2026 MLB division series Day 1: Live updates, lineups, analysis

It’s Day 1 of the MLB division series!

After an exciting wild-card round, the division series are here. And with two intra-division matchups in the AL and showdowns of big markets and bigger stars in the NL, there’s plenty to watch on a four-game Day 1.

Can the New York Yankees upset the No. 1 seed Tampa Bay Rays? Will Tarik Skubal and the Los Angeles Dodgers hold off the Atlanta Braves? And what will the surging San Diego Padres make of Milwaukee Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski?

We’ve got you covered with pregame lineups, sights and sounds from the ballparks and postgame takeaways as each Day 1 matchup ends.

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CHW-CLE |ATL-LAD|NYY-TB|SD-MIL

Sights and sounds

We have all the best moments from the ballparks as the division series begins.

White Sox-Guardians

Follow live with pitch-by-pitch coverage

Chicago adds insurance run in 7th

Guardians turn potential 3-run homer into inning-ending double play

Murakami blasts 2-run home run to give White Sox the lead

Six K’s for Messick through three innings

4 p.m. ET

Game 1 starters: Dylan Doddvs Tarik Skubal

Lineups

Braves

1. Drake Baldwin(L) DH

2. Ronald Acuna Jr. (R) RF

3. Ozzie Albies(S) 2B

4. Matt Olson(L) 1B

5. Michael Harris II(L) CF

6. Mauricio Dubon(R) LF

7. Austin Riley(R) 3B

8. Sean Murphy(R) C

9. Ha-Seong Kim(R) SS

Dodgers

1. Mookie Betts (R) SS

2. Shohei Ohtani (L) DH

3. Will Smith (R) C

4. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B

5. Teoscar Hernandez (R) LF

6. Kyle Tucker (L) RF

7. Andy Pages (R) CF

8. Max Muncy (L) 3B

9. Tommy Edman (S) 2B

6:30 p.m. ET

Game 1 starters:Gerrit Cole vs. Drew Rasmussen

Lineups

Yankees

1. Ben Rice(L) DH

2. Cody Bellinger(L) LF

3. Luis Garcia Jr. (L) 1B

4. Spencer Jones(L) RF

5. George Lombard Jr. (R) SS

6. Jazz Chisholm Jr. (L) 2B

7. Trent Grisham(L) CF

8. Austin Wells(L) C

9. Ryan McMahon(L) 3B

Rays

1. Yandy Diaz (R) DH

2. Jonathan Aranda (L) 1B

3. Junior Caminero (R) 3B

4. Liam Hicks (L) C

5. Chandler Simpson (L) LF

6. Victor Mesa Jr. (L) RF

7. Jonny DeLuca (R) CF

8. Richie Palacios (L) 2B

9. Taylor Walls (S) SS

10 p.m. ET

Game 1 starters:Robbie Ray vs. Jacob Misiorowski

Lineups

Padres

TBD

Brewers

TBD