Preview Roundups
July 09, 2021
St. Louis at Chi. Cubs 2:20 PM ET
The Chicago Cubs will try to stop their lengthy skid when they open a three-game series against the visiting St. Louis Cardinals on Friday afternoon.
Chi. White Sox at Baltimore 7:05 PM ET
The injury-riddled Chicago White Sox come to Baltimore Friday and will face another team dealing with players down. So far, though, the White Sox have been playing much better than the struggling Orioles.
Philadelphia at Boston 7:10 PM ET
Garrett Richards will look to get the Boston Red Sox off to a strong start in their final series before the All-Star break when they open a three-game set against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night.
Atlanta at Miami 7:10 PM ET
When the Atlanta Braves open a three-game series at the Miami Marlins on Friday, the pitching matchup will feature a sharp contrast in experience.
Toronto at Tampa Bay 7:10 PM ET
Tampa Bay Rays left-hander Shane McClanahan will face the same team in consecutive starts for the first time in his career Friday night in the opener of a three-game series against the visiting Toronto Blue Jays.
Kansas City at Cleveland 7:10 PM ET
Franmil Reyes aims to continue his power surge on Friday when the host Cleveland Indians play the second contest of their four-game series against the Kansas City Royals.
Pittsburgh at NY Mets 7:10 PM ET
The New York Mets will end the first half of the season the same way they spent most of it: scrambling to make up postponed games.
Oakland at Texas 8:05 PM ET
Joey Gallo has been one of the few bright spots during a dim season for the Texas Rangers. He has looked particularly good against the Oakland Athletics in 2021.
NY Yankees at Houston 8:10 PM ET
The Houston Astros had their six-game win streak come to a close on Thursday afternoon, but they hope to get going again when the New York Yankees visit Minute Maid Park for a three-game series starting Friday night.
Cincinnati at Milwaukee 8:10 PM ET
The Brewers' play at home over the past month is a big reason Milwaukee owns a rather comfortable lead over the second-place Cincinnati Reds in the National League Central.
Detroit at Minnesota 8:10 PM ET
Right-hander Kenta Maeda will try to build on his finest start of the season when the Minnesota Twins face the Detroit Tigers in the second game of a four-game series on Friday night in Minneapolis.
Washington at San Francisco 9:45 PM ET
The San Francisco Giants and visiting Washington Nationals have different goals when they wrap up the first half of the season with a three-game series this weekend.
Arizona at LA Dodgers 10:10 PM ET
After one week on the road, the Los Angeles Dodgers will return home Friday to close out the first half against the Arizona Diamondbacks having gained a half-game in the standings on a trip that otherwise was not so positive.
LA Angels at Seattle 10:10 PM ET
The good news for the Mariners is that Shohei Ohtani isn't scheduled to take the mound when the Los Angeles Angels wrap up the unofficial first half of the season with a three-game series starting Friday in Seattle.
Colorado at San Diego 10:10 PM ET
There is a theorem in baseball that goes: "Momentum is only as good as the next day's starting pitcher."