Mets vs. Dodgers, 2024 NLCS schedule: Where to watch MLB playoff games, TV coverage of postseason baseball

The National League Championship Series begins Sunday night when the Los Angeles Dodgers host the New York Mets for Game 1. The Mets eliminated the Milwaukee Brewers in the Wild Card Series and the Philadelphia Phillies in the Division Series to get here. The Dodgers swept the Padres in the NLDS after receiving a first-round bye as the NL’s top seed. The NLCS is a best-of-seven series and the winner advances to the World Series to face either the Yankees or the Guardians.

Look at the whole thing The 2024 MLB Playoffs schedule can be found here. Below is the NLCS schedule for the Dodgers vs. the Mets:

Game 1	Sun, Oct 13th	8:15 p.m. ET	FOX, Fubo (Try for free)
Game 2	Mon., Oct. 14	4:08 p.m. ET	FOX, FS1, Fubo (try for free)
Game 3	Wed., Oct. 16	8:08 p.m. ET	FS1, Fubo (Try for free)
Game 4	Thu., Oct. 17	8:08 p.m. ET	FS1, Fubo (Try for free)
Game 5 (if necessary)	Fri, Oct 18	5:08 p.m. ET	FS1, Fubo (Try for free)
Game 6 (if necessary)	Sun, Oct 20th	8:08 p.m. ET	FS1, Fubo (Try for free)
Game 7 (if necessary)	Mon., Oct. 21	8:08 p.m. ET	FOX, FS1, Fubo (try for free)

Where can you watch Game 1?

Date: Sunday, Oct. 13 | Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
Location: Dodger Stadium (Los Angeles)
Channel: FOX | Live stream: Fubo (try for free)
Likely throwers: RHP Jack Flaherty vs. RHP Kodai Senga
Opportunities: LAD-165 | NYM +140; over/under: 8.0

Here’s what you need to know about every team in the NLCS:

NLCS storylines

Mets: The Miracle Mets finally had a few days to catch their breath after a chaotic two weeks heading into the NLCS. To get into the postseason, they had to play a makeup doubleheader in Atlanta the day after the regular season ended, then they had to stage a dramatic comeback in the ninth inning of Wild Card Series Game 3 against the Brewers, and then they had to They do make another late comeback in NLDS Game 4, eliminating the Phillies. The Mets certainly earned their three-day break between the NLDS and NLCS. They’ve been giving off major Team of Destiny vibes over the last two weeks, but of course those vibes can change in an instant. However, New York has a strong and compelling roster and a very strong veteran rotation. The bullpen was tricky at times, especially when closer Edwin Díaz started to look exhausted. However, the Mets are an excellent team and have been the hottest team in baseball since early June.

Dodgers: The Dodgers have had their struggles in the early rounds of the playoffs in recent years, including a loss to the Padres in the NLDS in 2022. Los Angeles won 111 games that regular season. This time they had the best record in baseball with 98 wins, and in the second inning of Game 3 it looked like the Padres were going to bury them again. They then held San Diego scoreless for the rest of the series and continued to advance. The Dodgers bring a high-powered offense to the NLCS that ranked first in the NL in OPS and home runs and second in runs scored. In addition to former MVP colleagues Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman, they have the most productive all-round offensive player in Shohei Ohtani. The supporting cast is strong, led by Teoscar Hernández. The bullpen is extremely talented, as we saw in Games 1, 3, 4 and 5 of the NLDS. The question will be rotation. It’s still down and appears to only have three members in Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Jack Flaherty and Walker Buehler. However, the Dodgers struggled with injuries throughout the season and were consistently one of the best teams.