Baseball On National TV This Weekend

Time to put up the schedule for MLB games on the sport’s TV partners. Plenty of games. Dodgers-Red Sox will be featured on both Fox and ESPN. In a rare case of scheduling, neither Fox or ESPN are picking up any of the Mets-Yankees series, but TBS is. And MLB Network has its usual Saturday night game. Let’s take a look at the schedule, Fox first. And Joe Buck is back, this time in Boston and he’ll have worked 8 out of a possible 11 games this season for Fox.

FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES

Manny Ramirez Makes First Appearance at Fenway Park Since ’08 Trade

Rosenthal: Braves Well Positioned For NL East Run

  

MANNY RETURNS TO FENWAY – Returning to the place where he spent a momentous eight years, Manny Ramirez leads the Dodgers into Boston to take on his old slugging partner David Ortiz and the Red Sox Saturday, June 19 at 4:00 PM ET. Ramirez’ time in Boston was marked by home runs, championships, defensive lapses and overall kookiness. How will the Fenway faithful receive him?  Also on the FOX Saturday Baseball docket; Joe Mauer and the AL Central-leading Twins visit the hard-hitting Phillies. In DC, the Nationals look to ride the wave created by phenom Stephen Strasburg in their series against Ozzie Guillen’s White Sox. This week, the pregame show originates live from Fenway Park in Boston, MA with host Chris Rose. Once game action begins, Rose joins the game crew including Joe Buck, Tim McCarver and Ken Rosenthal as a field reporter.

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Los Angeles Dodgers at Boston Red Sox, Joe Buck, Tim McCarver & Ken Rosenthal, going to 72% of USA

Fenway Park – Boston, MA

MARKETS INCLUDE:  Albuquerque, Austin, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Dayton, Denver, Fort Myers, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Houston, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, Miami, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Tulsa, West Palm Beach

Probable Pitchers: Vicente Padilla, RHP (1-1, 6.65 ERA) vs. Tim Wakefield, RHP (2-5, 5.42 ERA)

Minnesota Twins at Philadelphia Phillies, Kenny Albert & Eric Karros, going to 19% of USA

Citizens Bank Park – Philadelphia, PA

MARKETS INCLUDE:  Atlanta, Baltimore, Detroit,
Kansas City, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Philadelphia

Probable Pitchers: Kevin Slowey, RHP (7-4, 3.84 ERA) vs. Cole Hamels, LHP (6-5, 3.74 ERA)

Chicago White Sox at Washington Nationals, Dick Stockton & Bert Blyleven, goin to 8% of USA

Nationals Park – Washington, DC

MARKETS INCLUDE:  Chicago, Indianapolis, Washington

Probable Pitchers: Gavin Floyd, RHP (2-7, 5.64 ERA) vs. J.D. Martin, RHP (0-2, 4.19 ERA)

ROSENTHAL: “BRAVES ARMED FOR A FIGHT IN NL EAST” – With the NL East up for grabs, MLB on FOX’s Ken Rosenthal discusses how the Braves can swoop in and steal the division title away. “If pitching depth is the determining factor in the National League East, the Braves will be awfully difficult to beat,” said Rosenthal. “The Braves rank sixth in the league in ERA, second to the Mets in the NL East but their staff only figures to get stronger. The Braves could use their pitching surplus for trade purposes — they’ve been poking around for a right-handed hitting outfielder. Or, they could keep their depth intact and await the return of Matt Diaz from thumb surgery around the All-Star break. The other NL East contenders are not in nearly as good shape. The Mets could make a big move for a starter. The Phillies should snap out of their offensive doldrums. The Marlins will at least hang around, and so might the Nats. But right now, no team looks as well-positioned as the Braves.”

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MLB Network has the following games for Saturday:

June 19         7:00 p.m.      Oakland at St. Louis

                     7:00 p.m.      Tampa Bay at Florida (in select markets)

Next, our Sunday games after the break.

TBS has the Subway Series, Mets and Yankees on Father’s Day.

“Sunday MLB on TBS” Will Feature a Battle in the Big Apple Between the Mets and Yankees on Father’s Day

Johan Santana faces CC Sabathia in a Showdown of Former Cy Young Award Winners

“Sunday MLB on TBS” continues on June 20 with a classic face-off between the New York Mets and the New York Yankees at 1 p.m. (ET) at Yankee Stadium.  CC Sabathia is scheduled to pitch for the Yankees against the Mets’ probable starter Johan Santana.  On May 23, Santana got the win over Sabathia and the Yankees in a 6-4 Mets victory.  Dick Stockton (play-by-play) and Dennis Eckersley (analyst) will call the action.

“Sunday MLB on TBS” includes match-ups on TBS every Sunday afternoon throughout the regular season. The network will also exclusively televise the MLB All-Star Selection Show on Sunday, July 4 at 12 p.m. (ET). Additionally, beginning in October TBS will once again provide exclusive coverage of the Division Series and the American League Championship Series (ALCS). 

TBS has broadcast MLB coverage for more than 30 years serving as the exclusive home of the MLB Division Series (DS) and one League Championship Series (LCS) since 2007 and home of Atlanta Braves coverage from 1977 to 2007. 

SUNDAY MLB ON TBS SCHEDULE:

Sun., June 20

1 p.m.                    New York Mets @ New York Yankees

Announcers: Dick Stockton (play-by-play) and Dennis Eckersley (analyst)

SUNDAY MLB ON TBS UPCOMING SCHEDULE:

Sun., June 27

1:30 p.m.                Detroit Tigers @ Atlanta Braves

Announcers: Steve Physioc (play-by-play), Ron Darling (analyst) and David Wells (analyst)

Sun., July 4

12 p.m.                  MLB All-Star Selection Show Presented by Taco Bell

Matt Winer (host), Dennis Eckersley (analyst), Cal Ripken (analyst) and David Wells (analyst)

1 p.m.                    Toronto Blue Jays @ New York Yankees

Announcers: Brian Anderson (play-by-play) and Buck Martinez (analyst)

We have ESPN’s schedule of games from Sunday through Wednesday.

Sunday Night Baseball (June 20)

Los Angeles Dodgers at Boston Red Sox, 8 p.m.

Commentators: Jon Miller, Joe Morgan and Orel Hershiser 

ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN3.com, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Mobile TV

Monday Night Baseball (June 21)

New York Yankees at Arizona Diamondbacks, 10 p.m.

Commentators: Dan Shulman, Aaron Boone and Chris Singleton

ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN3.com and ESPN Mobile TV

Wednesday Night Baseball (June 23)

TBD, 7 p.m.

Commentators: Dave O’Brien and Rick Sutcliffe

ESPN. ESPN HD, ESPN3.com and ESPN Mobile TV

That’s your schedule.