MLB postseason commences Friday; starting hurlers announced

(AP) – The field is set. The grass is manicured. And the starting pitchers for this weekend’s Wild Card round have been announced.

In short: Play ball!

Below is the breakdown for the American and National leagues (x = if necessary)

Tampa Bay @ Cleveland:

Friday, Oct. 7: Tampa Bay (McClanahan 12-8) at Cleveland (Bieber 13-8), 12:07 p.m. (ESPN).

Saturday, Oct. 8: Tampa Bay (Glasnow 0-0) at Cleveland (McKenzie 11-11), 12:07 p.m. (ESPN2).

x-Sunday, Oct. 9: Tampa Bay at Cleveland, 4:07 p.m. (ESPN).

Seattle @ Toronto:

Friday, Oct. 7: Seattle (Castillo 8-6) at Toronto (Manoah 16-7), 4:07 p.m. (ESPN).

Saturday, Oct. 8: Seattle at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. (ESPN).

x-Sunday, Oct. 9: Seattle at Toronto, 2:07 p.m. (ABC).

Philadelphia @ St. Louis:

Friday, Oct. 7: Philadelphia (Wheeler 12-7) at St. Louis (Quintana 6-7), 2:07 p.m. (ABC).

Saturday, Oct. 8: Philadelphia (Nola 11-13) at St. Louis (Mikolas 12-13), 8:37 p.m. (ESPN2).

x-Sunday, Oct. 9: Philadelphia at St. Louis, 8:37 p.m. (ESPN2).

San Diego @ New York:

Friday, Oct. 7: San Diego (Darvish 16-8) at New York (Scherzer 11-5), 8:07 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Oct. 8: San Diego at New York, 7:37 p.m. (ESPN)

x-Sunday, Oct. 9: San Diego at New York, 7:37 p.m. (ESPN)