It all starts Tuesday, Sept. 30 with four best-of-three wild card series getting underway. Those survivors will take on the top three seeds in the American and National Leagues, with the Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners emerging as the likeliest to secure top seeds.

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MLB playoffs schedule, start times, dates for every game of the postseason bracket is being announced. Here's what we know.

MLB announced that Game 1 of the Brewers vs. Padres-Cubs series will start at either 1:08 p.m. or 8 p.m. The time is dependent on the result of the New York Yankees - Boston Red Sox wild-card series in the American League.

The Phillies will begin their postseason run at either 6:08 or 6:38 p.m. on Saturday depending on the outcome of the Yankees-Red Sox Wild Card series.

The MLB regular season is down to its last few days. Here's what to know about when it ends, and when the playoffs begin.