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The Wild Card round is complete and the 2026 MLB Division Series matchups are set. All four series open Saturday, October 3, with Game 1 hosts in Cleveland, Los Angeles, Tampa Bay, and Milwaukee. This guide lists the LDS schedule from MLB's official postseason feed, recaps the Wild Card results that finalized the bracket, and documents which Kalshi championship and pennant markets were active in an October 2 snapshot.
Primary sources checked: the MLB postseason schedule feed and the Kalshi API series endpoints for KXMLB, KXMLBAL, KXMLBNL, and KXMLBPLAYOFFS, plus the single-market detail for KXMLB-26-NYY. All were fetched October 2, 2026 between 15:03 and 15:07 UTC.
All nine Wild Card games were final in the feed snapshot. Philadelphia, Houston, Boston, and the Chicago Cubs are eliminated. Atlanta, the Chicago White Sox, the New York Yankees, and San Diego advanced.
The 2026 MLB Division Series matchups all begin Saturday, October 3, per the official feed. In each "Team A at Team B" listing, Team B hosts the opener. Venue notes in parentheses match the feed exactly.
Two snapshot limits matter. The feed contains no first-pitch times, so this guide lists dates only. It also reflects scheduled games only; rainouts, postponements, and broadcast-driven changes are not covered and should be checked on game day.
The Kalshi snapshot was taken October 2, 2026 between 15:05 and 15:06 UTC. It records market status, not prices, odds, or volume, and "active at snapshot" is not a continuing availability guarantee. Eligibility and availability can vary by jurisdiction, so confirm current rules on kalshi.com before relying on any market.
The KXMLB series listed 30 markets: 22 finalized (eliminated and non-playoff teams) and 8 active, exactly the eight surviving postseason teams: KXMLB-26-TB, KXMLB-26-SD, KXMLB-26-NYY, KXMLB-26-MIL, KXMLB-26-LAD, KXMLB-26-CWS, KXMLB-26-CLE, and KXMLB-26-ATL.
The single-market detail for KXMLB-26-NYY shows the title "Will New York Y win the 2026 Pro Baseball Championship?", status active, open_time 2025-12-17T15:00:00Z, close_time 2028-10-31T04:00:00Z, and expected_expiration_time 2026-11-01T04:00:00Z. The rules text reads, verbatim: "If New York Y wins the 2026 Pro Baseball Championship, then the market resolves to Yes."
Event KXMLBAL-26 listed 15 markets with 4 active: KXMLBAL-26-TB, KXMLBAL-26-NYY, KXMLBAL-26-CWS, and KXMLBAL-26-CLE. The rest are finalized. A separate KXMLBAL-25 event covers last season and should not be read as 2026 data.
Event KXMLBNL-26 listed 15 markets with 4 active: KXMLBNL-26-MIL, KXMLBNL-26-LAD, KXMLBNL-26-ATL, and KXMLBNL-26-SD. KXMLBNL-26-CHC was finalized after the Cubs' elimination.
KXMLBPLAYOFFS-26 listed 30 markets, 0 active, all finalized, because the qualification stage is complete. These should not be treated as tradable now. The live stage is the championship and pennant markets above.
close_time is a listed API field, not the expected championship date. On KXMLB-26-NYY it reads 2028-10-31T04:00:00Z, well past any plausible World Series window, so it should not be quoted as a settlement schedule. expected_expiration_time is an expected field, not a payout promise. Settlement follows the rules text on each market page.
This page is scheduled for a recheck around October 16 as the League Championship Series field forms, and for updates across the World Series window from October 23, all on this same URL. Neither update has happened as of the October 2 snapshot. For broader championship-market context, the World Series markets guide covers the full event structure, and the August playoff picture page shows how the bracket looked during the regular season. The same checklist approach applies to other October calendars, such as the NBA tipoff week contract check.
Saturday, October 3, 2026. All four 2026 MLB Division Series matchups open that same day: the White Sox at the Guardians, the Braves at the Dodgers, the Yankees at the Rays, and the Padres at the Brewers. The feed snapshot lists dates with no first-pitch times and covers scheduled games only, so postponements or broadcast changes would not appear here. Check the MLB feed on game day.
Four matchups make up the round. ALDS A is the Chicago White Sox at the Cleveland Guardians, and ALDS B is the New York Yankees at the Tampa Bay Rays. NLDS A is the Atlanta Braves at the Los Angeles Dodgers, and NLDS B is the San Diego Padres at the Milwaukee Brewers. Atlanta and San Diego advanced through the NL Wild Card round, while the White Sox and Yankees came through the AL round.
In the October 2 snapshot: 8 active Pro Baseball Championship markets (KXMLB-26) matching the eight surviving teams, 4 active American League Champion markets (KXMLBAL-26), and 4 active National League Champion markets (KXMLBNL-26). The playoff-qualifiers event (KXMLBPLAYOFFS-26) is fully finalized. Active status reflects the snapshot only, so current availability, rules, and prices must come from Kalshi directly.
They are API fields, not promises. On KXMLB-26-NYY, close_time reads 2028-10-31T04:00:00Z, a listed field that is not the expected championship date. expected_expiration_time reads 2026-11-01T04:00:00Z and is an expected value, not a guaranteed payout time. Settlement follows each market's rules text, so verify current market details on Kalshi before trading.
Not financial advice. Prediction-market trading is speculative, and you can lose money. Do your own research.