The working week of MLB games starting before midnight U.K. time begins on Monday with a rare double-header in which both games fall in the ‘early’ bracket.
We then have a good group of games to choose from on Wednesday, before a Mets-Cardinals clash on BBC 5 Live Sports Extra on Thursday and a Mets-Cubs contest on Friday in which, providing New York’s rotation stays on its normal schedule, we’ll get a chance to watch one of the most exciting young pitchers in the game: Matt Harvey.
All times are in BST.
Monday 13 May
17.05. NY Yankees at Cleveland (Phelps – Masterson)
20.35. NY Yankees at Cleveland (Nuno – Bauer)
Tuesday 14 May
No early games
Wednesday 15 May
17.35. San Diego at Baltimore (Marquis – Garcia) *ESPN America
18.05. Cleveland at Philadelphia (Kluber – Hamels)
18.08. Houston at Detroit (Keuchel – Scherzer)
18.10. Chicago White Sox at Minnesota (Axelrod – Pelfrey) *MLB.com Free Game of the Day
20.35. Texas at Oakland   (Ogando – Straily) *ESPN America
20.40. Atlanta at Arizona (Hudson – Kennedy)
Thursday 16 May
18.45. NY Mets at St. Louis (Niese – Wainwright) *BBC 5LSX, ESPN America
Friday 17 May
19.20. NY Mets at Chicago Cubs (Harvey – Jackson) *ESPN America
All of these games are available to watch live via the MLB.TV subscription at MLB.com. The early games being shown on ESPN America are highlighted above, while the full ESPN/ESPN America schedule can be found on their website. BBC 5 Live Sports Extra can be found on digital radio, digital TV and on the BBC.co.uk website (coverage on the website is only available to UK residents). The complete schedule for this week’s MLB games can be found on MLB.com