Fox goes early and will cover three games this week. And yes, Joe Buck is back to complete a full month of games. Hallelujah! It means he’ll have worked four out of four possible games for Fox.
So the games are as follows, Milwaukee at St. Louis going to most of the country, Anaheim Angels taking on Cleveland and the Kansas City Royals getting a rare Fox appearance and probably last for a while facing Minnesota.
It’s a rare week where you don’t have either the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies or Los Angeles Dodgers involved, although we do have Anaheim.
We have the full schedule with the regional splits and announcing assignments for this week.
FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES
MLB ON FOX RETURNS FOR DAY BASEBALL – It’s the FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK under afternoon skies on Saturday, April 28 (12:30 PM ET) as Yadier Molina and the defending champion St. Louis Cardinals host 2011 NL MVP Ryan Braun and the Milwaukee Brewers. In Cleveland, the Indians return to the GOW stage, welcoming Albert Pujols and the Angels. Also, the Royals travel to Minneapolis to take on Joe Mauer and the Twins.
Coverage begins with the FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL PREGAME SHOW, a full 30-minute program, originating live from MLB Network’s state-of-the-art Studio 3 in Secaucus, NJ. It’s hosted by longtime FOX Sports and MLB Network broadcaster Matt Vasgersian, who is joined by analysts Harold Reynolds and Eric Byrnes.
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Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals, Joe Buck, Tim McCarver & Ken Rosenthal, going to 72% of USA
Busch Stadium – St. Louis, MO
MARKETS INCLUDE: Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dayton, Denver, Fort Myers, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Louisville, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, St. Louis, Tampa, Tulsa, Washington, West Palm Beach
Probable Pitchers: Yovani Gallardo, RHP (1-1, 3.65 ERA) vs. Kyle Lohse, RHP (3-0, 0.99 ERA)
Anaheim Angels at Cleveland Indians, Thom Brennaman & Eric Karros, going to 23% of USA
Progressive Field – Cleveland, OH
MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Detroit, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle
Probable Pitchers: Dan Haren, RHP (0-1, 4.07 ERA) vs. Jeanmar Gomez, RHP (1-0, 1.93 ERA)
Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins, Steve Physioc & Mitch Williams, going to 4% of USA
Target Field – Minneapolis, MN
MARKETS INCLUDE: Kansas City, Minneapolis
Probable Pitchers: Bruce Chen, LHP (0-2, 2.52 ERA) vs. Jason Marquis, RHP (1-0, 7.15 ERA)
There you have it.
