2026 MLB postseason: the story so far
While You Were Out has covered the 2026 MLB postseason in 10 verified stories since Tuesday, September 29, 2026, each checked against at least two news sources. The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night to take a 3-0 lead in the National League Championship Series. The Milwaukee Brewers won the first two games of the National League Championship Series at home, 2-1 and 7-4, over the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Freddy Peralta threw six scoreless innings and Liam Hicks hit a two-run single as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on Tuesday night, tying the American League Championship Series 1-1.
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What's happening in the 2026 MLB playoffs?
Oct. 15: The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night to take a 3-0 lead in the National League Championship Series. Oct. 14: The Milwaukee Brewers won the first two games of the National League Championship Series at home, 2-1 and 7-4, over the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Oct. 14: Freddy Peralta threw six scoreless innings and Liam Hicks hit a two-run single as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on Tuesday night, tying the American League Championship Series 1-1.
What is the latest? (updated Thursday, October 15, 2026)
Brewers beat Dodgers 6-2, lead NLCS 3-0. The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night to take a 3-0 lead in the National League Championship Series.
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- Brewers beat Dodgers 6-2, lead NLCS 3-0The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night to take a 3-0 lead in the National League Championship Series.
- Dodgers trail Brewers 2-0 as NLCS shifts to Los Angeles tonightThe Milwaukee Brewers won the first two games of the National League Championship Series at home, 2-1 and 7-4, over the two-time defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Rays beat Guardians 3-1 to even the ALCSFreddy Peralta threw six scoreless innings and Liam Hicks hit a two-run single as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Cleveland Guardians 3-1 on Tuesday night, tying the American League Championship Series 1-1.
- Brewers beat Dodgers 7-4 to take 2-0 NLCS leadThe Milwaukee Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-4 in Game 2 of the NLCS in Milwaukee on Monday to lead the best-of-seven series 2-0.
- Guardians rally from 0-2 to beat White Sox and reach the ALCSThe Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 2-0 in Game 5 of their American League Division Series on Saturday, winning the series 3-2 after losing the first two games.
- White Sox and Guardians head to a winner-take-all ALDS Game 5Cleveland beat the White Sox 9-5 in Game 4 to tie the American League Division Series 2-2.
- Guardians beat White Sox 9-5 to force ALDS Game 5The Cleveland Guardians, who lost the first two games of the American League Division Series, beat the Chicago White Sox 9-5 in Chicago on Thursday, powered by a six-run sixth inning, to tie the series 2-2.
- Dodgers take NLDS lead over Braves; Padres stay alive against BrewersThe Dodgers beat the Braves 3-1 in Atlanta for a 2-1 lead in their NL Division Series, behind Yoshinobu Yamamoto's 10 strikeouts.
- White Sox blank Guardians 3-0 in ALDS Game 1Munetaka Murakami hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and five White Sox pitchers combined on a three-hitter as Chicago beat Cleveland 3-0 in Game 1 of the American League Division Series.
- MLB's Wild Card Series begin todayBaseball's postseason starts Tuesday with four best-of-three Wild Card Series: Red Sox at Yankees, White Sox at Astros, Phillies at Braves and Cubs at Padres.