The MLB TV partners complete their regular season coverage this weekend. MLB Network, Fox and TBS will air games. ESPN finished their schedule on Wednesday. Let’s take a look at what the networks will air this weekend.
First, MLB Network will air a doubleheader tonight and a single game on Saturday.
October 1 – 7:30 p.m., Philadelphia at Atlanta
7:00 p.m., New York Yankees at Boston [In select markets]10:00 p.m., San Diego at San Francisco10:00 p.m., Arizona at Los Angeles Dodgers [In Padres and Giants markets]October 2, 7:00 p.m., Tampa Bay at Kansas City8:00 p.m., Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Texas [In Rays and Royals markets]
For Fox, it’ll have coverage of three games. In an upset, Joe Buck will work the Yankees-Red Sox game and that will make 14 games he’ll have worked out of a possible 26 regular season games. And he will also call the Washington-Philadelphia game the following afternoon for the NFL on Fox. Kudos to Joe for coming out of baseball hibernation to call a late season MLB game for the Foxies.
This is the schedule for Saturday.
FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES
NL West Comes Down to the Wire as Padres/Giants Clash in San Fran Saturday on FOXBASEBALL’S BEST MAKE FINAL PLAYOFF PUSH IN MLB ON FOX REGULAR SEASON FINALE — The FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK culminates its 2010 season on Saturday, Oct. 2 at 4:00 PM ET with three playoff-implicated matchups. With an AL East crown and home field advantage through the ALCS still within their grasps, Derek Jeter and the Yankees travel to Boston to take on David Ortiz and the Red Sox. There is still everything to play for in the NL West as Matt Cain and the Giants aim to hold off Adrian Gonzalez and the Padres. Down in Atlanta, the Braves look to hold onto the Wild Card when they host the Phillies. This week, the pregame show originates live from AT&T Park in San Francisco with host Chris Rose. Once game action begins, Rose joins the broadcast crew of Josh Lewin and Mark Grace as a reporter.**Comcast Sports Net will air the Phillies at Braves game in the Philadelphia markets.For instant updates throughout the week and during games from the entire MLB on FOX crew, follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/MLBONFOX. Fans can gain more access to exclusive FOX Sports content by logging on to www.facebook.com/foxsports and www.myspace.com/foxsports.SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox, Joe Buck, Tim McCarver & Ken Rosenthal, going to 47% of USAFenway Park – Boston, MAMARKETS INCLUDE: Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Fort Myers, Hartford, Houston, Kansas City, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New York, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Providence, San Antonio, Seattle, Tampa, Tulsa, Washington West Palm BeachProbable Pitchers: TBA vs. Clay Buchholz, RHP (17-7, 2.33 ERA)Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves, Dick Stockton & Eric Karros, going to 33% of USATurner Field – Atlanta, GAMARKETS INCLUDE: Atlanta, Birmingham, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Greensboro, Greenville, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, Norfolk, Pittsburgh, Richmond, St. LouisProbable Pitchers: TBD vs. Tommy Hanson, RHP (10-11, 3.41 ERA)San Diego Padres at San Francisco Giants, Josh Lewin & Mark Grace, going to 19% of USA
AT&T Park – San Francisco, CAMARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Denver, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San FranciscoProbable Pitchers: Tim Stauffer, RHP (5-5, 1.89 ERA) vs. Matt Cain, RHP (13-10, 2.95 ERA)
And TBS ends its regular season coverage and gets ready for the MLB Postseason with Yankees-Red Sox.
“Sunday MLB on TBS” Features New York Yankees @ Boston Red SoxMLB on Deck previews the day’s action at 1 p.m. (ET)“Sunday MLB on TBS” wraps up its regular season schedule on Sunday, October 3 with a special half-hour edition of TBS MLB on Deck at 1 p.m. (ET). Matt Winer will host alongside analysts Dennis Eckersley, Cal Ripken and David Wells to preview the day’s action. The pre-game show will be followed at 1:30 p.m. (ET) with a match-up between long-time rivals when David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox host Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees at Fenway Park. Ernie Johnson (play-by-play) will call the action alongside Buck Martinez (analyst) with Craig Sager reporting.The MLB Postseason on TBS begins on Wednesday, October 6 with exclusive coverage of the League Division Series (LDS) 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:Sunday, Oct. 31 p.m. MLB on DeckAnnouncers: Matt Winer (host), Dennis Eckersley (analyst), Cal Ripken (analyst) and David Wells (analyst)1:30 p.m. New York Yankees @ Boston Red SoxAnnouncers: Ernie Johnson (play-by-play), Buck Martinez (analyst) and Craig Sager (reporter)
And we’ll have press releases from TBS and ESPN Radio next week on announcing assignments. Look for them then.
UPDATE, 12:10 p.m.: MLB Network has revised Saturday’s Schedule to include coverage of Yankees-Red Sox at 9 p.m. which has become the nightcap of a crazy day-night doubleheader. Fox has the original game at 4 p.m., then the second game which was originally Friday’s game and was rained out, and MLB Network picks up NESN’s coverage at 9 p.m.
7:00 p.m. ET – MLB Tonight9:00 p.m. ET – New York Yankees at Boston [Second game of doubleheader]8:00 p.m. ET – Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at Texas [Only in Yankees and Red Sox markets]
There you have it.
