Time for your weekly look at what Fox is doing on Saturday for its MLB package. It’s the third straight week in primetime and lo and behold, Joe Buck is back on the case meaning he’ll have worked 7 out of 9 possible weeks for Fox. I think this is a record for this point in the season.
So there will be five games offered by Fox on “Baseball Night in America.” The main game will be Yankees at Detroit which goes to 63% of the country.
Once again, Fox utilizes Tom Verducci and Mitch Williams as analysts. It also taps announcers from its Fox Sports Net affiliates to make a couple of hybrid announcing teams. Like Dick Bremer of Fox Sports North calling the Minnesota-Cleveland game with Williams. And Daron Sutton of Fox Sports Arizona calling the Diamondbacks-Padres game with Mark Grant of Fox Sports San Diego.
We have the schedule below for you.
FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES
Baseball Night In America Presents Five Stellar Matchups In Primetime
Saturday at 7:00 PM ET Anchored by Tigers/Yankees
Rays & Rosenthal Team Up For Good (Bowtie) Cause
BASEBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA – FOX Sports throws out the first pitch on this week’s edition of BASEBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA on Saturday, June 2 at 7:00 PM ET. Two of MLB’s most potent offenses face-off in the Motor City as Miguel Cabrera, Prince Fielder and the Tigers host Derek Jeter, Robinson Cano and the Yankees. Joe Buck, Tim McCarver and Ken Rosenthal call the action from Comerica Park. In Houston, the Astros host Joey Votto and the NL Central-leading Reds. The Giants’ Melky Cabrera is sporting one of MLB’s hottest bats and the San Francisco slugger needs to continue leading their offense as they take on Matt Garza and the Cubs. Also, the Indians welcome Joe Mauer and the Twins to Cleveland. Lastly, Justin Upton and the D-Backs visit the San Diego Padres.
Coverage begins with the BASEBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA PREGAME SHOW, originating live from MLB Network’s state-of-the-art Studio 3 in Secaucus, NJ. The show is hosted by MLB Network studio host Greg Amsinger, who is joined by analysts Harold Reynolds and Dan Plesac.
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New York Yankees at Detroit Tigers — Joe Buck, Tim McCarver & Ken Rosenthal, going to 63% of USA
Comerica Park – Detroit, MI
MARKETS INCLUDE: Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Fort Myers, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Tampa, Tulsa, Washington, West Palm Beach
Probable Pitchers: Hiroki Kuroda, RHP (4-6, 3.96 ERA) vs. Doug Fister, RHP (0-3, 3.15 ERA)
Cincinnati Reds at Houston Astros, Thom Brennaman & Tom Verducci, going to 16% of USA
Minute Maid Park – Houston, TX
MARKETS INCLUDE: Austin, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Houston, Indianapolis, Knoxville, Louisville, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, San Antonio, St. Louis
Probable Pitchers: Mat Latos, RHP (4-2, 4.58 ERA) vs. TBA
Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants — Dick Stockton & Eric Karros, going to 12% of USA
AT&T Park – San Francisco, CA
MARKETS INCLUDE: Chicago, Milwaukee, Sacramento, San FranciscoProbable Pitchers: Matt Garza, RHP (2-3, 4.22 ERA) vs. Matt Cain, RHP (5-2, 2.79 ERA)
Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians — Dick Bremer & Mitch Williams, going to 4% of USA
Progressive Field – Cleveland, OH
MARKETS INCLUDE: Cleveland, Minneapolis
Probable Pitchers: P.J. Walters, RHP (2-1, 2.96 ERA) vs. Ubaldo Jimenez, RHP (5-4, 5.79 ERA)Arizona Diamondbacks at San Diego Padres — Daron Sutton & Mark Grant, going to 4% of USA
PETCO Park – San Diego, CA
MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Phoenix, San Diego
Probable Pitchers: Daniel Hudson, RHP (1-1, 5.48 ERA) vs. Edinson Volquez, RHP (2-5, 3.46 ERA)RAYS CHANNEL INNER ROSENTHAL ON NERD THEMED ROAD TRIP – The Tampa Bay Rays had a little fun last weekend as they dressed up for a Ken Rosenthal/Nerd themed road trip to Boston. Rosenthal has been wearing bow ties during MLB on FOX broadcasts since the 2011 season to raise awareness for charities, groups and institutions supported by former NFL player Dhani Jones’ philanthropic initiative the BowTie Cause. “Joe Maddon likes doing this because it builds camaraderie, takes players out of their comfort zone and he wants to poke fun at the group that insists on wearing $3,000 suits on chartered airplanes. He never understood how that related to winning,” said Rosenthal. “The Rays actually wore the bow ties from the BowTie Cause, the ones that I wear every week, and they made a donation of $3,000 to be distributed among 18 different charities.”
For video highlights and Rosenthal’s report, click here: http://tinyurl.com/73pb2jj
For more information on the BowTie Cause, visit: http://www.bowtiecause.org/
That’s all.
