The Major League Baseball playoffs open with the best-of-three Wild Card Series, which features the New York Yankees against the Boston Red Sox and the Los Angeles Dodgers starting their title defense against the Cincinnati Reds.

The first round is a quadruple header, three-game series — Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday at the home of the higher-seeded team, with the winners advancing to face the top two seeds from each league.

Everything starts Tuesday and will be on ESPN.

American League

No. 6 Detroit Tigers at No. 3 Cleveland Guardians

Winner plays Seattle

Schedule and projected starters

Game 1: Detroit (Tarik Skubal) at Cleveland (Gavin Williams), 11:08 a.m. Tuesday, ESPN

Game 2: Detroit (Jack Flaherty) vs. Cleveland (Tanner Bibee), 11:08 a.m. Wednesday, ESPN

Game 3 if necessary: Detroit (Casey Mize) at Cleveland (Slade Cecconi) Thursday, 11:08 a.m., ESPN

Odds: Detroit Tigers (-110), Cleveland Guardians (-110)

No. 5 Boston Red Sox at No. 4 New York Yankees

Winner plays Toronto

Schedule and Projected Starters

Game 1: Boston (Garrett Crochet) at New York Yankees (Max Fried), 4:08 p.m. Tuesday, ESPN

Game 2: Boston (Brayan Bello) at New York Yankees (Carlos Rodón), 4:08 p.m. Wednesday, ESPN

Game 3 if necessary: Boston (TBD) at New York Yankees (Cam Schlittler), 4:08 p.m. Thursday, ESPN

Odds: Boston Red Sox (+140), New York Yankees (-165)

National League

No. 6 Cincinnati Reds at No. 3 Los Angeles Dodgers

Winner plays Philadelphia

Schedule and Projected Starters

Game 1: Cincinnati (Hunter Greene) at Los Angeles Dodgers (Blake Snell), 7:08 p.m. Tuesday, ESPN

Game 2: Cincinnati (Nick Lodolo) at Los Angeles Dodgers (Yoshinobu Yamamoto), 7:08 p.m. Wednesday, ESPN

Game 3, if necessary: Cincinnati (Andrew Abbott) at Los Angeles Dodgers (Shohei Ohtani), 7:08 p.m. Thursday, ESPN

Odds: Cincinnati Reds (+200), Los Angeles Dodgers (-250)

No. 5 San Diego Padres at No. 4 Chicago Cubs

Winner plays Milwaukee

Schedule and Projected Starters

Game 1: San Diego (Nick Pivetta) at Chicago Cubs (Shota Imanaga), 1:08 p.m. Tuesday, ESPN

Game 2: San Diego (Dylan Cease) at Chicago Cubs (Matthew Boyd), 1:08 p.m. Wednesday, ESPN

Game 3 if necessary: San Diego (Yu Darvish) vs. Chicago Cubs (Jameson Taillon), 1:08 p.m. Thursday, ESPN

Odds: San Diego Padres (+105), Chicago Cubs (-125)

Did the Texas Rangers Make the Playoffs?

No. They were eliminated in the final two weeks and finished 81-81, their first .500 record in club history. The team parted ways with manager Bruce Bochy, the all-time wins leader among active managers.

Did the Houston Astros Make the Playoffs?

No. They were eliminated on the final weekend.

How Many Runs Were Scored in the 2024 Playoffs?

271 runs were scored in the 23rd series.

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Bret Bloomquist can be reached at bbloomquist@elpasotimes.com; @Bretbloomquist on X.
This article originally appeared on El Paso Times: How to watch the Major League Baseball playoffs: Yankees-Red Sox, LA Dodgers and more
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