We’re into the final week of the 2015 MLB regular season.
Some teams are hoping to pick up a few more wins to earn home-field advantage in the play-offs.
Some teams are hoping to pick up a few more wins to get to the play-offs.
Some teams are hoping to pick up a few more wins just so they can end the season with a few more wins.
With everyone having something to play for, even if it’s just for pride, only four games are being played during the day-time this working week. Here are those pre-midnight starts for us in the UK.
All times are in BST.
Monday 28 September
20.05. Cincinnati at Washington (Finnegan -Roark)
2015 has been a disappointing season for these two teams and for Washington in particular. Crowned by many as the NL champions – never mind the NL East champs – before a pitch was thrown, the Nationals will head into the offseason looking for reasons why a talented roster on paper hasn’t produced on the field.
Tuesday 29 September
No early games
Wednesday 30 September
No early games
Thursday 1 October
17.35. Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati (Hammel – Lamb)
20.45. LA Dodgers at San Francisco (Anderson – Hudson) *BT Sport/ESPN
23.40. Milwaukee at San Diego (Jungmann – Kelly)
The Cubs are back in the postseason for the first time since 2008 and their final two series against the Reds and Brewers respectively will give them a chance to rest a few regulars and then get ready for their Wild Card game.
The Giants have stayed true to recent form by following up a World Series win with a disappointing regular season; however even Dodger fans would begrudgingly admit they’d take three play-off-free seasons if mixed in with three titles.
As for the Padres, they will finish off the 2015 season knowing that they will be a constant reference point during the off-season Hot Stove, only not for good reasons. Any team deemed to have ‘won the off-season’ will be reminded immediately of how that didn’t help the Padres.
Friday 2 October
No early games
All of these games are available to watch or listen to live via an MLB.TV subscription. TV coverage of MLB comes courtesy of the BT Sport and ESPN channels and these are highlighted above, as are any games that are available to view online for free via MLB.com. The above list of games just shows those starting before midnight UK time. The full schedule of MLB games can be found on MLB.com.
