The Cleveland Guardians will open the 2026 postseason in the American League Division Series after clinching their third consecutive AL Central title Saturday and securing the league’s No. 2 seed. Cleveland is scheduled to host Game 1 of a best-of-five ALDS on Saturday, Oct. 3, against the winner of the wild-card series between the No. 3 Houston Astros and No. 6 Chicago White Sox. The division series game times are expected to be announced later this week. The 12-team postseason begins Tuesday, Sept. 29, with four best-of-three wild-card series. The Guardians and the top-seeded Tampa Bay Rays have byes into the ALDS. **Wild-card schedule** All times are Eastern. NBC4 is scheduled to carry the Braves-Phillies and Yankees-Red Sox games. The other two series are listed for Peacock and NBC Sports Network. **Tuesday, Sept. 29 — Game 1** - Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves, 2 p.m. — NBC4 - Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros, 5 p.m. — Peacock/NBC Sports Network - Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees, 8 p.m. — NBC4 - Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres, 10 p.m. — Peacock/NBC Sports Network **Wednesday, Sept. 30 — Game 2** - Phillies at Braves, 2 p.m. — NBC4 - White Sox at Astros, 5 p.m. — Peacock/NBC Sports Network - Red Sox at Yankees, 8 p.m. — NBC4 - Cubs at Padres, 10 p.m. — Peacock/NBC Sports Network Potential Game 3s are set for Thursday, Oct. 1. The broadcast lineup will depend on how many series go the distance: if four Game 3s are needed, the Tuesday schedule is expected to repeat. With three games, NBC4 would carry the 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. contests; with two, it would show both at those times. If only one Game 3 is played, NBC4 would broadcast it at 8 p.m. The AL bracket also has the top-seeded Rays facing the winner of the No. 4 Yankees-No. 5 Red Sox series. In the National League, the No. 1 Milwaukee Brewers will meet the San Diego-Chicago Cubs winner, while the No. 2 Los Angeles Dodgers await the winner of the Atlanta-Philadelphia series. The league championship series are scheduled to begin Oct. 11. Game 1 of the World Series is set for Oct. 23, with a possible seventh game scheduled for Halloween evening.