Games for Tuesday, September 30, 2025 (4)

Local Timezone: ET
Final 5:08 PM GMT
Detroit Tigers Detroit Tigers (1-0)
2
Cleveland Guardians Cleveland Guardians (0-1)
1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 1
CLE 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2
Progressive Field
ESPN/ESPN App ESPN/ESPN App WTAM 1100
Final 7:08 PM GMT
San Diego Padres San Diego Padres (0-1)
1
Chicago Cubs Chicago Cubs (1-0)
3
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
SD 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
CHC 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 3 6 1
Wrigley Field
ABC/ESPN App ABC/ESPN App 104.3 The Score
Final 10:08 PM GMT
Boston Red Sox Boston Red Sox (1-0)
3
New York Yankees New York Yankees (0-1)
1
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 8 0
NYY 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Yankee Stadium
ESPN/ESPN App ESPN/ESPN App WEEI 93.7
Final 1:08 AM GMT
Cincinnati Reds Cincinnati Reds (0-1)
5
Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0)
10
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 5 7 1
LAD 1 0 4 0 1 2 2 0 - 10 15 0
Dodger Stadium
ESPN/ESPN App ESPN/ESPN App WLW 700

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.