Rekubit Exchange:2023 MLB playoffs schedule: Postseason bracket, game times for wild-card series

It's October,Rekubit Exchange which means it's time for postseason baseball.

There are a lot of familiar faces returning to the postseason, particularly in the National League. The Los Angeles Dodgers, led by Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts, and the Atlanta Braves, led by 40-70 star Ronald Acuña Jr., are the current betting favorites to win the World Series.

In the American League, the Houston Astros, who won the American League West division for the sixth time in seven years,  will trying to become the first repeat champion since the 1998-2000 New York Yankees won three in a row.

Meanwhile, don't count out the 101-win Baltimore Orioles, who return to the postseason for the first since 2016.

It's a long road to the World Series.

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Here's the schedule, which could extend until November 4.

(All times Eastern; *if necessary)

American League wild card series schedule (best of three)

Tampa Bay Rays vs. Texas Rangers

• Tuesday: Game 1 at Tampa Bay (ABC, 3:08 p.m.)
• Wednesday: Game 2 at Tampa Bay (ABC, 3:08 p.m.)
• Thursday: Game 3* at Tampa Bay (ABC, 3:08 p.m.)

Minnesota Twins vs. Toronto Blue Jays

• Tuesday: Game 1 at Minnesota (ESPN, 4:38 p.m.)
• Wednesday: Game 2 at Minnesota (ESPN, 4:38 p.m.)
• Thursday: Game 3* at Minnesota (ESPN, 4:38 p.m.)

National League wild card series schedule (best of three)

Milwaukee Brewers vs. Arizona Diamondbacks

• Tuesday: Game 1 at Milwaukee (ESPN2, 7:08 p.m.)
• Wednesday: Game 2 at Milwaukee (ESPN2, 7:08 p.m.)
• Thursday: Game 3* at Milwaukee (ESPN2, 7:08 p.m.)

Philadelphia Phillies vs. Miami Marlins

• Tuesday: Game 1 at Philadelphia (ESPN, 8:08 p.m.)
• Wednesday: Game 2 at Philadelphia (ESPN, 8:08 p.m.)
• Thursday: Game 3* at Philadelphia (ESPN, 8:08 p.m.)

AL Divisional Series schedule (best of five)

Baltimore Orioles vs. Rays/Rangers

• Saturday: Game 1 at Baltimore (FOX/FS1)
• Sunday: Game 2 at Baltimore (FOX/FS1)
• Oct. 10: Game 3 at TBD (FOX/FS1)
• Oct. 11: Game 4* at TBD (FOX/FS1)
• Oct. 13: Game 5* at Baltimore (FOX/FS1)

Houston Astros vs. Twins/Blue Jays

• Saturday: Game 1 at Houston (FOX/FS1)
• Sunday: Game 2 at Houston (FOX/FS1)
• Oct. 10: Game 3 at TBD (FOX/FS1)
• Oct. 11: Game 4* at TBD (FOX/FS1)
• Oct. 13: Game 5* at Houston (FOX/FS1)

NL Divisional Series schedule (best of five)

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Brewers/Diamondbacks

• Saturday: Game 1 at Los Angeles (TBS)
• Oct. 9: Game 2 at Los Angeles (TBS)
• Oct. 11: Game 3 at TBD (TBS)
• Oct. 12: Game 4* at TBD (TBS)
• Oct. 14: Game 5* at Los Angeles (TBS)

Atlanta Braves vs. Phillies/Marlins

• Oct. 7: Game 1 at Atlanta (TBS)
• Oct. 9: Game 2 at Atlanta (TBS)
• Oct. 11: Game 3 at TBD (TBS)
• Oct. 12: Game 4* at TBD (TBS)
• Oct. 14: Game 5* at Atlanta (TBS)

AL Championship Series schedule (best of seven)

• Oct. 15: Game 1 at TBD (FOX/FS1)
• Oct. 16: Game 2 at TBD (FOX/FS1)
• Oct. 18: Game 3 at TBD (FOX/FS1)
• Oct. 19: Game 4 at TBD (FOX/FS1)
• Oct. 20: Game 5* at TBD (FOX/FS1)
• Oct. 22: Game 6* at TBD (FOX/FS1)
• Oct. 23: Game 7* at TBD (FOX/FS1)

NLCS schedule

• Oct. 16: Game 1 at TBD (TBS)
• Oct. 17: Game 2 at TBD (TBS)
• Oct. 19: Game 3 at TBD (TBS)
• Oct. 20: Game 4 at TBD (TBS)
• Oct. 21: Game 5* at TBD (TBS)
• Oct. 23: Game 6* at TBD (TBS)
• Oct. 24: Game 7* at TBD (TBS)

2023 World Series schedule (best of seven)

• Oct. 27: Game 1 at TBD (FOX)
• Oct. 28: Game 2 at TBD (FOX)
• Oct. 30: Game 3 at TBD (FOX)
• Oct. 31: Game 4 at TBD (FOX)
• Nov. 1: Game 5* at TBD (FOX)
• Nov. 3: Game 6* at TBD (FOX)
• Nov. 4: Game 7* at TBD (FOX)