Games for Wednesday, October 2, 2024 (4)

Local Timezone: ET
Final 6:32 PM GMT
Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers (2-0)
5
Houston Astros Houston Astros (0-2)
2
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
DET 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 5 7 0
HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 5 1
Minute Maid Park
ABC/ESPN App KBME 790 AM/94.5 FM HD-2 97.1 The Ticket
Final 8:38 PM GMT
Kansas City Royals Kansas City Royals (2-0)
2
Baltimore Orioles Baltimore Orioles (0-2)
1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KC 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 1
BAL 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
ESPN/ESPN App ESPN/ESPN App 98 Rock FM/HD2 97.9, WBAL NewsRadio AM/FM
Final 11:38 PM GMT
New York Mets New York Mets (1-1)
3
Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee Brewers (1-1)
5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
NYM 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0
MIL 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 - 5 11 1
American Family Field
WTMJ 620 ESPN/ESPN App Audacy Mets Radio WHSQ 880AM
Final 12:38 AM GMT
Atlanta Braves Atlanta Braves (0-2)
4
San Diego Padres San Diego Padres (2-0)
5
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
ATL 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 6 0
SD 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 10 0
Petco Park
KWFN 97.3 ESPN2 ESPN2

How the MLB 162-Game Balanced Schedule Operates

Each Major League Baseball team plays 162 regular-season games over a six-month window stretching from late March through the final Sunday of September or early October. Under MLB's balanced schedule format introduced in 2023, every single franchise plays at least one series against all other 29 clubs in the league.

Division, League & Interleague Breakdown

  • Divisional Play (52 Games): Teams play 13 games against each of their four divisional rivals (two home series, two road series).
  • Intraleague Play (64 Games): Teams play six or seven games against each non-divisional club within their own league (American League or National League).
  • Interleague Play (46 Games): Teams play a three-game series against 14 interleague opponents, plus a four-game home-and-home geographic rivalry series (e.g., Yankees vs. Mets, Cubs vs. White Sox, Dodgers vs. Angels).

Handling Rainouts, Postponements and Split Doubleheaders

Unlike indoor arenas, most baseball venues are open-air ballparks subject to weather conditions. When inclement weather threatens player safety, the home plate umpire or league officials may declare a delay or postponement. Postponed games are typically rescheduled as split doubleheaders (two separate nine-inning games played on the same day) or made up on mutual off-days.