POSTSEASON SCHEDULE

If Cardinals qualify as one of the National League’s wild cards the one-game playoff will be held Oct. 5 at the ballpark of the team with the better record. The National League division series would start two days later, Oct. 7, and it would pit the play-in game’s winner against the NL team with the best record. In this scenario, the Cardinals could advance to face the Cubs in the first round of the playoffs, in a rematch of last year’s NLDS. Game 1 of the World Series is set for Oct. 25 at the American League’s team ballpark, and it could extend into November, if necessary. A potential Game 6 would be played on Nov. 1 with Game 7 following the next night.