Cleveland Indians-Astros: MLB Playoffs, What You Need To Know

CLEVELAND — There may be three games left in the regular season, but Cleveland Indians fans are already awaiting the playoffs. The team's postseason opponent, the Houston Astros, has already been determined, as has home field advantage.

The Tribe are 89-70 and have three regular season games against the Kansas City Royals remaining. Who cares about the regular season though? The real fun starts October 5, when true fall baseball begins, and the path to the World Series opens up.

Cleveland will travel to Houston to open the first round of the American League Divisional Series. A time for the October 5 game has not yet been set. Game 2 of the series will be played October 6. The series will shift to Cleveland for Game 3, which will be played October 8.

TBS will broadcast all of the American League Division Series playoff games. That means fans will tune in to the super station for both Indians-Astros games and Red Sox-Wild Card winner games.

The Astros are the defending World Series champions. It has yet to be seen if that win will boost their confidence in the postseason, or dull the edge of their competitive blades. Here's hoping the Tribe will be just a little hungrier.

A quick note: The postseason will also be fun to watch for the reveal of individual season awards, too. Two Indians players, Jose Ramirez (who joined the prestigious 30-30 club, stealing 34 bases and smashing 38 homers this year) and Francisco Lindor (who had 37 homers and 23 stolen bases of his own), are expected to receive AL MVP consideration.

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