With Major League Baseball having a full array of League Division Series games on Wednesday, there’s the possibility of it happening again on Thursday, provided that Oakland and San Francisco extend their series tonight.
If that happens, then Turner Sports will get a full array of games with three being aired on TBS and a late game on TNT. The schedule would begin at 1 p.m. ET with Game 5 of San Francisco-Cincinnati on TBS, then Game 4 of St. Louis-Washington at 4 p.m. also on TBS, then Game 4 of Baltimore-New York Yankees at 7:37 p.m. again on TBS. Should a Game 5 be required for Detroit-Oakland, that will air on TNT at 9:37 p.m.
If Detroit-Oakland is decided tonight on TNT, then the games on TBS would slide down an hour to 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. respectively.
Here’s the Turner Sports press release.
Turner Sports to Televise Up to Four MLB Division Series Games on Thursday, Oct. 11
Wednesday’s Lineup Features Giants vs. Reds (Game 4) and Orioles vs. Yankees (Game 3) on TBS; Tigers vs. Athletics (Game 4) on TNT
Turner Sports’ coverage of the 2012 MLB Postseason will continue today, Wednesday, Oct. 10, with a doubleheader on TBS – San Francisco vs. Cincinnati (Game 4) at 4 p.m. ET, followed by Baltimore vs. New York (Game 3) at 7:30 p.m. Coverage will begin with the MLB On-Deck pregame show at 3:30 p.m. and conclude with the Inside MLB post-game show. Detroit vs. Oakland (Game 4) will air on TNT beginning at 9:30 p.m.
On Thursday, Oct. 11, TBS will exclusively televise up to three Division Series games including San Francisco vs. Cincinnati (Game 5, if nec.) at 1 p.m., St. Louis vs. Washington (Game 4) at 4 p.m. and Baltimore vs. New York (Game 4) at 7:30 p.m. on TBS, and Detroit vs. Oakland (Game 5, if nec.) at 9:30 p.m. on TNT. If the Tigers/Athletics series ends in four games, the Giants/Reds, Cardinals/Nationals and Orioles/Yankees telecasts will shift to one hour later on TBS.
TBS will exclusively televise up to 18 Division Series games and the American League Championship Series coverage on TBS. The network’s commentator pairings for the upcoming Division Series games:
Date Time (ET) Games/Commentator Teams Network Wednesday, Oct. 10 3:30 p.m. MLB On-Deck
Matt Winer, Dennis Eckersley, David Wells and Shane VictorinoTBS 4 p.m. NLDS Game 4: San Francisco at Cincinnati
Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Joe Simpson and Tom VerducciTBS 7:30 p.m. ALDS Game 3: Baltimore at New York
Ernie Johnson, John Smoltz, Cal Ripken, Jr. and Craig SagerTBS 9:30 p.m. ALDS Game 4: Detroit at Oakland
Don Orsillo, Buck Martinez and Jaime MaggioTNT Thursday, Oct. 11 12:30 p.m.* MLB On-Deck
Matt Winer, Dennis Eckersley and David WellsTBS 1 p.m.* NLDS Game 5 (if nec.): San Francisco at Cincinnati
Brian Anderson, Ron Darling, Joe Simpson and Tom VerducciTBS 4 p.m.* ALDS Game 4: St. Louis at Washington
Dick Stockton, Bob Brenly and David AldridgeTBS 7:30 p.m.* ALDS Game 4: Baltimore at New York
Ernie Johnson, John Smoltz, Cal Ripken, Jr. and Craig SagerTBS 9:37 p.m. ALDS Game 5 (if nec.): Detroit at Oakland
Don Orsillo, Buck Martinez and Jaime MaggioTNT Post-game Inside MLB
Matt Winer, Dennis Eckersley and David WellsTBS *Shifts to one hour later on TBS if the DET-OAK series ends on Wednesday, October 10.
There you have it.
