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Major League Baseball is tweaking this year's schedule, hoping to create a playoff scramble on the final day of the regular season by starting every game close to simultaneously.

MLB Chief Operating Officer Tony Petitti said Friday that all 15 games will begin shortly after 3 p.m. EDT. On the original schedule announced in January, four matchups were set to start about a half-hour later than the rest.

MLB says the last-day drama from 2011 that saw four teams dueling for two wild-card spots prompted the change.

Players and managers say the switch will create a lot of scoreboard watching on the final day for them and fans.

The Los Angeles Times initially reported the move.

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