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Both games televised by TBS

Tuesday, Oct. 1: NL: Pittsburgh 6, Cincinnati 2

Wednesday, Oct. 2: AL: Tampa Bay (Cobb 11-3) at Cleveland (Salazar 2-3), 8:07 p.m.

DIVISION SERIES

(Best-of-5; x-if necessary)

American League

Boston vs. Cleveland-Tampa Bay winner

Friday, Oct. 4: Cleveland-Tampa Bay winner at Boston (Lester 15-8), 3:07 p.m. (TBS)

Saturday, Oct. 5: Cleveland-Tampa Bay winner at Boston (Lackey 10-13), 5:37 p.m. (TBS)

Monday, Oct. 7: Boston (Buchholz 12-1) at Cleveland-Tampa Bay winner

x-Tuesday, Oct. 8: Boston at Cleveland-Tampa Bay winner

x-Thursday, Oct. 10: Cleveland-Tampa Bay winner at Boston

Oakland vs. Detroit

Friday, Oct. 4: Detroit (Scherzer 21-3) at Oakland (Colon 18-6), 9:37 p.m. (TBS)

Saturday, Oct. 5: Detroit (Verlander 13-12) at Oakland (Gray 5-3), 9:07 p.m. (TBS)

Monday, Oct. 7: Oakland (Parker 12-8) at Detroit (Sanchez 14-8)

x-Tuesday, Oct. 8: Oakland (Straily 10-8) at Detroit (Fister 14-9)

x-Thursday, Oct. 10: Detroit at Oakland

National League

St. Louis vs. Pittsburgh

Thursday, Oct. 3: Pittsburgh (Burnett 10-11) at St. Louis (Wainwright 19-9), 5:07 p.m. (TBS)

Friday, Oct. 4: Pittsburgh at St. Louis (Lynn 15-10), 1:07 p.m. (MLB)

Sunday, Oct. 6: St. Louis at Pittsburgh

x-Monday, Oct. 7: St. Louis at Pittsburgh

x-Wednesday Oct. 9: Pittsburgh at St. Louis

Atlanta vs. Los Angeles

Thursday, Oct. 3: Los Angeles (Kershaw 16-9) at Atlanta (Medlen 15-12), 8:37 p.m. (TBS)

Friday, Oct. 4: Los Angeles (Greinke 15-4) at Atlanta (Minor 13-9 or Teheran 14-8), 6:07 p.m. (TBS)

Sunday, Oct. 6: Atlanta (Minor 13-9 or Teheran 14-8) at Los Angeles (Ryu 14-8)

x-Monday, Oct. 7: Atlanta at Los Angeles

x-Wednesday Oct. 9: Los Angeles at Atlanta

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

American League

All games televised by Fox

Saturday, Oct. 12: Oakland-Detroit winner at Boston or Cleveland-Tampa Bay winner at Oakland-Detroit winner

Sunday, Oct. 13: Oakland-Detroit winner at Boston or Cleveland-Tampa Bay winner at Oakland-Detroit winner

Tuesday, Oct. 15: Boston at Oakland-Detroit winner or Oakland-Detroit winner at Cleveland-Tampa Bay winner

Wednesday, Oct. 16: Boston at Oakland-Detroit winner or Oakland-Detroit winner at Cleveland-Tampa Bay winner

x-Thursday, Oct. 17: Boston at Oakland-Detroit winner or Oakland-Detroit winner at Cleveland-Tampa Bay winner

x-Saturday, Oct. 19: Oakland-Detroit winner at Boston or Cleveland-Tampa Bay winner at Oakland-Detroit winner

x-Sunday, Oct. 20: Oakland-Detroit winner at Boston or Cleveland-Tampa Bay winner at Oakland-Detroit winner

National League

All games televised by TBS

Friday, Oct. 11: Atlanta-Los Angeles winner at St. Louis or Pittsburgh at Atlanta-Los Angeles winner

Saturday, Oct. 12: Atlanta-Los Angeles winner at St. Louis or Pittsburgh at Atlanta-Los Angeles winner

Monday, Oct. 14: St. Louis at Atlanta-Los Angeles winner or Atlanta-Los Angeles winner at Pittsburgh

Tuesday, Oct. 15: St. Louis at Atlanta-Los Angeles winner or Atlanta-Los Angeles winner at Pittsburgh

x-Wednesday, Oct. 16: St. Louis at Atlanta-Los Angeles winner or Atlanta-Los Angeles winner at Pittsburgh

x-Friday, Oct. 18: Atlanta-Los Angeles winner at St. Louis or Pittsburgh at Atlanta-Los Angeles winner

x-Saturday, Oct. 19: Atlanta-Los Angeles winner at St. Louis or Pittsburgh at Atlanta-Los Angeles winner

WORLD SERIES

(Best-of-7)

All games televised by Fox

Wednesday, Oct. 23: at AL

Thursday, Oct. 24: at AL

Saturday, Oct. 26: at NL

Sunday, Oct. 27: at NL

x-Monday, Oct. 28: at NL

x-Wednesday, Oct. 30: at AL

x-Thursday, Oct. 31: at AL

Pirates SummaryPirates 6, Reds 2Cincinnati Pittsburgh ab r h bi ab r h biChoo cf 3 2 1 1 SMarte lf 5 1 2 0Ludwck lf 4 0 3 0 NWalkr 2b 5 1 2 1Votto 1b 4 0 0 0 McCtch cf 3 1 2 0BPhllps 2b 4 0 0 0 Mornea 1b 4 0 1 0Bruce rf 4 0 1 1 Byrd rf 4 1 1 2Frazier 3b 4 0 1 0 PAlvrz 3b 3 0 0 1Cozart ss 3 0 0 0 RMartn c 4 2 3 2Hanign c 3 0 0 0 Barmes ss 4 0 1 0Ondrsk p 0 0 0 0 Liriano p 2 0 1 0LeCure p 0 0 0 0 Snider ph 1 0 0 0Cueto p 1 0 0 0 Watson p 0 0 0 0SMrshll p 0 0 0 0 Grilli p 0 0 0 0Hoover p 0 0 0 0Heisey ph 1 0 0 0Simon p 0 0 0 0MParr p 0 0 0 0Mesorc c 1 0 0 0Totals 32 2 6 2 Totals 35 6 13 6Cincinnati 000 100 010—2Pittsburgh 021 200 10x—6E—Cozart (1). DP—Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 1. LOB—Cincinnati 5, Pittsburgh 10. 2B—Ludwick 2 (2), Frazier (1), S.Marte (1), N.Walker (1). HR—Choo (1), Byrd (1), R.Martin 2 (2). S—Liriano. SF—P.Alvarez.IP H R ER BB SOCincinnatiCueto L,0-1 3

1

3

7 4 3 1 0

S.Marshall 0 1 1 1 2 0

Hoover

2

3

0 0 0 0 0

Simon 1

1

3

2 0 0 0 0

M.Parra

2

3

1 0 0 0 1

Ondrusek 1 1 1 1 0 1

LeCure 1 1 0 0 0 0

Pittsburgh

Liriano W,1-0 7 4 1 1 1 5

Watson 1 2 1 1 0 0

Grilli 1 0 0 0 0 1

S.Marshall pitched to 3 batters in the 4th.

HBP—by Liriano (Choo).

Umpires—Home, Joe West; First, Dale Scott; Second, Dan Iassogna; Third, Rob Drake; Right, Lance Barksdale; Left, Tim Timmons.

T—3:14. A—40,487 (38,362).

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