Playoff Schedules finalized: ALDS, NLDS, Wild Card

The Regular season is over, and the playoff schedules are set. Here are the dates and venues for the Wild Card, ALDS, NLDS playoff games. There's also a game 163 on tap, Monday night's Rays - Rangers play-in game

By Patrick OKennedy@Tigerdog_1 Sep 29, 2013, 6:16pm EDT

The Prince and Miggy show begins in Oakland on Friday

Following are the official schedules for the American and National League division series and Wild Card playoff games. All games will be broadcast on TBS or on the MLB Network. Game Times have yet to be announced.

The only playoff teams that finished the season with the same record, in either league, were the Texas Rangers and the Tampa Bay Rays. They will have a one game playoff at 8 PM Monday night in Texas to determine which team will play at Cleveland in the American league wild card playoff. The Rangers have home field by virtue of winning the head to head series with the Rays, 4 games to 3.

The National League Championship Series is scheduled October 11- 19

The American League Championship Series is scheduled October 12- 20

The World Series is scheduled October 23- 31, to open in the American league ballpark.

American League Wild Card play in game
Monday, September 30	8:07 pm ET, TBS	Tampa Bay Rays at Texas

American League Wild Card Playoff
Wednesday, October 2	8 PM ET, TBS	TB/ Texas winner at Cleveland

2013 ALDS schedule: Series A
Game	Date	Teams/ Site
Game 1	Friday, October.4	Detroit at Oakland
Game 2	Saturday, October 5	Detroit at Oakland
Game 3	Monday, October7	Oakland at Detroit
Game 4*	Tuesday., October 8	Oakland at Detroit
Game 5*	Thursday., October10	Detroit at Oakland
*if necessary Game times to be announced

2013 ALDS schedule: Series B
Game	Date	Teams/ Site
Game 1	Friday., October.4	Wild Card at Boston
Game 2	Saturday., October 5	Wild Card at Boston
Game 3	Monday., October 7	Boston at Wild Card
Game 4*	Tuesday, October 8	Boston at Wild Card
Game 5*	Thursday, October 10	Wild Card at Boston
if necessary Game times to be announced*

National League Wild Card Playoff
Tuesday, October 1	8 PM ET, TBS	Cincinnati at Pittsburgh

2013 NLDS schedule: Series A
Game	Date	Teams/ Site
Game 1	Thursday, October 3	LA Dodgers at Atlanta
Game 2	Friday, October 4	LA Dodgers at Atlanta
Game 3	Sunday, October 6	Atlanta at LA Dodgers
Game 4*	Monday, October 7	Atlanta at LA Dodgers
Game 5*	Wednesday, October 9	LA Dodgers at Atlanta
*if necessary Times to be announced

2013 NLDS schedule: Series B
Game	Date	Teams/ Site
Game 1	Thursday, October 3	Cin/ Pit at St. Louis
Game 2	Friday, October 4	Cin/ Pit at St. Louis
Game 3	Sunday, October 6	St Louis at Pit/ Cin
Game 4*	Monday, October 7	St Louis at Pit/ Cin
Game 5*	Wednesday, October 9	Cin/ Pit at St. Louis
*if necessary Times to be announced