The Dodgers will open their National League Division Series on Saturday at Dodger Stadium with a 1 p.m. PT first pitch, and Fox will carry the game.
That start time fell into place after the San Diego Padres finished off the Chicago Cubs with a 4-1 win Wednesday night, wrapping up a two-game sweep and setting up a Division Series matchup with the Milwaukee Brewers. Major League Baseball had already laid out possible start-time scenarios for the first three days of the Division Series on Tuesday, and San Diego’s win locked in the Dodgers’ slot for Game 1.
The winner of Thursday’s wild card Game 3 between the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies will be the Dodgers’ opponent in the NLDS. That game is set for 5 p.m. PT Thursday at Truist Park in Atlanta, with NBC televising it and Peacock streaming it.
Saturday’s opener in Los Angeles could come with serious heat. Forecasts call for temperatures mostly in the high 90s around Los Angeles, with a high of 101 degrees at Elysian Park. The only postseason game at Dodger Stadium on record with a start-time temperature in triple digits was Game 1 of the 2017 World Series, which began at 103 degrees.
If the Cubs had advanced instead, the schedule would have shifted. Cubs-Brewers would have taken the 1 p.m. PT window on Saturday, and the Dodgers would have played at 6 p.m.
The rest of the Division Series start times have not been announced yet.
Dodgers National League Division Series schedule
Game 1: Sat, Oct. 3 - Dodger Stadium - 1 p.m. - Fox
Game 2: Sun, Oct. 4 - Dodger Stadium - 5 p.m. - FS1
Game 3: Tue, Oct. 6 - Atlanta/Philadelphia - TBA - Fox or FS1
Game 4*: Wed, Oct. 7 - Atlanta/Philadelphia - TBA - Fox or FS1
Game 5*: Fri, Oct. 9 - Dodger Stadium - TBA - Fox or FS1
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