2024 Postseason

Recap

The 2024 Postseason will be played under the format first used in 2022, with the two division title winners with the best records in each league getting a bye into the Division Series, while the third-ranked division winner and three wild card teams will play a best-of-three Wild Card Series, with all games taking pace in the home ballpark of the higher-ranked team.

After observers had ripped their shirts in 2023 about the quick elimination of teams receiving a first round bye and the unfairness of it all, it was not a problem this year. Three of the four teams making it to the League Championship Series stage had won their respective divisions and received a first-round bye. Indeed, this postseason represented a rare instance since the introduction of additional wild card teams of the two teams with the best records in the majors meeting in the World Series.

Series Summaries

American League

ALWC: Detroit Tigers vs. Houston Astros

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Detroit Tigers 3 Houston Astros 1	October 1	Tarik Skubal (1-0) Framber Valdez (0-1)	2:32 pm
2	Detroit Tigers 5 Houston Astros 2	October 2	Tyler Holton (0-0) Hunter Brown (0-0)	2:32 pm

ALWC: Kansas City Royals vs. Baltimore Orioles

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Kansas City Royals 1 Baltimore Orioles 0	October 1	Cole Ragans (1-0) Corbin Burnes (0-1)	4:08 pm
2	Kansas City Royals 2 Baltimore Orioles 1	October 2	Seth Lugo (0-0) Zach Eflin (0-0)	4:38 pm

ALDS: Kansas City Royals vs. New York Yankees

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Kansas City Royals 5 New York Yankees 6	October 5	Michael Wacha (0-0) Gerrit Cole (0-0)	6:38 pm
2	Kansas City Royals 4 New York Yankees 2	October 7	Cole Ragans (0-0) Carlos Rodón (0-0)	7:38 pm
3	New York Yankees 3 Kansas City Royals 2	October 9	Clarke Schmidt (0-0) Seth Lugo (0-0)	7:08 pm
4	New York Yankees 3 Kansas City Royals 1	October 10	Gerrit Cole (1-0) Michael Wacha (0-1)	8:08 pm

ALDS: Detroit Tigers vs. Cleveland Guardians

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Detroit Tigers 0 Cleveland Guardians 7	October 5	Tyler Holton (0-1) Tanner Bibee (0-0)	1:08 pm
2	Detroit Tigers 3 Cleveland Guardians 0	October 7	Tarik Skubal (0-0) Matthew Boyd (0-0)	4:08 pm
3	Cleveland Guardians 0 Detroit Tigers 3	October 9	Alex Cobb (0-1) Keider Montero (0-0)	3:08 pm
4	Cleveland Guardians 5 Detroit Tigers 4	October 10	Tanner Bibee (0-0) Reese Olson (0-0)	6:08 pm
5	Detroit Tigers 3 Cleveland Guardians 7	October 12	Tarik Skubal (0-1) Matthew Boyd (0-0)	1:08 pm

ALCS: Cleveland Guardians vs. New York Yankees

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Cleveland Guardians 2 New York Yankees 5	October 14	Alex Cobb (0-1) Carlos Rodón (1-0)	7:37 pm
2	Cleveland Guardians 3 New York Yankees 6	October 15	Tanner Bibee (0-1) Gerrit Cole (0-0)	7:37 pm
3	New York Yankees 5 Cleveland Guardians 7	October 17	Clarke Schmidt (0-0) Matthew Boyd (0-0)	5:08 pm
4	New York Yankees 8 Cleveland Guardians 6	October 18	Luis Gil (0-0) Gavin Williams (0-0)	8:08 pm
5	New York Yankees 5 Cleveland Guardians 2	October 19	Carlos Rodón (1-0) Tanner Bibee (0-1)	8:08 pm

National League

NLWC:New York Mets vs. Milwaukee Brewers

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	New York Mets 8 Milwaukee Brewers 4	October 1	Luis Severino (1-0) Freddy Peralta (0-0)	5:32 pm
2	New York Mets 3 Milwaukee Brewers 5	October 2	Sean Manaea (0-0) Frankie Montas (0-0)	7:38 pm
3	New York Mets 4 Milwaukee Brewers 2	October 3	Jose Quintana (0-0) Tobias Myers (0-0)	7:08 pm

NLWC: Atlanta Braves vs. San Diego Padres

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	Atlanta Braves 0 San Diego Padres 4	October 1	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1) Michael King (1-0)	8:38 pm
2	Atlanta Braves 4 San Diego Padres 5	October 2	Max Fried (0-1) Joe Musgrove (0-0)	8:38 pm

NLDS: San Diego Padres vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	San Diego Padres 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 7	October 5	Dylan Cease (0-0) Yoshinobu Yamamoto (0-0)	8:38 pm
2	San Diego Padres 10 Los Angeles Dodgers 2	October 6	Yu Darvish (1-0) Jack Flaherty (0-1)	8:08 pm
3	Los Angeles Dodgers 5 San Diego Padres 6	October 8	Walker Buehler (0-1) Michael King (1-0)	9:08 pm
4	Los Angeles Dodgers 8 San Diego Padres 0	October 9	Ryan Brasier (0-0) Dylan Cease (0-1)	9:08 pm
5	San Diego Padres 0 Los Angeles Dodgers 2	October 11	Yu Darvish (1-1) Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-0)	8:08 pm

NLDS: New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	New York Mets 6 Philadelphia Phillies 2	October 5	Kodai Senga (0-0) Zack Wheeler (0-0)	4:08 pm
2	New York Mets 6 Philadelphia Phillies 7	October 6	Luis Severino (0-0) Cristopher Sanchez (0-0)	4:08 pm
3	Philadelphia Phillies 7 New York Mets 2	October 8	Aaron Nola (0-1) Sean Manaea (1-0)	5:08 pm
4	Philadelphia Phillies 1 New York Mets 4	October 9	Ranger Suarez (0-0) José Quintana (0-0)	5:08 pm

NLCS: New York Mets vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	New York Mets 0 Los Angeles Dodgers 9	October 13	Kodai Senga (0-1) Jack Flaherty (1-0)	8:15 pm
2	New York Mets 7 Los Angeles Dodgers 3	October 14	Sean Manaea (1-0) Ryan Brasier (0-1)	4:08 pm
3	Los Angeles Dodgers 8 New York Mets 0	October 16	Walker Buehler (0-0) Luis Severino (0-1)	8:08 pm
4	Los Angeles Dodgers 10 New York Mets 2	October 17	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (0-0) José Quintana (0-1)	8:08 pm
5	Los Angeles Dodgers 6 New York Mets 12	October 18	Jack Flaherty (1-1) David Peterson (0-0)	5:08 pm
6	New York Mets 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 10	October 20	Sean Manaea (1-1) Michael Kopech (1-0)	8:08 pm

World Series: New York Yankees vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

Game	Score	Date	Starters	Time (ET)
1	New York Yankees 3 Los Angeles Dodgers 6	October 25	Gerrit Cole (0-0) Jack Flaherty (0-0)	8:08 pm
2	New York Yankees 2 Los Angeles Dodgers 4	October 26	Carlos Rodón (0-1) Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-0)	8:08 pm
3	Los Angeles Dodgers 4 New York Yankees 2	October 28	Walker Buehler (1-0) Clarke Schmidt (0-1)	8:08 pm
4	Los Angeles Dodgers 4 New York Yankees 11	October 29	Ben Casparius (0-0) Luis Gil (0-0)	8:08 pm
5	Los Angeles Dodgers 7 New York Yankees 6	October 30	Jack Flaherty (0-0) Gerrit Cole (0-0)	8:08 pm

NL Team Stats

TEAM	W-L	Manager	BA	HR	R	ERA	WHIP	RA
Dodgers	98-64	Dave Roberts	.258	233	842	3.90	1.227	686
Phillies	95-67	Rob Thomson	.257	198	784	3.85	1.236	671
Brewers	93-69	Pat Murphy	.248	177	777	3.65	1.233	641
Padres	93-69	Mike Shildt	.263	190	760	3.86	1.221	669
Braves	89-73	Brian Snitker	.243	213	704	3.49	1.196	607
Mets	89-73	Carlos Mendoza	.246	207	768	3.96	1.260	697

AL Team Stats

TEAM	W-L	Manager	BA	HR	R	ERA	WHIP	RA
Yankees	94-68	Aaron Boone	.248	237	815	3.74	1.243	668
Guardians	92-69	Stephen Vogt	.238	185	708	3.61	1.202	621
Astros	88-73	Jose Espada	.262	190	740	3.74	1.244	649
Orioles	91-71	Brandon Hyde	.250	235	786	3.94	1.237	699
Royals	86-76	Matt Quatraro	.248	170	711	3.76	1.243	644
Tigers	86-76	A.J. Hinch	.234	162	746	3.61	1.162	682

Further Reading

• Anthony Castrovince: "Here were the top 10 moments of an epic postseason", mlb.com, October 31, 2024. [1]
• Michael Clair: "Japanese stars take postseason center stage, and the whole world is watching", mlb.com, October 17, 2024. [2]
• Jason Foster: "Postseason schedule announced; flexible start date for World Series", mlb.com, August 1, 2024. [3]
• Mike Petriello: "Should managers fear 'reliever familiarity effect' in World Series?", mlb.com, October 21, 2024. [4]

Related Sites

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