MLB Playoff Schedule 2013: When and Where to Watch Entire Postseason

The MLB playoffs have arrived.

The crazy month got off to a hot start in the Wild Card Round when the Pittsburgh Pirates took down the Cincinnati Reds in front of their home crowd behind a strong showing from Francisco Liriano.

On the opposite side of things, the Tampa Bay Rays shut out the Cleveland Indians in a strong showing of pitching prowess from the staff as Tampa Bay won its third do-or-die contest in four days.

With that, the stage is set. Here is a breakdown of the action that is to come, followed by an entire table detailing when and where to catch the duration of the greatest sporting month of them all.

Note: All information and statistics are courtesy of MLB.com.

ALDS

The ALDS is an intriguing slate of action to say the least. The Detroit Tigers are looking for redemption after being swept out of the World Series last year with relative ease. To begin the journey, Detroit is tasked with taking on an underrated Oakland A's club.

Both teams are World Series-ready thanks to an elite pitching staff led by Max Scherzer, Justin Verlander and Anibal Sanchez for Detroit and Bartolo Colon and Sonny Gray for Oakland.

As good as Oakland is, Detroit's triple-headed monster pitching rotation is going to cause some serious issues for Oakland all series long.

The other showdown occurs between two familiar AL East foes when Boston and Tampa Bay do the dance. Tampa Bay won the season series and is riding a wave of momentum as mentioned, but the Red Sox have the most explosive offense in baseball.

Boston is back in a big way after losing 93 games last year and scored the most runs of any team this season. Led by David Ortiz and his .309 average with 30 home runs and 103 RBI, Boston will cruise past Tampa Bay.

Prediction: Detroit, Boston advance

NLDS

The 1992 season marked the last time the Pittsburgh Pirates made it to the postseason, but the drought is over and now A.J. Burnett and Co. have a date with the NL's best team, the St. Louis Cardinals.

The season split was almost even between these two clubs, so expect a tight series down to the wire. Both know each other well, but at the end of the day it will be the Cardinals' pitching behind the arm of Adam Wainwright who will silence the bats of Andrew McCutchen and Co. while ending their Cinderella run.

Conversely, the other matchup in the NLDS holds little in the way of surprises. The Atlanta Braves boast an outstanding lineup of hitters consisting of Justin Upton, Freddie Freeman, Evan Gattis and Brian McCann (20 or more home runs each).

Interestingly enough, the Los Angeles Dodgers tout baseball's best pitcher in Clayton Kershaw, who won 16 games with his 1.83 ERA. 

Both teams have the propensity to get hot at any time, but look for the Braves to pull off the upset courtesy of a respectable pitching staff and an explosive lineup.

Prediction: St. Louis, Atlanta advance

Here is the full 2013 MLB playoff schedule:

NLDS A

ame	Matchup	Date	Time (ET)	TV	Streaming
Game 1	Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals	Thu, Oct 3	5 p.m.	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 2	Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals	Fri, Oct 4	1 p.m.	MLBN	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 3	St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates	Sun, Oct 6	TBD	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 4*	St. Louis Cardinals @ Pittsburgh Pirates	Mon, Oct 7	TBD	TBS or MLBN***	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 5*	Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals	Wed, Oct 9	TBD	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com

NLDS B

Game	Matchup	Date	Time (ET)	TV	Streaming
Game 1	Los Angeles Dodgers @ Atlanta Braves	Thu, Oct 3	8:30 p.m.	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 2	Los Angeles Dodgers @ Atlanta Braves	Fri, Oct 4	6 p.m.	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 3	Atlanta Braves @ Los Angeles Dodgers	Sun, Oct 6	TBD	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 4*	Atlanta Braves @ Los Angeles Dodgers	Mon, Oct 7	TBD	TBS or MLBN***	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 5*	Los Angeles Dodgers @ Atlanta Braves	Wed, Oct 9	TBD	TBS

 

ALDS A

Game	Matchup	Date	Time (ET)	TV	Streaming
Game 1	Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox	Fri, Oct 4	3 p.m.	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 2	Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox	Sat, Oct 5	5:30 p.m.	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 3	Boston Red Sox @ Tampa Bay Rays	Mon, Oct 7	TBD	TBS or MLBN***	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 4*	Boston Red Sox@ Tampa Bay Rays	Tue, Oct 8	TBD	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 5*	Tampa Bay Rays @ Boston Red Sox	Thu, Oct 10	TBD	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com

 

ALDS B

Game	Matchup	Date	Time (ET)	TV	Streaming
Game 1	Detroit Tigers @ Oakland Athletics	Fri, Oct 4	9:30 p.m.	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 2	Detroit Tigers @ Oakland Athletics	Sat, Oct 5	9 p.m.	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 3	Oakland Athletics @ Detroit Tigers	Mon, Oct 7	TBD	TBS or MLBN***	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 4*	Oakland Athletics @ Detroit Tigers	Tue, Oct 8	TBD	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 5*	Detroit Tigers @ Oakland Athletics	Thu, Oct 10	TBD	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com

 

NLCS

Game	Matchup	Date	Time (ET)	TV	Streaming
Game 1	TBD @ TBD	Fri, Oct 11	TBD	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 2	TBD @ TBD	Sat, Oct 12	TBD	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 3	TBD @ TBD	Mon, Oct 14	TBD	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 4	TBD @ TBD	Tue, Oct 15	TBD	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 5*	TBD @ TBD	Wed, Oct 16	TBD	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 6*	TBD @ TBD	Fri, Oct 18	TBD	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com
Game 7*	TBD @ TBD	Sat, Oct 19	TBD	TBS	Postseason.TV; TBS.com

 

ALCS

Game	Matchup	Date	Time (ET)	TV	Streaming
Game 1	TBD @ TBD	Sat, Oct 12	TBD	FOX	Postseason.TV
Game 2	TBD @ TBD	Sun, Oct 13	TBD	FOX	Postseason.TV
Game 3	TBD @ TBD	Tue, Oct 15	TBD	FOX	Postseason.TV
Game 4	TBD @ TBD	Wed, Oct 16	TBD	FOX	Postseason.TV
Game 5*	TBD @ TBD	Thu, Oct 17	TBD	FOX	Postseason.TV
Game 6*	TBD @ TBD	Sat, Oct 19	TBD	FOX	Postseason.TV
Game 7*	TBD @ TBD	Sun, Oct 20	TBD	FOX	Postseason.TV

 

World Series

Game	Matchup	Date	Time (ET)	TV	Streaming
Game 1	NL Champion @ AL Champion	Wed, Oct 23	TBD	FOX	Postseason.TV
Game 2	NL Champion @ AL Champion	Thu, Oct 24	TBD	FOX	Postseason.TV
Game 3	AL Champion @ NL Champion	Sat, Oct 26	TBD	FOX	Postseason.TV
Game 4	AL Champion @ NL Champion	Sun, Oct 27	TBD	FOX	Postseason.TV
Game 5*	AL Champion @ NL Champion	Mon, Oct 28	TBD	FOX	Postseason.TV
Game 6*	NL Champion @ AL Champion	Wed, Oct 30	TBD	FOX	Postseason.TV
Game 7*	NL Champion @ AL Champion	Thu, Oct 31	TBD	FOX	Postseason.TV

* If necessary

*** "TBS will air three of the four Division Series games on Friday, October 4 and up to three games on Monday, October 7. MLB Network will air one Division Series game on both of those dates. TBS will air 18 of the 20 Division Series games" (via MLB.com).

Note: *Watch postseason baseball live on TBS.com or your mobile device.

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