Major League Baseball has set the opening stretch of the Division Series schedule, and the Dodgers already know they’ll be playing under the lights for Game 2 at Dodger Stadium on Sunday.
Game 1 on Saturday is still tied to the outcome of the Cubs-Padres wild card series in San Diego. The Dodgers will not face the Cubs-Padres winner in the NLDS; their opponent will be either the Atlanta Braves or the Philadelphia Phillies. Atlanta is up 1-0 in that best-of-3 series.
If the Cubs advance, the Dodgers’ Game 1 on Saturday will start at 6 p.m. PT and air on FS1.
If the Padres move on, Game 1 will begin at 1 p.m. PT Saturday, also on FS1.
Game 2 is locked in for 5 p.m. Sunday at Dodger Stadium on FS1.
The rest of the Division Series schedule will be announced later this week, once the wild card round is finished.
Fox Sports will carry the entire National League postseason and the World Series, so every Dodgers game this October will be on Fox or FS1. Fox has not yet announced its announcer teams for the NLDS.
Here’s how the Dodgers’ Division Series currently lines up:
Game 1 - Saturday, Oct. 3 - Dodger Stadium - 1 p.m. or 6 p.m.
PT - Fox or FS1
Game 2 - Sunday, Oct.
4 - Dodger Stadium - 5 p.m. PT - FS1
Game 3 - Tuesday, Oct. 6 - Atlanta/Philadelphia - TBA - Fox or FS1
Game 4* - Wednesday, Oct. 7 - Atlanta/Philadelphia - TBA - Fox or FS1
Game 5* - Friday, Oct. 9 - Dodger Stadium - TBA - Fox or FS1
Saturday opens all four Division Series, while the two American League series will have Sunday off before picking back up Monday with Game 2. That leaves Sunday as a two-game day for both National League series.
The Saturday schedule also includes ALDS Game 1 between the Astros and White Sox at the Guardians at 10 a.m. PT on TBS, Yankees/Red Sox at the Rays at 3:30 p.m. on TBS, and the other NLDS opener slots around the Dodgers game depending on the wild card results.
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