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MLB postseason schedule: Here's when and where to watch

The MLB postseason is upon us. The calendar has flipped to October. The playoff bracket is set. And baseball is entering its most nail-biting and thrilling month.

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It’s quite a field: The Los Angeles Dodgers, the Chicago Cubs, the Cleveland Indians, the Houston Astros, the Boston Red Sox, the Washington Nationals, plus the upstart New York Yankees, the surprising Minnesota Twins and Arizona Diamondbacks and the slugging Colorado Rockies. The list of stars is just as good: Clayton Kershaw, Bryce Harper, Chris Sale, Aaron Judge, Francisco Lindor, Kris Bryant, Carlos Correa, Paul Goldschmidt, among others.

The 2017 MLB postseason bracket. (MLB.com)
The 2017 MLB postseason bracket. (MLB.com)

If you’re looking to watch every single game — and why wouldn’t you? — here’s a rundown of the schedule for the opening weeks, plus when and where to find the games:

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 4
NL wild-card game: Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks, 8:08 ET p.m. (TBS)

THURSDAY, OCT. 5
ALDS Game 1: Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros, 4:08 p.m. ET (MLB Network)
ALDS Game 1: New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians, 7:38 p.m. ET (Fox Sports 1)

FRIDAY, OCT. 6
ALDS Game 2:
Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros, 2:05 p.m. ET (Fox Sports 1)
ALDS Game 2:
New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians, 5:08 p.m. ET (MLB Network)
NLDS Game 1: Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals, 7:31 p.m. ET (TBS)
NLDS Game 1: Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:31 p.m. ET (TBS)

SATURDAY, OCT. 7
NLDS Game 2: Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals, 5:38 p.m. ET (TBS)
NLDS Game 2:Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers, 9:08 p.m. ET (TBS)

SUNDAY, OCT. 8
ALDS Game 3: Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox, 2:38 p.m. ET (Fox Sports 1)
ALDS Game 3: Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees, 7:38 p.m. ET (Fox Sports 1)

MONDAY, OCT. 9
*ALDS Game 4: Houston Astros at Boston Red Sox, 1:08 p.m. ET (Fox Sports 1)
NLDS Game 3: Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs, 4:08 p.m. ET (TBS)
*ALDS Game 4: Cleveland Indians at New York Yankees, 7:08 p.m. ET (Fox Sports 1)
NLDS Game 3: Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks, 10:08 p.m. ET (TBS)
**Times change if ALDS end in sweep

TUESDAY, OCT. 10
*NLDS Game 4: Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs, 5:38 p.m. ET (TBS)
*NLDS Game 4: Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks, 9:08 p.m. ET (TBS)
**Times change if NLDS end in sweep

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 11
*ALDS Game 5: Boston Red Sox at Houston Astros, 4:08 p.m. ET (Fox Sports 1)
*ALDS Game 5: New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians, 8:08 p.m. ET (Fox Sports 1)
**Times change if ALDS end in sweep or four games

THURSDAY, OCT. 12
*NLDS Game 5: Chicago Cubs at Washington Nationals, 5:38 p.m. ET (TBS)
*NLDS Game 5: Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers, 9:08 p.m. ET (TBS)
**Times change if NLDS end in sweep or four games

*if necessary

Editor’s note: This post will be updated as game times are announced and future matchups are confirmed.

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Mike Oz is the editor of Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at mikeozstew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!