Major League Baseball has locked in the first part of the Dodgers’ National League Division Series schedule, and it’s already clear Dodger Stadium is getting at least one October night game.
Game 2 of the NLDS will be played Sunday under the lights, with first pitch set for 5 p.m. on FS1. Game 1 on Saturday is still tied to the outcome of the Cubs-Padres wild card series in San Diego.
The Dodgers, of course, won’t face the Cubs-Padres winner. Their opponent will be either the Atlanta Braves or the Philadelphia Phillies. Atlanta is up 1-0 in that best-of-3 wild card series.
If the Cubs advance, the Dodgers’ Game 1 will start at 6 p.m. PT Saturday and air on FS1.
If the Padres move on, Game 1 shifts to 1 p.m. PT Saturday on FS1.
The rest of the Division Series schedule will be announced later in the week, once the wild card round is finished.
Fox Sports will carry the entire National League postseason, along with the World Series, so every Dodgers game this October will be on Fox or FS1. Fox has not yet announced announcer assignments for the NLDS.
Here’s how the Dodgers’ NLDS slate currently looks:
Game 1 - Sat, Oct. 3 - Dodger Stadium - 1 p.m. or 6 p.m.
PT - Fox or FS1
Game 2 - Sun, Oct.
4 - Dodger Stadium - 5 p.m. PT - 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
Saturday opens all four Division Series, while the two American League series have Sunday off before returning Monday for Game 2. That makes Sunday 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 second NLDS game window, either Padres at Brewers at 4:30 p.m. or Braves/Phillies at Dodgers at 6 p.m. on FS1.
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