NLDS 2021: Braves-Brewers Game 1, 2 times announced

September 30, 2021 Atlanta - Atlanta Braves players celebrate after winning the NL East at Truist Park on Thursday, September 30, 2021. Atlanta Braves won 5-3 over Philadelphia Phillies. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

Credit: HYOSUB SHIN / AJC

September 30, 2021 Atlanta - Atlanta Braves players celebrate after winning the NL East at Truist Park on Thursday, September 30, 2021. Atlanta Braves won 5-3 over Philadelphia Phillies. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)

Major League Baseball announced times for the first two games of its divisional round Monday evening.

The Braves open their best-of-five National League Division Series against the Brewers in Milwaukee at 4:37 p.m. Friday. Game 2 will start at 5:07 p.m. Saturday.

After the two games in Milwaukee, the series shifts to Atlanta. Game 3 will be Monday, Oct. 11, with the time to be determined. If there’s a Game 4, it will be Oct. 12. A winner-take-all Game 5 would be Oct. 14 in Milwaukee. Each game of the series will air on TBS.

This is the first time the Braves and Brewers have faced off in October. The teams split six games in the 2021 regular season. The Braves are trying to advance to the NLCS for the second consecutive year after winning a postseason series for the first time in nearly two decades last season.

Braves-Brewers schedule (all games airing on TBS):

Game 1, Oct. 8: Braves @ Brewers, 4:37 p.m.

Game 2, Oct. 9: Braves @ Brewers, 5:07 p.m.

Game 3, Oct. 11: Brewers @ Braves, TBD

Game 4 (if necessary), Oct. 12: Brewers @ Braves, TBD

Game 5 (if necessary), Oct. 14: Braves @ Brewers, TBD