<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1MJPiL_0w4dxIMG00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1MJPiL_0w4dxIMG00" width="770" height="433" ><figcaption>Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports</figcaption></figure>The 2024 ALCS and NLCS are set. The Guardians became the final team to make it through when they took down the Tigers Saturday in a pivotal Game 5 thanks to a Lane Thomas grand slam off likely AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal. Cleveland will now take on the Yankees, clinched their ALCS berth Thursday with a Game 4 win over the Royals behind a dominant Gerrit Cole start and offense from Giancarlo Stanton and Gleyber Torres. That series gets underway Monday.The Mets and Dodgers will face off in the NLCS beginning Sunday. New York was the first team to reach the NCS, eliminating the Phillies on Wednesday on a grand slam from star shortstop Francisco Lindor that lifted them to a win in NLDS Game 4. The Mets did not even clinch a playoff berth until Monday, Sept. 30 (a day after the regular season ended for 28 teams) and now they are four wins away from reaching the World Series. The Dodgers, meanwhile, clinched their own berth Friday behind five scoreless innings from Yoshinobu Yamamoto.In the Wild Card Series last week, the Tigers knocked out the Houston Astros, while the Royals eliminated the Baltimore Orioles. Both AL Central underdogs won the best-of-three series in two-game sweeps on the road. The Astros saw their streak of seven consecutive ALCS appearances come to an end, while the Orioles are now 0-5 in the playoffs in the last two seasons.Over in the NL in the wild-card round, the Padres took care of business and swept the Atlanta Braves. The Mets, meanwhile, won their first playoff series since they made the World Series since 2015, beating the Milwaukee Brewers in the round's only decisive Game 3.The League Championship Series begin on Sunday, Oct. 13, and the World Series will begin either on Tuesday, Oct. 22 or Friday, Oct. 25. Check out the complete 2024 MLB playoff schedule.Below is a look at the full 2024 MLB playoff bracket.<h2>2024 MLB playoff bracket</h2><h2>2024 MLB playoff schedule</h2>All times Eastern<h2>Division Series</h2>Saturday, Oct. 5ALDS Game 1: Guardians 7, Tigers 0 (Cleveland leads 1-0)NLDS Game 1: Mets 6, Phillies 2 (New York leads 1-0)ALDS Game 1: Yankees 6, Royals 5 (New York leads 1-0)NLDS Game 1: Dodgers 7, Padres 5 (Los Angeles leads 1-0)Sunday, Oct. 6NLDS Game 2: Phillies 7, Mets 6 (Series tied 1-1)NLDS Game 2: Padres 10, Dodgers 2 (Series tied 1-1)Monday, Oct. 7ALDS Game 2: Tigers 3, Guardians 0 (Series tied 1-1)ALDS Game 2: Royals 4, Yankees 2 (Series tied 1-1)Tuesday, Oct. 8NLDS Game 3: Mets 7, Phillies 2 (New York leads 2-1)NLDS Game 3: Padres 6, Dodgers 5 (San Diego leads 2-1)Wednesday, Oct. 9ALDS Game 3: Tigers 3, Guardians 0 (Detroit leads 2-1)NLDS Game 4: Mets 4, Phillies 1 (New York wins 3-1)ALDS Game 3: Yankees 3, Royals 2 (New York leads 2-1)NLDS Game 4: Dodgers 8, Padres 0 (Series tied 2-2)Thursday, Oct. 10ALDS Game 4: Guardians 5, Tigers 4 (Series tied 2-2)ALDS Game 4: Yankees 3, Royals 1 (New York wins 3-1)Friday, Oct. 11NLDS Game 5: Dodgers 2, Padres 0 (Los Angeles wins 3-2)Saturday, Oct. 12ALDS Game 5: Guardians 7, Tigers 3 (Clevelands wins 3-2)<h2>Championship Series</h2>Sunday, Oct. 13NLCS Game 1: Dodgers vs. Mets, 8:15 p.m., Fox, Fubo (Try for free)Monday, Oct. 14NLCS Game 2: Dodgers vs. Mets, 4:08 p.m., Fox, FS1, Fubo (Try for free)ALCS Game 1: Yankees vs. Guardians, 7:37 p.m., TBSTuesday, Oct. 15ALCS Game 2: Yankees vs. Guardians, 7:37 p.m., TBSWednesday, Oct. 16NLCS Game 3: Mets vs. Dodgers, 8:08 p.m., Fox, Fubo (Try for free)Thursday, Oct. 17ALCS Game 3: Yankees vs. GuardiansNLCS Game 4: Mets vs. DodgersFriday, Oct. 18ALCS Game 4: Yankees vs. Guardians*NLCS Game 5: Mets vs. DodgersSaturday, Oct. 19*ALCS Game 5: Yankees vs. GuardiansSunday, Oct. 20*NLCS Game 6: Dodgers vs. MetsMonday, Oct 21*ALCS Game 6: Yankees vs. Guardians*NLCS Game 7: Dodgers vs. MetsTuesday, Oct. 22*ALCS Game 7: Yankees vs. Guardians*-if necessary<h2>World Series</h2>(The 2024 World Series schedule is subject to change. Every game would be moved up by three days if both the ALCS and NLCS end in five games or less.)Friday, Oct. 25World Series Game 1: TBD vs. TBDSaturday, Oct. 26World Series Game 2: TBD vs. TBDMonday, Oct. 28World Series Game 3: TBD vs. TBDTuesday, Oct. 29World Series Game 4: TBD vs. TBDWednesday, Oct. 30*World Series Game 5: TBD vs. TBDFriday, Nov. 1*World Series Game 6: TBD vs. TBDSaturday, Nov. 2*World Series Game 7: TBD vs. TBD*-if necessary<h2>2024 MLB playoff scores</h2><h2>Wild Card Series</h2>All times EasternTuesday, Oct. 1AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Tigers 3, Astros 1 (Detroit leads 1-0)AL Wild Card Series Game 1: Royals 1, Orioles 0 (Kansas City leads 1-0)NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Mets 8, Brewers 4 (New York leads 1-0)NL Wild Card Series Game 1: Padres 4, Braves 0 (San Diego leads 1-0)Wednesday, Oct. 2AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Tigers 5, Astros 2 (Detroit wins 2-0)AL Wild Card Series Game 2: Royals 2, Orioles 1 (Kansas City wins 2-0)NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Brewers 5, Mets 3 (Series tied 1-1)NL Wild Card Series Game 2: Padres 5, Braves 4 (San Diego wins 2-0)Thursday, Oct. 3NL Wild Card Series Game 3: Mets 3, Brewers 2 (New York wins 2-1)</div></body>

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2024 MLB playoff bracket: Guardians advance to face Yankees in ALCS, Mets-Dodgers set for NLCS

The 2024 ALCS and NLCS are set. The Guardians became the final team to make it through when they took down the Tigers Saturday in a pivotal Game 5 thanks to a Lane Thomas grand slam off likely AL Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal. Cleveland will now take on the Yankees, clinched their ALCS berth Thursday with a Game 4 win over the Royals behind a dominant Gerrit Cole start and offense from Giancarlo Stanton and Gleyber Torres. That series gets underway Monday.

2024 MLB playoff bracket: Guardians advance to face Yankees in ALCS, Mets-Dodgers set for NLCS

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