NLDS Schedule Is Done: NLCS Dates, Times and TV
If you're looking up the NLDS schedule, the National League Division Series is already over. The two teams left in the National League, the Milwaukee Brewers and the Los Angeles Dodgers, are now in the NLCS, and Milwaukee leads that series 2-0. Game 3 is Wednesday, October 14, at 8:00 PM ET on FS1 from Dodger Stadium. Below you'll find every remaining NLCS game, the ALCS games scheduled around them, and what each result would mean. For the Division Series itself, our earlier post ALDS and NLDS 2026: Schedule, TV and Matchups has the matchups.
Where the NLCS stands
The Brewers went 103-59 in the regular season and the Dodgers 100-62, so Milwaukee hosted the first two games at American Family Field. It won both.
- Game 1, Sunday, Oct. 11: Brewers 2, Dodgers 1
- Game 2, Monday, Oct. 12: Brewers 7, Dodgers 4
The series goes to a Game 7 if it needs to. So Milwaukee needs two more wins, and Los Angeles needs four of the next five games.
NLCS schedule: the remaining games
All times are Eastern.
| Game | Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Ballpark | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 3 | Wed, Oct. 14 | 8:00 PM | Brewers at Dodgers | Dodger Stadium | FS1 |
| Game 4 | Thu, Oct. 15 | 9:00 PM | Brewers at Dodgers | Dodger Stadium | FS1 |
| Game 5* | Fri, Oct. 16 | 9:00 PM | Brewers at Dodgers | Dodger Stadium | FS1 |
| Game 6* | Sun, Oct. 18 | 8:00 PM | Dodgers at Brewers | American Family Field | FS1 |
| Game 7* | Mon, Oct. 19 | 8:00 PM | Dodgers at Brewers | American Family Field | FS1, Fox |
*If necessary
What to know about the Los Angeles stretch
Games 3, 4 and 5 are on three straight nights at Dodger Stadium. Game 3 starts at 8:00 PM ET, and Games 4 and 5 move to 9:00 PM ET. In Los Angeles that's 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM local time, so East Coast viewers are in for late finishes on Thursday and Friday.
So far, Robert Gasser is the only probable starter listed for Game 3. None are listed yet for Game 4 or later.
How the series can end
Because Milwaukee leads 2-0, the number of games depends on how the middle stretch goes:
- A Brewers sweep ends the series in Game 4 on Thursday night in Los Angeles.
- A Brewers win in five means Game 5 on Friday at Dodger Stadium.
- Six games sends the series back to Milwaukee for Sunday's Game 6.
- Seven games needs Game 7 on Monday, October 19, at American Family Field. That game is on both FS1 and Fox.
The Dodgers can't eliminate Milwaukee before Game 6. To come back, they need to win at least two of the three games at home, then win again in Milwaukee.
The ALCS on the same nights
The American League Championship Series runs at the same time. If you follow both leagues, it helps to know where the overlaps are. Cleveland (85-77) beat Tampa Bay (98-64) 7-3 in Game 1 at Tropicana Field and leads the series 1-0.
| Game | Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Ballpark | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Game 2 | Tue, Oct. 13 | 8:00 PM | Guardians at Rays | Tropicana Field | TBS, truTV |
| Game 3 | Thu, Oct. 15 | 6:00 PM | Rays at Guardians | Progressive Field | TBS, truTV |
| Game 4 | Fri, Oct. 16 | 6:00 PM | Rays at Guardians | Progressive Field | TBS, truTV |
| Game 5* | Sat, Oct. 17 | 8:00 PM | Rays at Guardians | Progressive Field | TBS, truTV |
| Game 6* | Mon, Oct. 19 | 5:00 PM | Guardians at Rays | Tropicana Field | TBS, truTV |
| Game 7* | Tue, Oct. 20 | 8:00 PM | Guardians at Rays | Tropicana Field | TBS, truTV |
*If necessary
Tonight, Tuesday, the ALCS has the field to itself. Parker Messick and Freddy Peralta are the listed probable starters for Game 2. The NLCS is off until Wednesday.
A night-by-night viewing plan
Here's the full week in one place, by night:
- Tuesday, Oct. 13: ALCS Game 2 at 8:00 PM (TBS, truTV)
- Wednesday, Oct. 14: NLCS Game 3 at 8:00 PM (FS1)
- Thursday, Oct. 15: ALCS Game 3 at 6:00 PM (TBS, truTV), then NLCS Game 4 at 9:00 PM (FS1)
- Friday, Oct. 16: ALCS Game 4 at 6:00 PM (TBS, truTV), then NLCS Game 5 at 9:00 PM if needed (FS1)
- Saturday, Oct. 17: ALCS Game 5 at 8:00 PM if needed (TBS, truTV)
- Sunday, Oct. 18: NLCS Game 6 at 8:00 PM if needed (FS1)
- Monday, Oct. 19: ALCS Game 6 at 5:00 PM if needed (TBS, truTV), then NLCS Game 7 at 8:00 PM if needed (FS1, Fox)
- Tuesday, Oct. 20: ALCS Game 7 at 8:00 PM if needed (TBS, truTV)
Thursday and Friday are back-to-back doubleheaders. The 6:00 PM ALCS start and the 9:00 PM NLCS start should keep the two games from overlapping much, though a long ALCS game could still run into the NLCS first pitch. Monday could overlap more: an ALCS Game 6 at 5:00 PM followed by an NLCS Game 7 at 8:00 PM.
Following both series on one screen with GridTicker
GridTicker runs in a browser on a spare monitor or a TV and keeps both series in view. During the playoffs, each game shows its round and the series score, so you'd see something like "NLCS - Game 3" with "MIL leads series 2-0" under it. A game that hasn't started yet shows its start time, the channel, and in baseball each team's probable starting pitcher. The Upcoming reaches setting controls how far ahead the strip looks, from today only to the next two weeks, so you can see the rest of the week's games without opening a schedule.
If you turn on MLB under Standings, you also get the postseason bracket. Baseball's version has two sides, with NL CS on the National League side, AL CS on the American League side and the World Series in the middle. When a series is decided, the winner's name turns green and the loser's turns red. You can also star the Brewers or the Dodgers so their games show up first, and set the hours the sports ticker is on screen so it's only up in the evenings. The guide explains every row.
To set it up, start a strip at https://app.gridticker.com/signup before Game 3 on Wednesday.