2026 MLB playoff bracket: Schedule, scores as Guardians force Game 5 vs. White Sox in ALDS — SkimNews
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- Cleveland Guardians staved off elimination with a 9-5 road win over the White Sox in ALDS Game 4 on Thursday, tying the series 2-2 and forcing a decisive Game 5 in Cleveland on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET (TBS/HBO Max).
- The Dodgers, Rays, and Brewers all punched their tickets to the League Championship Series on Wednesday night, eliminating the Braves, Yankees, and Padres respectively and reducing the playoff field to just five teams.
- The Los Angeles Dodgers, two-time reigning World Series champions, will face the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS for the second straight year, with the series opening Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.
- The Tampa Bay Rays swept the Yankees 3-0 in the ALDS and now await the Guardians-White Sox winner in the ALCS, which is scheduled to begin Monday at 8 p.m. ET on TBS.
- The Chicago White Sox are chasing their first ALCS appearance since winning the 2005 World Series, a 21-year drought that would end with a Game 5 victory Saturday night.
- The Astros, Red Sox, Cubs, and Phillies were all eliminated in the best-of-three Wild Card Series the prior week, leaving the postseason without several perennial contenders.
Why it matters: The bracket now sets up a Dodgers-Brewers NLCS rematch and a Rays-led ALCS that could either end the White Sox's 21-year ALCS drought or extend the Guardians' surprise run. With three of four LDS series already settled, the postseason is down to a single remaining game before the championship round begins Sunday.
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