2023 MLB Postseason - Schedule and Results

[David]

The following is the complete schedule for the 2023 Major League Baseball Playoffs.

The 2023 MLB Postseason enters the second year of the expanded playoffs, allowing a total total of six teams per league to partake in the postseason, up from five that had been in place from 2012-2021 (not including the 2020 COVID Season). The #1 and #2 seeds in the American and National leagues will receive first-round byes into their respective Division series. The American and National League Wild Cards will expanded from singular, 1-game elimination games to a 3-game series, all to be played at the #3 and #4 seed's home field. The winners will then advance to the Division Series, with the #1 seed facing the #4/#5 winner and the #2 seed facing the #3/#6 winner.

The Houston Astros (90-72, AL West Champions), the defending champions from 2022, aim to reach their third consecutive world series, and their fourth world series in the last six seasons. The Astros will attempt to become baseball's first back-to-back World Series champions since the New York Yankees did it in 1998-1999, which was the first two of a three-peat. Last year's runner-ups, the Philadelphia Phillies (90-72, NL Wild Card), look to return to the World Series to finish the job, after falling to Houston in 6 games.

Two teams with long playoff droughts will partake in the 2023 Postseason, both from the American League. The Baltimore Orioles (101-61, AL East Champions) and the Texas Rangers (AL Wild Card) both make their returns to the postseason for the first time since 2016. Both teams fell in the 2016 Postseason to the Toronto Blue Jays; Toronto defeated Baltimore in 11 innings in the AL Wild Card game, then proceeded to sweep Texas in the AL Division Series.

This postseason will also be noteworthy that it'll mark the first time time in 30 years (1993) that the MLB postseason will not include the Boston Red Sox (78-84, 5th in AL East), New York Yankees (82-80, 4th in AL East), or the St. Louis Cardinals (71-91, 5th in NL Central).

Each round of the MLB Playoffs will appear most recent at the top of the post. Final results will be updated following the conclusion of the games. All game times are listed in the Pacific Timezone (PST). Where applicable, click on the final score to view the MLB's game tracker for the complete box score.

All MLB Playoff Games will be broadcast on Television across six networks. including ABC, ESPN and ESPN2 (AL and NL Wild Card Series), TBS (NL Division Series, NL Championship Series), FS1 (AL Division Series, AL Championship Series), and FOX (AL Division Series, AL Championship Series, World Series).

2023 WORLD SERIES



Arizona Diamondbacks vs Texas Rangers (Texas wins series 4-1)
Game 1 -- Fri., October 27 - Texas (H) 6, Arizona 5 (11)
Game 2 -- Sat., October 28 - Arizona 9, Texas (H) 1
Game 3 -- Mon., October 30 - Texas 3, Arizona (H) 1
Game 4 -- Tue., October 31 - Texas 11, Arizona (H) 7
Game 5 -- Wed., November 1 - Texas 5, Arizona (H) 0


AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES



#5 Texas Rangers vs #2 Houston Astros (Texas wins series 4-3)
Game 1 -- Sun., October 15 - Texas 2, Houston (H) 0
Game 2 -- Mon., October 16 - Texas 5, Houston (H) 4
Game 3 -- Wed., October 18 - Houston 8, Texas (H) 5
Game 4 -- Thu., October 19 - Houston 10, Texas (H) 3
Game 5 -- Fri., October 20 - Houston 5, Texas (H) 4
Game 6 -- Sun., October 22 - Texas 9, Houston (H) 2
Game 7 -- Mon., October 23 - Texas 11, Houston (H) 4


NATIONAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES



#6 Arizona Diamondbacks at #5 Philadelphia Phillies (Arizona wins series 4-3)
Game 1 -- Mon., October 16 - Philadelphia (H) 5, Arizona 3
Game 2 -- Tue., October 17 - Philadelphia (H) 10, Arizona 0
Game 3 -- Thu., October 19 - Arizona (H) 2, Philadelphia 1
Game 4 -- Fri., October 20 - Arizona (H) 6, Philadelphia 5
Game 5 -- Sat., October 21 - Philadelphia 6, Arizona (H) 1
Game 6 -- Mon., October 23 - Arizona 5, Philadelphia (H) 1
Game 7 -- Tue., October 24 - Arizona 4, Philadelphia (H) 2


AMERICAN LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES



#5 Texas Rangers vs #1 Baltimore Orioles (Texas wins series 3-0)
Game 1 -- Sat., October 7 - Texas 3, Baltimore (H) 2
Game 2 -- Sun., October 8 - Texas 11, Baltimore (H) 8
Game 3 -- Tue., October 10 - Texas (H) 7, Baltimore 1




#3 Minnesota Twins vs #2 Houston Astros (Houston wins series 3-1)
Game 1 -- Sat., October 7 - Houston (H) 6, Minnesota 4
Game 2 -- Sun., October 8 - Minnesota 6, Houston (H) 2
Game 3 -- Tue., October 10 - Houston 9, Minnesota (H) 1
Game 4 -- Wed., October 11 - Houston 3, Minnesota (H) 2


NATIONAL LEAGUE DIVISION SERIES



#4 Philadelphia Phillies vs #1 Atlanta Braves (Philadelphia wins series 3-1)
Game 1 -- Sat., October 7 - Philadelphia 3, Atlanta (H) 0
Game 2 -- Mon., October 9 - Atlanta (H) 5, Philadelphia 4
Game 3 -- Wed., October 11 - Philadelphia (H) 10, Atlanta 2
Game 4 -- Thu., October 12 - Philadelphia (H) 3, Atlanta 1




#6 Arizona Diamondbacks at #2 Los Angeles Dodgers (Arizona wins series 3-0)
Game 1 -- Sat., October 7 - Arizona 11, Los Angeles (H) 2
Game 2 -- Mon., October 9 - Arizona 4, Los Angeles (H) 2
Game 3 -- Wed., October 11 - Arizona (H) 4, Los Angeles 2

AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD



#5 Texas Rangers at #4 Tampa Bay Rays (Texas wins series 2-0)
Game 1 -- Tue., October 3 - Texas 4, Tampa Bay (H) 0
Game 2 -- Wed., October 4 - Texas 7, Tampa Bay (H) 1




#6 Toronto Blue Jays at #3 Minnesota Twins (Minnesota wins series 2-0)
Game 1 -- Tue., October 3 - Minnesota (H) 3, Toronto 1
Game 2 -- Wed., October 4 - Minnesota (H) 2, Toronto 0


NATIONAL LEAGUE WILD CARD



#6 Arizona Diamondbacks at #3 Milwaukee Brewers (Arizona leads series 2-0)
Game 1 -- Tue., October 3 - Arizona 6, Milwaukee (H) 3
Game 2 -- Wed., October 4 - Arizona 5, Milwaukee (H) 2




#5 Miami Marlins at #4 Philadelphia Phillies (Philadelphia leads series 1-0)
Game 1 -- Tue., October 3 - Philadelphia (H) 4, Miami 1
Game 2 -- Wed., October 4 - Philadelphia (H) 7, Miami 1


MLB TEAM VENUES
Arizona Diamondbacks - Chase Field; Phoenix, Arizona
Atlanta Braves - SunTrust Park; Cumberland, Georgia
Baltimore Orioles - Oriole Park at Camden Yards; Baltimore, Maryland
Houston Astros - Minute Maid Park; Houston, Texas
Los Angeles Dodgers - Dodger Stadium; Los Angeles, California
Miami Marlins - LoanDepot Park; Miami, Florida
Milwaukee Brewers - American Family Field; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Minnesota Twins - Target Field; Minneapolis, Minnesota
Philadelphia Phillies - Citizens Bank Park; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tampa Bay Rays - Tropicana Field; St. Petersburg, Florida
Texas Rangers - Globe Life Field; Arlington, Texas
Toronto Blue Jays - Rogers Centre; Toronto, Ontario



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[David]

The Texas Rangers have advanced to the ALDS.

Texas swept the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL Wild Card series, 2-0, outscoring Tampa Bay 11-1 in the two games at Tropicana Field.

The Rangers win their first postseason series since the 2011 ALCS, where they defeated the Detroit Tigers in 6 games. Texas also returns to the ALDS for the first time since 2016, when they were swept in 3 games by the Toronto Blue Jays.

The Rangers will take on the Baltimore Orioles. The two teams previously met in the 2012 AL Wild Card game, which the Orioles won 5-1.

[David]

The Wild Card round of the MLB Postseason has concluded.

MINNESOTA

The Minnesota Twins have advanced to the ALDS, sweeping the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 in the AL Wild Card series.

The Twins won their first postseason series since the 2002 ALDS, when they defeated the Oakland Athletics in 5 games. The '02 squad would fall to the eventual World Series champions, the Anaheim Angels, in 5 games. The Twins would proceed to lose eight consecutive postseason series, including six series/wild card games to the New York Yankees. In sweeping Toronto, the Twins would also win their first postseason game since winning 1 game in the 2004 ALDS.

Minnesota will take on the Houston Astros. The two teams previously met in the 2020 AL Wild Card series, which the Astros swept in 2 games.

NATIONAL LEAGUE WILD CARD

The Arizona Diamondbacks and the Philadelphia Phillies have both advanced to the NLDS.

The Diamondbacks swept the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Wild Card series, 2-0. It's their first postseason series win since the 2017 NL Wild Card Game, when they defeated the Colorado Rockies in a 11-8 slugfest.

Arizona will take on their NL West division rivals in the Los Angeles Dodgers. Ironically, the Dodgers were the very team the Diamondbacks met in their last postseason appearance, when they were swept in 3 games.

The Phillies swept the Miami Marlins in the NL Wild Card series, 2-0. Philadelphia wins their second consecutive NL Wild Card series, sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals last year. They will face the #1 seed and NL East division rival Atlanta Braves in a rematch of last year's NLDS, which Philadelphia defeated the Braves in 4 games. 

[David]

The Texas Rangers have advanced to the ALCS.

Texas swept the Baltimore Orioles in the AL Division series, 3-0, advancing to their first ALCS since 2011. The Rangers advanced to the World Series that year after defeating the Detroit Tigers in 6 games.

The Rangers will take on winner of the Minnesota Twins/Houston Astros series. Houston holds a 2-1 series advantage over Minnesota.

[David]

The Houston Astros have advanced to the ALCS.

Houston defeated Minnesota in four games in the AL Division Series, advancing to their seventh consecutive ALCS. The Astros have advanced to the World Series in four of their last six ALCS appearances.

The Astros will take on their in-state rivals (and AL West division rivals) in the first ever postseason meeting between the two Texas-based franchises.

[David]

The Arizona Diamondbacks have advanced to the NLCS.

Arizona sweeps the Los Angeles Dodgers in three games in arguably the biggest upset in the 2023 MLB Postseason. The Diamondbacks advance to the NLCS for just the third time in team history, winning in 2001 over the Atlanta Braves and losing in 2007 in a sweep to the Colorado Rockies.

The Diamondbacks await the winner of the Philadephia/Atlanta NLDS, which the Phillies lead the series 2-1.

[David]

The Division round of the MLB Postseason has concluded, with the Philadelphia Phillies defeating the Atlanta Braves in four games to advance to the NLCS for the second consecutive season.

Philadelphia will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks. This is the first postseason meeting between the two franchises.

[David]

The Texas Rangers have advanced to the 2023 World Series.



Texas defeats Houston in Game 7 to punch its ticket to the World Series for the first time since the 2011 season, where they fell to the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 7.

This marks the third overall appearance for the Rangers dating to the franchise's inception in 1972 after its relocation from Washington D.C. as the Washington Senators from 1961-1971. The Rangers are 0-2 all-time in the World Series.

Texas's previous World Series appearances are as follows:

2010 - Lost 4-1 to San Francisco Giants
2011 - Lost 4-3 to St. Louis Cardinals

[David]

The Arizona Diamondbacks have advanced to the 2023 World Series.



Arizona defeats Philadelphia in Game 7 to punch its ticket to the World Series for the first time since the 2001 season, where they defeated the New York Yankees in a dramatic walk-off in Game 7.

This marks the second World Series appearance for the Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks are 1-0 all-time in the World Series.

The Diamondbacks hold the distinction of being the fastest expansion team in MLB history to win the World Series, having played its first season in 1998 and winning the World Series four years later.

Arizona's previous World Series appearances are as follows:

2001 - Won 4-3 over New York Yankees

[David]

Congratulations to the Texas Rangers for winning the World Series!

Texas defeated Arizona in five games for the franchise's first World Series championship in the history of the franchise, including its beginnings as the Washington Senators from 1961-1971.

Manager Bruce Bochy wins his fourth World Series championship (3 with San Francisco), and became the third manager in MLB history to win World Series championships in both the American League and the National League. This feat has only been done by Sparky Anderson (Cincinnati Reds, Detroit Tigers) and Tony La Russa (Oakland Athletics, St. Louis Cardinals)

Rangers SS Corey Seager was named World Series MVP. This is the second World Series MVP for Seager, who previously won MVP in 2020 with the Los Angeles Dodgers. Seager becomes only the second player to win World Series MVP with two teams (Reggie Jackson w/Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees)