As we head into June and the middle of 2011, MLB Network will provide plenty of games as the baseball season steams into the second round of Interleague play. A total of 26 MLB games will be aired as well as two MiLB baseball games involving AAA teams. Bob Costas and Matt Vasgersian will call share duties calling Tuesday and Thursday Night Baseball for MLB Network. They’ll be joined by David Cone for a guest spot twice. Also Tom Verducci returns to the booth for two games on consecutive days. We have the press release and the schedule.
CUBS AT CARDINALS, RED SOX AT YANKEES FEATURED IN MLB NETWORK’S JUNE GAME SCHEDULE
Interleague Matchups Include Red Sox at Phillies, Tigers at Rockies, Yankees at Cubs & Rangers at Braves
David Cone to Call Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees with Bob Costas on June 7 & 9
Tom Verducci Returns to the Broadcast Booth with Bob Costas and Matt Vasgersian on June 2 & 3Secaucus, N.J., May 24, 2011 – MLB Network’s 26 live game telecasts in June feature 12 interleague matchups, plus games between longtime rivals and division leaders. In the second round of interleague play for the 2011 season, MLB Network will showcase the Boston Red Sox at Philadelphia Phillies, New York Yankees at Chicago Cubs, Texas Rangers at Atlanta Braves, Detroit Tigers at Colorado Rockies and Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers, starting on Friday, June 17.
As a special guest, former AL Cy Young Award winner and longtime Yankees broadcaster David Cone will join MLB Network’s Bob Costas for two games between AL East rivals Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees on Tuesday, June 7 and Thursday, June 9. MLB Network’s Tom Verducci will return to the game broadcast booth twice in June, first with Costas to call the NL West first-place San Francisco Giants at NL Central first-place St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday Night Baseball on June 2, and with Matt Vasgersian for a matchup between NL Central rivals Cubs and Cardinals on Friday, June 3. Verducci called his first MLB game on MLB Network in August 2010.
The June game schedule also features two Minor League matchups, including the Pawtucket Red Sox (Triple-A Boston Red Sox) at Durham Bulls (Triple-A Tampa Bay Rays) on Monday, June 6 and the Louisville Bats (Triple-A Cincinnati Reds) at Syracuse Chiefs (Triple-A Washington Nationals) on Thursday, June 9.
Games will be blacked out in each team’s home television territory unless otherwise announced. Viewers in areas subject to blackouts will be provided with an alternate game telecast or other programming.
And here’s the schedule.
| Game Date | Time (ET)** | Away Team | Home Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurs., June 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh Pirates | New York Mets | |
| Thurs., June 2 | 8:00 p.m. | San Francisco Giants Minnesota Twins |
Or: | St. Louis Cardinals* Kansas City Royals |
| Fri., June 3 | 8:00 p.m. | Chicago Cubs Minnesota Twins |
Or: | St. Louis Cardinals* Kansas City Royals |
| Sat., June 4 | 9:00 p.m. | New York Yankees Houston Astros |
Or: | L.A. Angels of Anaheim San Diego Padres (8:30 p.m.) |
| Mon., June 6 | 12:00 p.m. | Pawtucket Red Sox (Triple-A Boston Red Sox) | Durham Bulls (Triple-A Tampa Bay Rays) | |
| Tues., June 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Boston Red Sox Los Angeles Dodgers |
Or: | New York Yankees* Philadelphia Phillies |
| Wed., June 8 | 12:30 p.m. | Chicago Cubs Minnesota Twins |
Or: | Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Indians*** (noon) |
| Thurs., June 9 | 10:30 a.m. | Louisville Bats (Triple-A Cincinnati Reds) | Syracuse Chiefs (Triple-A Washington Nationals) | |
| Thurs., June 9 | 7:00 p.m. | Boston Red Sox Chicago Cubs |
Or: | New York Yankees* Philadelphia Phillies |
| Fri., June 10 | 7:00 p.m. | Chicago Cubs Boston Red Sox |
Or: | Philadelphia Phillies Toronto Blue Jays |
| Sat., June 11 | 7:00 p.m. | St. Louis Cardinals New York Mets |
Or: | Milwaukee Brewers Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Tues., June 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Toronto Blue Jays Boston Red Sox |
Or: | New York Yankees Tampa Bay Rays |
| Tues., June 14 | 10:00 p.m. | Cincinnati Reds Kansas City Royals |
Or: | Los Angeles Dodgers Oakland Athletics |
| Thurs., June 16 | 12:30 p.m. | Baltimore Orioles Texas Rangers |
Or: | Toronto Blue Jays New York Yankees (1:00 p.m.) |
| Thurs., June 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Boston Red Sox New York Mets |
Or: | Tampa Bay Rays Atlanta Braves |
| Fri., June 17 | 2:15 p.m. | New York Yankees | Chicago Cubs | |
| Fri., June 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Texas Rangers Milwaukee Brewers |
Or: | Atlanta Braves Boston Red Sox (7:00 p.m.) |
| Sat., June 18 | 8:00 p.m. | Detroit Tigers Chicago White Sox |
Or: | Colorado Rockies Arizona D-backs |
| Tues., June 21 | 7:00 p.m. | New York Yankees Toronto Blue Jays |
Or: | Cincinnati Reds Atlanta Braves |
| Tues., June 21 | 10:00 p.m. | Minnesota Twins Detroit Tigers |
Or: | San Francisco Giants Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Thurs., June 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Seattle Mariners Oakland Athletics |
Or: | Washington Nationals New York Mets |
| Thurs., June 23 | 8:00 p.m. | Philadelphia Phillies Arizona D-backs |
Or: | St. Louis Cardinals* Kansas City Royals |
| Fri., June 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Oakland Athletics Colorado Rockies |
Or: | Philadelphia Phillies New York Yankees |
| Sat., June 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Minnesota Twins Oakland Athletics |
Or: | Milwaukee Brewers Philadelphia Phillies |
| Tues., June 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Boston Red Sox Milwaukee Brewers |
Or: | Philadelphia Phillies New York Yankees |
| Tues., June 28 | 10:00 p.m. | Atlanta Braves Washington Nationals |
Or: | Seattle Mariners L.A. Angels of Anaheim |
| Thurs., June 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Boston Red Sox Milwaukee Brewers |
Or: | Philadelphia Phillies* New York Yankees |
| Thurs., June 30 | 8:00 p.m. | Texas Rangers St. Louis Cardinals |
Or: | Houston Astros Baltimore Orioles (7:00 p.m.) |
*Game produced my MLB Network.
**All times subject to change; all games subject to local blackout unless otherwise announced.
***Game available in local television market.
That will do it.
