MLB League Championship Series 2026: Schedule, Streaming, and Updated World Series Odds

The 2026 League Championship Series are set: the Tampa Bay Rays will host the Cleveland Guardians in the American League, and the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers meet again in the National League after last year's pennant battle. Milwaukee won NLCS Game 1 by a 2-1 score, so the Dodgers need to respond in Game 2. Here are first-pitch times, broadcast and streaming details, and the World Series futures prices currently listed at legal US sportsbooks.

ALCS and NLCS first-pitch schedule

The ALCS starts Monday, Oct. 12 at Tropicana Field with Game 1 between the Rays and Guardians at 8 p.m. ET. Game 2 is Tuesday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. ET; both games air on TBS, truTV, HBO Max, and UniMas. The series shifts to Cleveland for Game 3 on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. ET, Game 4 on Friday, Oct. 16 at 6 p.m. ET, and, if necessary, Game 5 on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 8 p.m. ET. Games 6 and 7, if needed, would return to Tampa Bay on Monday, Oct. 19 at 5 p.m. ET and Tuesday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. ET.

The NLCS resumes Monday, Oct. 12 with Milwaukee holding a 1-0 lead after Sunday's 2-1 win. Game 2 in Milwaukee is at 5 p.m. ET on FOX, FS1, FOX One, and FOX Deportes. Game 3 is Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. ET in Los Angeles, Game 4 is Thursday, Oct. 15 at 9 p.m. ET, and if needed Game 5 is Friday, Oct. 16 at 9 p.m. ET. If the series returns to Milwaukee, Game 6 is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 18 at 8 p.m. ET.

Broadcast and streaming options

Every ALCS game airs on TBS, truTV, and HBO Max, with Spanish-language coverage on UniMas. The NLCS is carried by FOX, FS1, and FOX One, with Spanish-language broadcasts on FOX Deportes. According to MLB, all postseason games on FOX/FS1/FOX One and TNT Sports platforms are available to MLB.TV subscribers who are authenticated subscribers to the applicable network through a participating pay TV provider. ESPN Radio provides live national coverage of all postseason games, and Spanish-language radio broadcasts for all LCS games are available on Univision's TUDN Radio.

World Series futures and matchup keys

Entering the Championship Series, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Milwaukee Brewers at +175 to win the World Series, the Los Angeles Dodgers at +180, the Tampa Bay Rays at +330, and the Cleveland Guardians at +650, according to WKYC. Before the postseason began, BetMGM had the Dodgers as a +210 World Series favorite, with the Brewers at +550 and the Rays at +800; the Chicago White Sox carried the longest World Series odds among playoff contenders at 40-1. "Heading into the playoffs the sportsbook is in great position on the World Series futures market," BetMGM senior trader Matthew Rasp said in late September.

On the field, the Rays won five of six regular-season meetings against the Guardians this year, with Tampa Bay's pitching recording three shutouts and allowing no more than three runs in any game. Cleveland's offense posted a .696 regular-season OPS, while the Rays' .728 OPS ranked eighth in MLB. José Ramírez is Cleveland's focal point after collecting five hits and seven RBIs over the final three games of the ALDS. In the NLCS, Milwaukee is seeking its first World Series appearance since 1982, while Los Angeles is chasing a third straight championship. Game 2 pitching features Yoshinobu Yamamoto for the Dodgers against Logan Henderson for the Brewers.

Because those futures prices move after every postseason game, you may want to convert the American odds into an implied probability or compare different formats before placing a wager. For worked examples that show the math step by step, free gambling calculators make the conversion straightforward.

Handle reports and sportsbook revenue

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Community impact and legal wagering

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The bottom line

The ALCS starts Monday night in Tampa Bay, and the NLCS resumes Monday afternoon in Milwaukee with the Brewers leading 1-0. Broadcast and streaming options remain consistent throughout each series, and World Series futures prices currently favor the Brewers and Dodgers over the Rays and Guardians. Check the updated lines before each first pitch, because every postseason game will move those numbers.