After a typically quiet start to the working week, we’ve got a good selection of MLB early games to enjoy from Wednesday onwards.
Wednesday’s games starting before midnight U.K. time take us into the heart of the battle in the AL West. The Texas Rangers will be in Boston taking on the Red Sox; the Angels and A’s meet in Oakland with two newcomers to their rotation set to take the mound. Zack Greinke will make his third start for the Halos since his trade from the Milwaukee Brewers, while Dan Straily will make his second Major League start after impressing in his debut.
The BBC 5 Live Sports Extra game on Thursday should be a cracker, pitting the Giants against the Cardinals at Busch Stadium. ESPN America has an evening double-header, while the day’s action starts off at Citi Field with knuckleballer R.A. Dickey scheduled to pitch against Josh Johnson and the Marlins.
We finish the working week with a game at Wrigley Field. The Cincinnati Reds begin a visit to the north side of Chicago on Thursday and Friday’s game will be the second of a four-game series.
All times are in BST.
Monday 6 August
No early games
Tuesday 7 August
No early games
Wednesday 8 August
17.05. Minnesota at Cleveland (Duensing – Masterson) *ESPN America
18.35. Texas at Boston (Harrison – Beckett)
19.10. Cincinnati at Milwaukee (Latos – Wolf)
20.35. LA Angels at Oakland (Greinke – Straily) *ESPN America
23.35. Chicago Cubs at San Diego (Samardzija – Richard)
Thursday 9 August
17.10. Miami at NY Mets (Johnson – Dickey) *MLB.com Free Game of the Day
18.05. NY Yankees at Detroit (Kuroda – Fister) *ESPN America
18.10. Toronto at Tampa Bay (Romero – Moore)
18.45. San Francisco at St. Louis (Bumgarner – Wainwright) *BBC 5 Live Sports Extra
21.05. Arizona at Pittsburgh (Saunders – Rodriguez) *ESPN America
Friday 10 August
19.20. Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs (Bailey – Germano)
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.
