2015 National League Division Series
The 2015 National League Division Series were two best-of-five-game series to determine the participating teams in the 2015 National League Championship Series. The three divisional winners (seeded 1–3) and a fourth team—the winner of a one-game Wild Card playoff—played in two series. TBS carried all the games in the United States, with Sportsnet simulcasting TBS coverage for Canada. The Division Series began on October 9 and concluded on October 15. The Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals had home field advantage in this round of the playoffs.
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| Dates | October 9–13 | ||||||||||||
| Television | TBS (US) Sportsnet (Canada) | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Brian Anderson, Dennis Eckersley, Joe Simpson, and Matt Winer | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Dan Shulman and Aaron Boone | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Dana DeMuth (crew chief), Mark Carlson, Phil Cuzzi, Brian Knight, Bill Welke, Mike Winters | ||||||||||||
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| Dates | October 9–15 | ||||||||||||
| Television | TBS (US) Sportsnet (Canada) | ||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Ernie Johnson, Ron Darling, Cal Ripken Jr., and Sam Ryan | ||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jon Sciambi and Chris Singleton | ||||||||||||
| Umpires | Gary Cederstrom (crew chief), Chad Fairchild, Greg Gibson, Chris Guccione, Alan Porter, Jim Wolf | ||||||||||||
| NLWC | Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates, 4–0 | ||||||||||||
These matchups were:
- (1) St. Louis Cardinals (Central Division champion) versus (5) Chicago Cubs (Wild Card winner): Cubs win series 3–1.
- (2) Los Angeles Dodgers (West Division champion) vs (3) New York Mets (East Division champion): Mets win series 3–2.
The higher seeded team in each series hosts Games 1, 2, and 5 (if necessary), and the lower seeded team hosts Games 3 and 4 (if necessary).
The Mets defeated the Cubs in the NLCS, then went on to lose the 2015 World Series to the American League champion Kansas City Royals.