Preview Roundups
August 03, 2017
St. Louis at Milwaukee 2:10 PM ET
Yadier Molina may have caused a stir with his activities over social media of late, but the 35-year-old catcher is also providing some noise with his actions at the plate. After recording his second multi-homer performance of the season and fourth career, Molina looks to continue his surge on Thursday afternoon when the St. Louis Cardinals visit the Milwaukee Brewers for the rubber match of their three-game series.
Arizona at Chi. Cubs 2:20 PM ET
The fickle nature of baseball has been on display the past two nights at Wrigley Field, where the Chicago Cubs and the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks have split their first two meetings in opposite fashion. The Diamondbacks answered Chicago’s 16-4 rout in the opener with a 3-0 victory, setting up the rubber match Thursday afternoon.
NY Mets at Colorado 3:10 PM ET
The Colorado Rockies look to avoid losing their first home series since late June when they host the New York Mets on Thursday afternoon in the rubber match of their three-game set. Colorado, which has gone 4-0-1 in home series since dropping two of three to Arizona from June 20-22, edged New York in the opener before suffering a 10-5 defeat on Wednesday.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 7:05 PM ET
Cincinnati Reds rookie outfielder Jesse Winker has put his best foot forward in his bid to have an extended stay in the majors. Recalled from Triple-A Louisville prior to the series opener, the 23-year-old has homered in back-to-back contests heading into Thursday's finale against the host Pittsburgh Pirates.
Detroit at Baltimore 7:05 PM ET
The surging Baltimore Orioles bid to match a season high with a sixth straight victory on Thursday when they host the opener of a four-game series against the Detroit Tigers. Baltimore has outscored its foes 29-9 during that stretch, highlighted by limiting Kansas City to just three runs in their series to close within 2 1/2 games of the Royals for the second wild card in the American League.
NY Yankees at Cleveland 7:10 PM ET
Sonny Gray will make his debut for the New York Yankees when they open up a big four-game series at the Cleveland Indians on Thursday. Acquired in a trade with the Oakland Athletics on Monday, Gray brings an ace-like presence to the Yankees and seems to be overjoyed at the change of scenery.
Chi. White Sox at Boston 7:10 PM ET
If the Boston Red Sox are going to win the strongest division in baseball, they would do well to take advantage of weak competition from outside the American League East. The Red Sox will try to do just that when they host the struggling Chicago White Sox for a four-game series starting Thursday.
LA Dodgers at Atlanta 7:35 PM ET
The Los Angeles Dodgers have lost a grand total of three times since the Fourth of July and all three of those defeats have come against the rebuilding Atlanta Braves, who host Thursday’s finale of a three-game series. Tyler Flowers’ eighth-inning pinch-hit homer powered Atlanta to a 5-3 victory Wednesday, snapping the Dodgers’ major-league record streak of 53 consecutive games won when leading at any point.
Tampa Bay at Houston 8:10 PM ET
The Tampa Bay Rays are taking advantage of the injury-plagued Houston Astros this week and look to clinch a series victory when they visit Thursday night for the finale of the four-game set. Logan Morrison homered for the second straight night and four pitchers held the high-powered Astros in check for a 3-0 victory Wednesday that gave the Rays three wins in their last four outings.
Texas at Minnesota 8:10 PM ET
The Minnesota Twins and Texas Rangers have been sliding downward in the American League wild-card race, and both teams look to turn things around when they open a four-game series on Thursday at Target Field. The Twins won for just the second time in nine games on Wednesday, the same day on which the Rangers halted their four-game losing streak.
Seattle at Kansas City 8:15 PM ET
The Kansas City Royals attempt to break out of a sudden funk when they open a four-game series against the visiting Seattle Mariners on Thursday. Kansas City scored just three runs while enduring a three-game sweep at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles but still holds a one-half game lead over Tampa Bay for the American League's second wild-card spot.
Philadelphia at LA Angels 10:07 PM ET
The Los Angeles Angels look for their fifth victory in six contests when they conclude their three-game interleague series against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday. Los Angeles defeated the Phillies for the 11th consecutive time with Wednesday's 7-0 victory and have won the first two games of the set by a cumulative 14-1 score.
Oakland at San Francisco 10:15 PM ET
The Oakland Athletics attempt to secure bragging rights when they visit the San Francisco Giants on Thursday for the finale of this year's Bay Bridge Series. Oakland has won two of the first three contests in the home-and-home matchup, including a 6-1 triumph on Wednesday that gave the club four wins in its last five overall games.