With several key games on the final day of the Major League Baseball season complete, the full 2010 MLB schedule is official now. In what is sure to be an exciting October for Baseball, the Giants and Braves just made it in while the San Diego Padres missed the playoffs by a hair, losing today to their division rivals, the San Francisco Giants. Below is the official schedule for this years first round of the playoffs.

American League Division Series
(1) Rays (96-66) vs. (3) Rangers (90-72)

Rays Rangers 1. Wed., Oct. 6 – at Tampa Bay (TBS)
2. Thurs., Oct. 7 – at Tampa Bay (TBS)
3. Sat., Oct. 9 – at Texas (TBS)
4.* Sun., Oct. 10 – at Texas (TBS)
5.* Tues., Oct. 12 – at Tampa Bay (TBS)

(2) Twins (94-68) vs. (4) Yankees (95-67)

Twins Yankees 1. Wed., Oct. 6 – at Minnesota (TBS)
2. Thurs., Oct. 7 – at Minnesota (TBS)
3. Sat., Oct. 9 – at New York (TBS)
4.* Sun., Oct. 10 – at New York (TBS)
5.* Tues., Oct. 12 – at Minnesota (TBS)

National League Division Series
(1) Phillies (97-65) vs. (3) Reds (91-71)

Phillies Reds 1. Wed., Oct. 6 – at Philadelphia (TBS)
2. Fri., Oct. 8 – at Philadelphia (TBS)
3. Sun., Oct. 10 – at Cincinnati (TBS)
4.* Mon., Oct. 11 – at Cincinnati (TBS)
5.* Wed., Oct. 13 – at Philadelphia (TBS)

(2) Giants (92-70) vs. (4) Braves (91-71)

1. Thurs., Oct. 7 – at San Francisco, 9:30 p.m. ET (TBS)
2. Fri., Oct. 8 – at San Francisco, 9:30 p.m. ET (TBS)
3. Sun., Oct. 10 – at Atlanta, 7 p.m. ET (TBS)
4.* Mon., Oct. 11 – at Atlanta, 5 p.m. ET (TBS)
5.* Wed., Oct. 13 – at San Francisco (TBS)

The clear favorite in the National League this year are the Philadelphia Phillies, while the American League could go many ways, with many baseball analysts picking the New York Yankees to win the pennant despite them losing the division today to the Tampa Bay Rays.