It's Day 1 of the MLB division series!
After an exciting wild-card round, the division series are here. And with two intra-division matchups in the AL and showdowns of big markets and bigger stars in the NL, there's plenty to watch on a four-game Day 1.
Can the New York Yankees upset the No. 1 seed Tampa Bay Rays? Will Tarik Skubal and the Los Angeles Dodgers hold off the Atlanta Braves? And what will the surging San Diego Padres make of Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski?
We've got you covered with pregame lineups, sights and sounds from the ballparks and postgame takeaways as each Day 1 matchup ends.
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Sights and sounds
We have all the best moments from the ballparks as the division series begins.
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Follow live with pitch-by-pitch coverage
Six K's for Messick through three innings
Parker Messick has racked up 6 Ks already 😤 pic.twitter.com/kQmBNfwP9l
— MLB (@MLB) October 3, 2026
Game 1 of the division series is underway in Cleveland
Cleveland has been waiting for this one 🙌 pic.twitter.com/i2YXne49H1
— MLB (@MLB) October 3, 2026
Atlanta Braves vs. Los Angeles Dodgers
4 p.m. ET
Game 1 starters: Dylan Dodd vs Tarik Skubal
Lineups
Braves
TBD
Dodgers
1. Mookie Betts (R) SS
2. Shohei Ohtani (L) DH
3. Will Smith (R) C
4. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B
5. Teoscar Hernandez (R) LF
6. Kyle Tucker (L) RF
7. Andy Pages (R) CF
8. Max Muncy (L) 3B
9. Tommy Edman (S) 2B
New York Yankees vs. Tampa Bay Rays
6:30 p.m. ET
Game 1 starters: Gerrit Cole vs. Drew Rasmussen
Lineups
Yankees
TBD
Rays
TBD
San Diego Padres vs. Milwaukee Brewers
10 p.m. ET
Game 1 starters: Robbie Ray vs. Jacob Misiorowski
Lineups
Padres
TBD
Brewers
TBD
