Preview Roundups
June 14, 2017
Oakland at Miami 12:10 PM ET
Edinson Volquez looks to continue his red-hot stretch on the mound when his Miami Marlins host the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday afternoon in the finale of a two-game interleague set. Volquez, who began the season 0-7, has strung together 16 straight scoreless innings that included a no-hitter against Arizona in his last home start and the veteran right-hander can extend his winning streak to four.
Cincinnati at San Diego 3:40 PM ET
The San Diego Padres look to continue taking advantage of the road-challenged Cincinnati Reds and complete a three-game sweep when they host the series finale on Wednesday afternoon. San Diego had lost seven of eight contests before running into Cincinnati, which it has outscored 15-5 in winning the first two contests of the set.
Kansas City at San Francisco 3:45 PM ET
The Kansas City Royals attempt to extend their winning streak to four games when they visit the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday afternoon for the finale of their two-game interleague series. Kansas City improved to 3-1 on its nine-game California trip with an 8-1 triumph on Tuesday as every starter in the batting order recorded a hit, with six of the nine notching a pair.
Atlanta at Washington 4:05 PM ET
Julio Teheran is unbeaten on the road this season but he could be hard-pressed to keep that streak intact when the Atlanta Braves visit the Washington Nationals on Wednesday in the rubber match of a three-game set. After blowing a late lead in the series opener, Washington halted a four-game skid by amassing 10 runs for the second straight night Tuesday in a 10-5 victory.
Colorado at Pittsburgh 7:05 PM ET
The Pittsburgh Pirates are riding their longest winning streak of the season while the visiting Colorado Rockies have matched their longest skid. Buoyed by a pair of stellar pitching performances, the Pirates ran their winning streak to four and can complete a three-game sweep of the Rockies on Wednesday night.
Boston at Philadelphia 7:05 PM ET
The Boston Red Sox have been heating up like the soon-to-be summer temperatures with wins in 15 of their last 22 contests, highlighted by two extra-inning victories over the Philadelphia Phillies. The visiting Red Sox look to continue their good fortune against the free-falling Phillies on Wednesday when the four-game, home-and-home interleague series shifts to Citizens Bank Park.
Tampa Bay at Toronto 7:07 PM ET
The Tampa Bay Rays are looking like a playoff contender as the mid-point of the season approaches and can post a seventh victory in eight games when they visit the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. The Rays pounded out 16 hits Tuesday to open a six-game road trip with an 8-1 victory at Toronto as All-Star candidate Corey Dickerson went 4-for-5 with a homer to improve his average to .337.
Chi. Cubs at NY Mets 7:10 PM ET
The Chicago Cubs may have found the solution to their recent offensive woes, and it involves their slugging first baseman batting first. Non-traditional leadoff hitter Anthony Rizzo and the Cubs hope to remain hot at the plate when they visit the New York Mets for the finale of their three-game series on Wednesday.
LA Dodgers at Cleveland 7:10 PM ET
Los Angeles Dodgers rookie Cody Bellinger is on a serious home run tear and he looks to stay hot when his team continues a three-game interleague series at the Cleveland Indians on Wednesday. Bellinger went deep twice for the second straight contest to lead the Dodgers to a 7-5 win in the opener Tuesday night, recording the fourth multi-homer performance of his 45-game career.
Arizona at Detroit 7:10 PM ET
The Arizona Diamondbacks are thoroughly enjoying interleague action this year and they will aim for their sixth consecutive win over an American League team when they finish a two-game set at the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday. A solo homer by David Peralta in the top of the ninth inning lifted the Diamondbacks to a 7-6 win Tuesday night and left them with an 8-1 mark in interleague play, which comes a year after they were 5-15 in such affairs.
Baltimore at Chi. White Sox 8:10 PM ET
The Baltimore Orioles are having an exhausting time attempting to wake up from a nightmarish stretch, one that has seen the club drop 22 of its last 31 games to fall under .500 for the first time this season. After being outscored 60-17 during its six-game losing skid, beleaguered Baltimore looks to put an end to the misery on Wednesday when it plays the third contest of a four-game series against the host Chicago White Sox.
Texas at Houston 8:10 PM ET
The Texas Rangers have benefited from stellar starting pitching to fuel their five-game winning streak. Right-hander Andrew Cashner will look to continue his team's run of good fortune on Wednesday at Minute Maid Park as the Rangers vie for a sweep of their suddenly struggling Lone Star State rival.
Seattle at Minnesota 8:10 PM ET
Ervin Santana won seven games in each of the past two years, a total he surpassed in his last start after tossing his third shutout of the young season. Santana goes for his ninth win -- and first at home since May 2 -- when Minnesota continues its four-game series against the visiting Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night.
Milwaukee at St. Louis 8:15 PM ET
Keon Broxton is showing signs of breaking out of an extended slump for the Milwaukee Brewers, who continue their four-game series against the host St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. Broxton was mired in an 0-for-20 funk before homering in the ninth inning at Arizona on Sunday and went 3-for-4 with a blast and three RBIs in Tuesday’s doubleheader split against the Cardinals.
NY Yankees at LA Angels 10:07 PM ET
Eric Young Jr. is proving to be an able replacement for injured star Mike Trout, which is something no one imagined when the journeyman was recalled from the minors by the Los Angeles Angels on May 29. Young is batting .314 with three homers, nine RBIs and five stolen bases in 15 games with the Angels, who host the New York Yankees on Wednesday for the rubber match of their three-game series.