2022 MLB Playoffs: National League Playoff Bracket is Set
With the Philadelphia Phillies falling to the Houston Astros 10-0, and the San Diego Padres beating the San Francisco Giants 6-2 Tuesday night, the 2022 National League playoff bracket is set in stone.
The Padres clinched the five-seed and the Phillies are now locked into the six-seed.
Here is what the National League playoff bracket will look like:
#1 Los Angeles Dodgers (110-51) receive a bye from the National League Wild Card Series and homefield advantage through the World Series.
#2 Atlanta Braves (101-60) receive a bye from the National League Wild Card Series.
National League Wild Card Series (begins Friday; ends Sunday, if necessary)
#3 St. Louis Cardinals (93-68) will host a best-of-three series against #6 Philadelphia Phillies (87-74), with all three games being played in St. Louis at Busch Stadium.
#4 New York Mets (100-61) will host a best-of-three series against #5 San Diego Padres (89-72), with all three games being played in New York at Citi Field.
National League Division Series (begins Tuesday, Oct. 11)
#1 Los Angeles Dodgers play the winner of #5 San Diego Padres at #4 New York Mets, in a best-of-five series.
#2 Atlanta Braves play the winner of #6 Philadelphia Phillies at #3 St. Louis Cardinals, in a best-of-five series.
The winners of the NLDS will square off in a best-of-seven National League Championship Series, with a trip to the World Series on the line.
The NLCS is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Oct. 18.
The World Series is scheduled to begin Friday, Oct. 28.
