The AL East has more contenders than any team in baseball, with four teams in hot pursuit of at least a wild-card, and two teams in a neck-and-neck battle for first place. Both sides of that race come together in a big game Wednesday night that highlights the sports fan’s daily sports agenda.
Four teams that are among the favorites to reach the World Series get baseball’s Sunday showcase today, between TBS’ afternoon coverage and ESPN’s prime-time billing.
The four-game series between the Atlanta Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals continues on Friday. MLB Network carries the Braves-Cards for the second straight night and the 8 PM ET game is the highlight of the daily sports agenda.
The NL Central race is the daily sports focus on the MLB Network today, starting with matinee action in Cincinnati and concluding with a big prime-time game in St. Louis.
At the start of this week, TheSportsNotebook featured the Baltimore Orioles and noted that they were starting an enormous 15-game stretch against good teams that could make or break their playoff chances. Two close losses at home to the Tampa Bay Rays are how that stretch has started out, so the stakes are high tonight in Camden Yards. And the cameras of ESPN2 are on hand, as Buck Showalter hands the ball to rotation ace Wei-Yin Chen to try and stop the bleeding in a 7 PM ET game.
MLB Network will split its coverage on Tuesday night, but whether you get the American League game or the National League option, you’re going to have a big battle in the playoff race. It’s Rays-Orioles from Camden Yards, and Diamondbacks-Reds suiting up on the banks of the Ohio River, starting at 7 PM ET.
The AL East race is the focus of daily sports on Monday, with consecutive prime-time games on MLB Network and ESPN2 featuring the three teams with a realistic chance at winning the division title.
It’s all eyes on the Boston market tonight in the world of daily sports, as the feature game in both baseball and preseason football will be in the Hub.
The cameras of the MLB Network go to flyover country today, with big games from the Central Divisions in both leagues keying a day-night doubleheader on the network and highlighting Thursday’s daily sports docket.
I don’t know how long ago these Monday Night Baseball matchups for ESPN had to be settled on, but when you look at tonight’s game between the Los Angeles Angels and New York Yankees, I hope it was picked a long time ago—like, oh, I don’t know, maybe March.
It’s the final day of golf from Oak Hill today, as the PGA Championship concludes. Jim Furyk holds a one-stroke lead on Jason Dufner, and four others within four shots of the lead. I’d personally like to see Rory McIlroy rally from six down, but I’m not holding my breath. Golf keys Sunday’s daily sports docket, with TNT starting coverage at 11 AM ET and going for three hours, and then CBS taking over at 2 PM ET and going until the end of the tournament roughly five hours later.
Jason Dufner holds the lead in the PGA Championship, as the hyped battle between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson failed to pan out. Even without the big names, this remains a close tournament with two days to go and its television coverage highlights the daily sports menu on Saturday. TNT will start its broadcast at 11 AM ET and run for three hours, then CBS picks up at 2 PM ET and runs for five more hours.