As soon as Sunday\u2019s games were over, we knew who was going to be in the Major League Baseball postseason and what the Wild Card Series matchups would be. Now we know the schedule and who will be calling the games.<\/p>\n
The Wild Card Series is a best-of-three matchup with the better-seeded team hosting all games. In the American League, that will be a pair of matchups between division rivals, with the Cleveland Guardians hosting the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees hosting the Boston Red Sox. In the National League, the Chicago Cubs will host the San Diego Padres, while the Los Angeles Dodgers will host the Cincinnati Reds.<\/p>\n
All three series will be played on Tuesday, Sept. 30, Wednesday, Oct. 1 and, if necessary, Thursday, Oct. 2. Below are the scheduled start times.<\/p>\n
Tuesday, Sept. 30<\/p>\n
Game 1, Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians: 1:08 p.m. ET, ESPN
\nGame 1, San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs: 3:08 p.m. ET, ABC
\nGame 1, Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees: 6:08 p.m. ET, ESPN
\nGame 1, Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers: 9:08 p.m. ET, ESPN<\/p>\n
Wednesday, Oct. 1<\/p>\n
Game 2, Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians: 1:08 p.m. ET, ESPN
\nGame 2, San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs: 3:08 p.m. ET, ABC
\nGame 2, Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees: 6:08 p.m. ET, ESPN
\nGame 2, Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers: 9:08 p.m. ET, ESPN<\/p>\n
Thursday, Oct. 2<\/p>\n
Game 3 (if necessary), Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Guardians: 1:08 p.m. ET, ESPN
\nGame 3 (if necessary), San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs: 3:08 p.m. ET, ABC
\nGame 3 (if necessary), Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees: 6:08 p.m. ET, ESPN
\nGame 3 (if necessary), Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers: 9:08 p.m. ET, ESPN<\/p>\n
*Start times for Game 3 are subject to change.<\/p>\n
Your 2025 Wild Card matchups and game times for Games 1 and 2 \ud83d\udc40 pic.twitter.com\/ZcP8tAIe5A<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MLB (@MLB) September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n As many as FOUR do-or-die games on Thursday \ud83d\ude31 https:\/\/t.co\/ZVWb7NSbwP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/amPmMOtqOA<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MLB (@MLB) September 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Sports TV News & Updates also shared the announcing assignments for each series.<\/p>\n Tigers vs. Guardians:\u00a0Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Frazier (color commentary), Taylor McGregor (field reporter) ESPN\u2019s Wild Card broadcast teams:<\/p>\n DET-CLE: Sean McDonough, Todd Frazier, Taylor McGregor \u2014 Sports TV News & Updates (@TVSportsUpdates) September 29, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n As the top two seeds in each league, the Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies will take on the winners of the Wild Card Series in the Divisional Series. Those schedules are expected to be announced after the matchups are known.<\/p>\n \t
\nPadres vs. Cubs: Kevin Brown (play-by-play), Jessica Mendoza (color commentary), Ben McDonald (color commentary), Jesse Rogers (field reporter)
\nRed Sox vs. Yankees: Karl Ravech (play-by-play), Eduardo P\u00e9rez (color commentary), David Cone (color commentary), Buster Olney (field reporter)
\nReds vs. Dodgers: Jon Sciambi (play-by-play), Doug Glanville (color commentary), Alden Gonzalez (field reporter)<\/p>\n
SD-CHC: Kevin Brown, Jessica Mendoza, Ben McDonald, Jesse Rogers
BOS-NYY: Karl Ravech, Eduardo P\u00e9rez, David Cone, Buster Olney
CIN-LAD: Jon Sciambi, Doug Glanville, Alden Gonzalez<\/p>\n