The Rangers would possibly not sweep this spherical. Texas fell to the protecting World Series champion Houston Astros Wednesday evening, however nonetheless hold a 2-1 ALCS collection lead. Max Scherzer struggled mightily in his go back from a shoulder damage and two Josh Jung house runs weren’t sufficient for the Rangers because the Astros overpowered them.
The Philadelphia Phillies, in the meantime, are simply two wins away from the 2023 World Series. The Phillies had an emphatic 10-0 victory in NLCS Game 2 over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday evening. The sport was once shut for 5 innings, however the Phillies broke it vast open with back-to-back four-run innings.
Three of the 4 best seeds in those playoffs have been knocked out within the LDS spherical. The 104-win Braves have been ousted by means of the Phillies, the Rangers swept the 101-win Orioles, and the D-backs took out the 100-win Dodgers. The playoff box began with 12 groups, however is now all the way down to its ultimate 4. The Marlins, Brewers, Blue Jays and Rays have been eradicated within the Wild Card Series.
Below is a have a look at the entire MLB playoff bracket, and the entire schedule for the playoffs. All video games on Fox and FS1 will probably be streaming on fubo (take a look at at no cost).
2023 MLB playoff bracket
Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports
League Championship Series
Sunday, Oct. 15
ALCS Game 1: Rangers 2, Astros 0
Monday, Oct. 16
ALCS Game 2: Rangers 5, Astros 4 (Texas leads 2-0)
NLCS Game 1: Phillies 5, Diamondbacks 3
Tuesday, Oct. 17
NLCS Game 2: Phillies 10, Diamondbacks 0 (Philadelphia leads 2-0)
Wednesday, Oct. 18
ALCS Game 3: Astros 8, Rangers 5 (Texas leads 2-1)
Thursday, Oct. 19
NLCS Game 3: Diamondbacks vs. Phillies, 5:07 p.m. ET (TBS)
ALCS Game 4: Rangers vs. Astros, 8:03 p.m. (FS1)
Friday, Oct. 20
ALCS Game 5*: Rangers vs. Astros, 5:07 p.m. ET (FS1)
NLCS Game 4: Diamondbacks vs. Phillies, 8:07 p.m. ET (TBS)
Saturday, Oct. 21
NLCS Game 5*: Diamondbacks vs. Phillies, 8:07 p.m. ET (TBS)
Sunday, Oct. 22
ALCS Game 6*: Astros vs. Rangers, 8:07 p.m. ET (FS1)
Monday, Oct. 23
NLCS Game 6*: Phillies vs. Diamondbacks, 5:07 p.m. ET (TBS)
ALCS Game 7*: Astros vs. Rangers, 8:03 p.m. ET (Fox/FS1)
Tuesday, Oct. 24
NLCS Game 7*: Phillies vs. Diamondbacks, 8:07 p.m. ET (TBS)
World Series
Friday, Oct. 27
World Series Game 1: TBD vs. TBD (Fox)
Saturday, Oct. 28
World Series Game 2: TBD vs. TBD (Fox)
Monday, Oct. 30
World Series Game 3: TBD vs. TBD (Fox)
Tuesday, Oct. 31
World Series Game 4: TBD vs. TBD (Fox)
Wednesday, Nov. 1
World Series Game 5*: TBD vs. TBD (Fox)
Friday, Nov. 3
World Series Game 6*: TBD vs. TBD (Fox)
Saturday, Nov. 4
World Series Game 7*: TBD vs. TBD (Fox)
Divisional spherical ratings, schedule
Saturday, Oct. 7
ALDS Game 1: Rangers 3, Orioles 2
ALDS Game 1: Astros 6, Twins 4
NLDS Game 1: Phillies 3, Braves 0
NLDS Game 1: Diamondbacks 11, Dodgers
Sunday, Oct. 8
ALDS Game 2: Rangers 11, Orioles 8
ALDS Game 2: Twins 6, Astros 2
Monday, Oct. 9
NLDS Game 2: Braves 5, Phillies 4
NLDS Game 2: Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 2
Tuesday, Oct. 10
ALDS Game 3: Astros 9, Twins 1
ALDS Game 3: Rangers 7, Orioles 1 (Texas wins 3-0)
Wednesday, Oct. 11
NLDS Game 3: Phillies 10, Braves 2
ALDS Game 4: Astros 3, Twins 2 (Houston wins 3-1)
NLDS Game 3: Diamondbacks 4, Dodgers 2 (Arizona wins 3-0)
Thursday, Oct. 12
NLDS Game 4: Phillies 3, Braves 1 (Philadelphia wins 3-1)
Wild Card Series ratings
Wednesday, Oct. 4
Game 2: Rangers 7, Rays 1 (Rangers win 2-0)
Game 2: Twins 2, Blue Jays 0 (Twins win 2-0)
Game 2: Brewers 5, Diamondbacks 2 (D-backs win 2-0)
Game 2: Phillies 7, Marlins 1 (Phillies win 2-0)
Tuesday, Oct. 3
Game 1: No. 5 Rangers 4, No. 4 Rays 0 (Rangers lead 1-0)
Game 1: No. 3 Twins 3, No. 6 Blue Jays 1 (Twins lead 1-0)
Game 1: No. 6 Diamondbacks 6, No. 3 Brewers 3 (D-backs lead 1-0)
Game 1: No. 4 Phillies 4, No. 5 Marlins 1 (Phillies lead 1-0)