A new twist thus year is that the start of the WS will be moved up if both LCS series end in five games or fewer. As is, the WS is scheduled to begin on Friday Oct 25. But rather than have a long lay-off should the LCS series both end quickly, Game 1 will be bumped up to Tuesday the 22nd with the same 2-3-2 format to follow. The schedule for LCS Game Fives, barring weather delays, is, NL: Fri Oct 18, and AL: Sat 19th