What are the teams wearing in the Division Series? All four matchups are set: the Yankees at the Rays and the White Sox at the Guardians in the ALDS, and the Padres at the Brewers and the Braves at the Dodgers in the NLDS. Atlanta beat Philadelphia 6-2 in Game 3 on Thursday night to win its Wild Card Series 2-1. All four series open on Saturday, October 3, at the top seeds' parks. Below is every ALDS and NLDS date, each team's home and road set, what they wore in their most recent October home games, and what they have worn down the stretch in 2026. We log every game, both jerseys, the same night.
The Division Series is over. Follow the LCS on our new ALCS and NLCS uniforms guide. The Dodgers beat the Braves 3-1 and the Brewers beat the Padres 3-1, and in NLCS Game 1 on Sunday, October 11, the Dodgers wore the road gray with the "Dodgers" script against the Brewers in the home cream (our grade: B-). The Brewers won it 2-1. In the AL, the Rays swept the Yankees and the Guardians beat the White Sox 3-2, and ALCS Game 1 is Guardians at Rays, Monday, October 12 at 8:00 p.m. ET at Tropicana Field on TBS. Every LCS game, with expected and confirmed uniforms, is on the MLB Championship Series uniforms guide.
This page is the Division Series zoom. For the whole postseason, including the Wild Card results, who picks the jersey and whether City Connects are allowed in October, see our 2026 MLB postseason uniforms hub. Every game, both teams and both jerseys, goes on the 2026 MLB uniform tracker.
The 2026 Division Series Schedule
Both Division Series are best of five in a 2-2-1 format. The higher seed hosts Games 1, 2 and 5, and the Wild Card winner hosts Games 3 and 4. The ALDS presented by Booking.com airs on TBS, truTV and HBO Max. The NLDS airs on FOX and FS1.
ALDS: New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays (AL No. 1, 98-64). Game 1: Saturday, October 3, 6:30 p.m. ET at Tropicana Field. Game 2: Monday, October 5, 8:00 p.m. ET at Tropicana Field. Game 3: Wednesday, October 7, 8:00 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium on TBS. Game 4 (if needed): Thursday, October 8, at Yankee Stadium. Game 5 (if needed): Saturday, October 10, at Tropicana Field.
ALDS: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland Guardians (AL No. 2, 85-77). Game 1: Saturday, October 3, 1:00 p.m. ET at Progressive Field. Game 2: Monday, October 5, 5:00 p.m. ET at Progressive Field. Game 3: Wednesday, October 7, 4:00 p.m. ET at Rate Field on TBS. Game 4 (if needed): Thursday, October 8, at Rate Field. Game 5 (if needed): Saturday, October 10, at Progressive Field.
NLDS: San Diego Padres at Milwaukee Brewers (NL No. 1, 103-59). Game 1: Saturday, October 3, 8:30 p.m. ET at American Family Field. Game 2: Sunday, October 4, 4:00 p.m. ET at American Family Field. Game 3: Tuesday, October 6, 9:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. PT) at Petco Park on FS1. Game 4: Wednesday, October 7, 10:00 p.m. ET (7:00 p.m. PT) at Petco Park. Game 5 (if needed): Friday, October 9, at American Family Field.
NLDS: Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers (NL No. 2, 100-62). Game 1: Saturday, October 3, 4:00 p.m. ET (1:00 p.m. PT) at Dodger Stadium on FOX. Game 2: Sunday, October 4, 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT) at Dodger Stadium on FS1. Game 3: Tuesday, October 6, 6:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. PT) at Truist Park on FS1. Game 4: Wednesday, October 7, 6:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. PT) at Truist Park. Game 5 (if needed): Friday, October 9, at Dodger Stadium.
All four Game 3s are set: both NLDS Game 3s are Tuesday, October 6, on FS1, and both ALDS Game 3s are Wednesday, October 7, on TBS.
What Changes on the Uniform in the Division Series
Nothing new gets added between the Wild Card round and the Division Series. Every playoff team keeps the 2026 postseason patch on the right side of its New Era cap, and it is the same serif POSTSEASON mark MLB has now used for three straight Octobers. We graded it, and every postseason logo since 2011, in our MLB postseason logos ranked countdown. The small STRAUSS decal stays on both sides of every batting helmet, which we explain in our playoff helmet logo breakdown. The World Series chest patch only arrives for the last two teams standing.
What Are the Rays Wearing in the ALDS?
Opponent: New York Yankees (swept the Red Sox 2-0 in the Wild Card Series). The Yankees wore the home pinstripes in both Wild Card games, and Boston wore road gray, our A- matchup of the round. At the Trop, expect the Yankees in their road gray with the navy cap; back at Yankee Stadium for Games 3 and 4, the pinstripes. The navy road alternate has never appeared in a regular season game, and October would be a strange place to start. Yankees uniform schedule
Tampa Bay is back in the postseason for the first time since 2023, and back at Tropicana Field.
The home set. The home white, with "Rays" arched across the chest in navy and the yellow sunburst off the "R," worn with the navy "TB" cap. The Rays also own the 1998 Devil Rays "rainbow" throwback, which usually takes Friday home games, the black "Grit x Glow" City Connect, which has usually taken Saturdays, and navy and Columbia blue alternates that float.
The road set. New this month. The Rays carried no traditional road gray from 2023 until September 22, 2026, when they debuted a gray with "TAMPA BAY" arched across the chest in a light blue, green and yellow gradient. Before that, navy over gray pants was their usual road look.
What they wore this September. From August 18 on, our tracker has the Rays in the home white for 14 home games, the Devil Rays throwback for three (all Fridays), and the City Connect once. The last two Saturdays at home, September 12 and 19, were home whites, not the City Connect. On the road they wore navy 12 times, then switched to the new gray and wore it on every day of the final trip, September 23 to 27.
Recent Octobers. Tampa Bay's last home playoff games were the 2023 Wild Card Series against Texas, and the franchise has no Division Series home games since 2021.
Our expectation. Home whites at the Trop for Games 1, 2 and 5, and the new gray on the road for Games 3 and 4. Game 1 falls on a Saturday, the City Connect's usual night, and Game 5 would too. We would still bet on the whites. If the new gray gets its first postseason game at Yankee Stadium, it will be one of the stories of the round. Rays uniform schedule · Rays new gray road uniform · Rays uniform calendar
Game log (updated each night):
- Game 1, Sat. Oct. 3: Yankees Road Gray at Rays Home White · Grade: B · Rays 1, Yankees 0
- Game 2, Mon. Oct. 5: Yankees Road Gray at Rays Home White · Grade: B · Rays 5, Yankees 2
- Game 3, Wed. Oct. 7: Rays Road Gray at Yankees Home Pinstripes · Grade: B · Rays 4, Yankees 3 (Rays sweep 3-0)
- Game 4: not needed (Rays swept)
- Game 5: not needed (Rays swept)
What Are the Guardians Wearing in the ALDS?
Opponent: Chicago White Sox (swept the Astros 2-0 in the Wild Card Series). The White Sox wore the black "Sox" alternate over road gray pants in both games in Houston, so black is the look to expect at Progressive Field too. At Rate Field for Games 3 and 4, the pinstriped home whites are the default, with the black a real option there as well. White Sox uniform schedule
The home set. The home white with "Guardians" in red script, worn with the red-crown, navy-bill "Diamond C" cap. The red alternate, with "Guardians" in the squared-off Bridge Print font, is Cleveland's home color option. The navy "CLE" City Connect usually takes Friday home games, and there is no Friday home game in this series.
The road set. Road gray with "Cleveland" across the chest, or the navy alternate with the big red "Diamond C" on the chest.
What they wore this September. Since August 18, our tracker has Cleveland in home whites for 10 home games, the red alternate for six and the City Connect for two. On the road it was close to a split: navy 10 times and gray eight, with the gray on every day of the final trip, September 24 to 27.
Recent Octobers. The red alternate has a Game 1 habit. Cleveland wore it for Game 1 of the 2024 ALDS against Detroit and for Game 1 of the 2025 Wild Card Series against Detroit, then went to home whites for the games that followed. It also wore red for Game 5 of the 2024 ALCS against the Yankees. On the road in 2024, the Guardians split between the navy alternate and the gray, per MLB's game uniform records.
Our expectation. Red for Game 1 on Saturday afternoon would fit the pattern of the last two Octobers, with home whites the favorite after that. Gray or navy on the road for Games 3 and 4. Guardians uniform schedule · Guardians uniform calendar
Game log (updated each night):
- Game 1, Sat. Oct. 3: White Sox Black Alternate at Guardians Home White · Grade: B · White Sox 3, Guardians 0
- Game 2, Mon. Oct. 5: White Sox Black Alternate at Guardians Red Alternate · Grade: A- · White Sox 4, Guardians 3
- Game 3, Wed. Oct. 7: Guardians Road Gray at White Sox Black Alternate · Grade: B · Guardians 9, White Sox 3
- Game 4, Thu. Oct. 8: Guardians Road Gray at White Sox Home White Pinstripes · Grade: C+ · Guardians 9, White Sox 5 (series tied 2-2)
- Game 5, Sat. Oct. 10, 8:00 p.m. ET: White Sox Black Alternate at Guardians Red Alternate · Grade: A- (same matchup as Game 2) · Guardians 2, White Sox 0 (Guardians win series 3-2)
What Are the Brewers Wearing in the NLDS?
Opponent: San Diego Padres (swept the Cubs 2-0 in the Wild Card Series). The Padres wore the home pinstripes with the brown cap in both Wild Card games. On the road down the stretch they wore the sand-colored road set everywhere, so expect sand at American Family Field, with the deep brown and gold closet in play at Petco Park for Games 3 and 4. Padres uniform schedule
Milwaukee finished with the best record in baseball, 103-59.
The home set. The cream home with "Brewers" in navy and gold and the ball-in-glove cap is the primary, and the white pinstripes trade off with it. The "Wisco" City Connect usually takes Friday home games, and a Game 5 would fall on Friday, October 9.
The road set. This is the one to watch. The Brewers retired their road grays for 2026 and replaced them with a powder blue road set, "Milwaukee" in navy and gold, with the navy cap that has a yellow front panel. The navy ball-in-glove alternate is the other road option.
What they wore this September. Since August 18, our tracker has the Brewers at home in the cream seven times, the white pinstripes on most other nights and the Wisco City Connect four times, all four on Fridays. The last homestand, September 25 to 27, was Wisco on Friday and pinstripes on Saturday and Sunday. On the road it was powder blue 11 times and navy eight.
Recent Octobers. The cream owns October at American Family Field. The Brewers wore it in all five home games of the 2025 postseason, NLDS Games 1, 2 and 5 against the Cubs and NLCS Games 1 and 2 against the Dodgers. In the 2024 Wild Card Series against the Mets, they wore the cream for Game 1 and the pinstripes for Games 2 and 3. On the road last October they wore their navy alternate and the road gray, which no longer exists.
Our expectation. Cream at home, with the pinstripes the alternative after how they finished the season. On the road, powder blue. That would be the Brewers' first postseason game in their new road uniform. Brewers uniform schedule · Brewers uniform calendar
Game log (updated each night):
- Game 1, Sat. Oct. 3: Padres Khaki Road at Brewers Home Cream · Grade: C · Brewers 3, Padres 2
- Game 2, Sun. Oct. 4: Padres Khaki Road at Brewers Home Cream · Grade: C · Brewers 4, Padres 3
- Game 3, Tue. Oct. 6: Brewers Navy Alternate at Padres Home White · Grade: B- · Padres 4, Brewers 3 (Brewers lead 2-1)
- Game 4, Wed. Oct. 7: Brewers Navy Alternate at Padres Home White · Grade: B- · Brewers 3, Padres 1 (Brewers win series 3-1)
- Game 5: not needed (Brewers won 3-1)
What Are the Dodgers Wearing in the NLDS?
Opponent: Atlanta Braves (beat the Phillies 2-1 in the Wild Card Series, winning Game 3 6-2 on October 1). The Braves wore home whites for Games 1 and 2 at Truist Park, then switched to the red alternate for Game 3; the Phillies stayed in road gray all three games. On the road since August 18, our tracker has Atlanta in the gray "Atlanta" set 14 times and the navy alternate seven, so expect gray at Dodger Stadium, which would make Games 1 and 2 a classic white-on-gray matchup. Back at Truist Park for Games 3 and 4, the home whites are the default, with the red alternate now proven as an October option. Braves uniform schedule
The Dodgers have won the last two World Series and open their bid for a third straight at home.
The home set. The home white with the "Dodgers" script, red numbers and the all-blue "LA" cap. The cream "City of Dreamers" City Connect usually takes Saturday home games.
The road set. The usual road gray has the "Dodgers" script. The alternate gray says "Los Angeles," and the royal blue road alternate comes out for select series.
What they wore this September. Since August 18, our tracker has the Dodgers in home whites for 15 home games and the City Connect for three, all Saturdays, most recently September 19. On the road it was the Dodgers gray nine times, the Los Angeles gray six times and the royal blue three times.
Recent Octobers. No team is more predictable in October. MLB's game uniform records show the Dodgers in home whites for every home playoff game in 2024 and 2025, 17 games in all, including Saturday home games like Game 1 of the 2024 NLDS and Game 2 of the 2024 World Series. On the road they wore the "Dodgers" gray in every playoff game of those two runs except one, Game 3 of the 2024 NLDS in San Diego, which was the "Los Angeles" gray.
Our expectation. Home whites for Games 1, 2 and 5, even with Game 1 on a Saturday, and the "Dodgers" gray on the road. Dodgers uniform schedule · Dodgers uniform calendar
Game log (updated each night):
- Game 1, Sat. Oct. 3: Braves Road Gray at Dodgers Home White · Grade: A- · Dodgers 5, Braves 3
- Game 2, Sun. Oct. 4: Braves Navy Alternate at Dodgers Home White · Grade: A- · Braves 3, Dodgers 2
- Game 3, Tue. Oct. 6: Dodgers Road Gray at Braves Red Alternate · Grade: A- · Dodgers 3, Braves 1 (Dodgers lead 2-1)
- Game 4, Wed. Oct. 7: Dodgers Road Gray at Braves Home White · Grade: B+ · Dodgers 4, Braves 1 (Dodgers win series 3-1)
- Game 5: not needed (Dodgers won 3-1)
The Bottom Line
The Division Series will mostly look like classic baseball. The Dodgers have worn home whites in every home playoff game for two years, and the Brewers have worn the cream in every home playoff game of the last postseason. The real questions are on the edges: whether Cleveland goes back to the red for Game 1, whether the Rays take their brand new gray on the road, and whether Milwaukee's powder blue gets its first October. We will fill in every game, both jerseys, the same night here and on the MLB uniform tracker.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does the 2026 ALDS start?
Saturday, October 3. The Guardians host the White Sox in Game 1 at 1:00 p.m. ET, and the Rays host the Yankees at 6:30 p.m. ET. Both series are on TBS, truTV and HBO Max, and a Game 5 would be Saturday, October 10.
When does the 2026 NLDS start?
Saturday, October 3. The Dodgers host the Braves at 4:00 p.m. ET on FOX, and the Brewers host the Padres at 8:30 p.m. ET on FS1. The NLDS airs on FOX and FS1, and a Game 5 would be Friday, October 9.
What are the Dodgers wearing in the NLDS?
Home whites at Dodger Stadium and the gray with the "Dodgers" script on the road are the safe bets. The Dodgers wore home whites in all 17 of their home playoff games in 2024 and 2025.
Will the Rays wear their new gray road uniform in the playoffs?
We expect so. The Rays debuted the gray with "TAMPA BAY" on the chest on September 22 and wore it on every day of their final road trip. Their ALDS road games are Games 3 and 4 at Yankee Stadium.
Do the Brewers wear powder blue in the playoffs?
The powder blue is their primary road uniform in 2026, replacing the road gray, so we expect it for Games 3 and 4 of the NLDS. At home, the Brewers wore the cream in all five home games of the 2025 postseason.
Do the Guardians wear red in the playoffs?
Sometimes, and usually in Game 1. Cleveland wore the red alternate for Game 1 of the 2024 ALDS, Game 5 of the 2024 ALCS and Game 1 of the 2025 Wild Card Series, and home whites in its other home playoff games.
Which teams have a bye in the 2026 MLB playoffs?
The Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians in the American League, and the Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League. All four start the Division Series at home on October 3.
Schedule, seeds and records via MLB's official schedule and standings as of October 2, 2026. Division Series times via ESPN. Past postseason uniforms via MLB's game uniform records. 2026 uniforms from the ColorWay Sports MLB uniform tracker.
