MLB Playoffs: Game Times, TV Information, Starting Pitchers for Tuesday

There are four playoff games on Tuesday as the divisional series heat up. The Houston Astros and the New York Yankees look to extend their leads after winning their respective openers on Monday.

Author:
Tom Brew
Oct 6, 2020 10:30 AM EDT

It's a full day of playoff baseball on Tuesday, with four games on the slate. It's Game 2 in the two American League series, and the National League gets rolling, too.

The divisional series are best-of-five affairs, and they are being played at neutral sites for the first time ever.

Here's is a complete list of today's game times, with TV information and starting pitchers:

American League Division Series

Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees

Best-of-5 series, all games played at Petco Park, San Diego
Game 1, Yankees 9, Rays 3: Gerrit Cole struck out eight batters over six innings and Giancarlo Stanton hit a grand slam in the ninth inning to help the Yankees win the series opener. (New York leads 1-0.)
Game 2, Tuesday at 8:10 p.m. ET (TV: TNT): Rays' Tyler Glasnow (5-1, 4.08 ERA) vs. Deivi Garcia (3-2, 4.98 ERA)
Game 3, Wednesday at 7:10 p.m. ET (TV: TNT): Rays' Charlie Morton (2-2, 4.74 ERA) vs. Masahiro Tanaka (3-3, 3.56 ERA)
Game 4, Thursday at 7:10 p.m. ET, if necessary (TV: TNT): Pitchers TBA
Game 5, Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET, if necessary (TV: TNT): Pitchers TBA

Oakland A's vs. Houston Astros

Best-of-5 series, all games played at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles
Game 1, Astros 10, A's 5: Carlos Correa hit two home runs and George Springer had four hits to help Houston beat Oakland in a slugfest. (Houston leads 1-0.)
Game 2, Tuesday at 4.37 p.m. ET (TV: TNT): Astros' Framber Valdez (5-3, 3.57 ERA) vs. A's Sean Manaea (4-3, 4.50 ERA)
Game 3, Wednesday at 3.35 p.m. ET (TV: TNT): Pitchers TBA
Game 4, Thursday at 3:35 p.m. ET, if necessary (TV: TNT): Pitchers TBA
Game 5, Friday at 3:35 p.m. ET, if necessary (TV: TNT): Pitchers TBA

National League Division Series

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Diego Padres

All games played at Globe Life Park, Arlington, Texas
Game 1, Tuesday at 9:38 p.m. ET (TV: FOX Sports 1): Dodgers' Walker Buehler (1-0, 3.44 ERA in regular season) vs. Padres' TBA
Game 2, Wednesday at 9:08 p.m. ET (TV: FOX Sports 1): Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw (6-2, 2.16 ERA) vs. TBA
Game 3, Thursday at 9:08 p.m. ET (TV: MLB Network): Pitchers TBA
Game 4, Friday at 9:08 p.m. ET, if necessary (TV: FOX Sports 1): Pitchers TBA
Game 5, Saturday at 8:08 p.m. ET, if necessary (TV: FOX Sports 1): Pitchers TBA

Atlanta Braves vs. Miami Marlins

All games played at Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Game 1, Tuesday at 2;08 p.m. ET (TV: FOX Sports 1): Braves' Max Fried (7-0, 2.25 ERA in regular season) vs. Sandy Alcantara (3-2, 3.00 ERA)
Game 2, Wednesday at 2:08 p.m. ET (TV: MLB Network): Braves' Ian Anderson (3-2, 1.95 ERA) vs. Pablo Lopez (6-4, 3.61 ERA)
Game 3, Thursday at 2:08 p.m. ET, (TV: FOX Sports 1): Braves' Kyle Wright 92-4, 5.21 ERA) vs. Sixto Sanchez (3-2, 3.46 ERA)
Game 4, Friday at 2:08 p.m. ET, if necessary (TV: FOX Sports 1): Pitchers TBA
Game 5, Saturday at 4:08 p.m. ET, if necessary (TV: FOX Sports 1): Pitchers TBA