ALCS might be on TBS. The World Collection, which begins on Oct. 28, might be on Fox.
How can I watch the MLB playoffs with out cable?
Three of the 5 main dwell TV streaming providers carry all the channels you should watch each recreation of the postseason, however not each service carries each native community, so verify every one utilizing the hyperlinks under to verify it carries ABC and Fox in your space.
Should you dwell in an space with good reception, then you’ll be able to watch one or two Wild Card video games on ABC and the World Collection on Fox without spending a dime on over-the-air broadcast channels simply by attaching an inexpensive (below $30) indoor antenna to just about any TV.
YouTube TV prices $65 a month and contains ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC for the wild card spherical video games together with Fox, FS1 and TBS for future rounds. Plug in your ZIP code on its welcome web page to see which native networks can be found in your space. Learn our YouTube TV evaluation.
Hulu with Reside TV prices $70 a month and contains ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC together with Fox, FS1 and TBS for future rounds. Click on the “View channels in your space” hyperlink on its welcome web page to see which native channels are supplied in your ZIP code. Learn our Hulu with Reside TV evaluation.
FuboTV’s Household plan prices $70 a month and contains ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC for the wild card spherical video games. It additionally contains Fox and FS1 for the NLDS, NLCS and World Collection, however it doesn’t provide TBS for the ALDS and ALCS. Click on right here to see which native channels you get. Learn our FuboTV evaluation.
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