MLB Playoff Schedule and Probable Pitchers

MLB Playoff Schedule and Probable Pitchers

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

(Best-of-7)

National League

Thursday, Oct. 9

Los Angeles Dodgers (Lowe 14-11) at Philadelphia Phillies (Hamels 14-10), 8:22 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 10

Los Angeles Dodgers (Billingsley 16-10) at Philadelphia Phillies (Myers 10-13), 4:35 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 12

Philadelphia Phillies (Moyer 16-7) at Los Angeles Dodgers (Kuroda 9-10), 8:22 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 13

Philadelphia Phillies (Blanton 4-0) at Los Angeles Dodgers, 8:22 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 15

Philadelphia Phillies at Los Angeles Dodgers, 8:22 p.m., if necessary

Friday, Oct. 17

Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies, 8:22 p.m., if necessary

Saturday, Oct. 18

Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies, 8:22 p.m., if necessary

American League

Game 6 will be 8:07 p.m. if NLCS ends first

Friday, Oct. 10
Boston Red Sox (Matsuzaka 18-3) at Tampa Bay Rays (Shields 14-8), 8:37 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 11

Boston Red Sox (Beckett 12-10) at Tampa Bay Rays (Kazmir 12-8), 8:07 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 13

Tampa Bay Rays (Garza 11-9) at Boston Red Sox (Lester 16-6), 4:37 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 14

Tampa Bay Rays (Sonnanstine 13-9) at Boston Red Sox (Wakefield 10-11), 8:07 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 16

Tampa Bay Rays at Boston Red Sox, 8:07 p.m., if necessary

Saturday, Oct. 18

Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays, 4:37 p.m., if necessary

Sunday, Oct. 19

Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays, 8:07 p.m., if necessary

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