Preview Roundups
August 06, 2020
Minnesota at Pittsburgh 1:35 PM ET
Right-hander JT Brubaker will make his major league starting debut on Thursday afternoon and try to help the host Pittsburgh Pirates snap a seven-game losing streak against the red-hot Minnesota Twins.
San Francisco at Colorado 3:10 PM ET
The Colorado Rockies have been to the postseason five times in their 27 seasons, but never as the division champions.
Texas at Oakland 3:40 PM ET
Two veteran pitchers quite familiar with one another duel again Thursday afternoon when left-hander Mike Minor leads the visiting Texas Rangers up against righty Mike Fiers and the Oakland Athletics.
LA Angels at Seattle 4:10 PM ET
Shohei Ohtani is expected to be back in the Los Angeles Angels' lineup when they wrap up a three-game series Thursday afternoon in Seattle.
NY Yankees at Philadelphia 6:05 PM ET
The Philadelphia Phillies continue to receive strong performances from their starting pitchers.
Cincinnati at Cleveland 6:10 PM ET
Regardless of the landscape to this offbeat 2020 season, the Cleveland Indians keep finding ways to beat the Cincinnati Reds.
Chi. Cubs at Kansas City 7:07 PM ET
When Kansas City Royals right-hander Brad Keller steps on the rubber Thursday against the visiting Chicago Cubs, it will have been 347 days since he last had the ball in a game that counts.
Houston at Arizona 7:07 PM ET
The retractable roof was opened in 100-plus degree heat after the third inning at Chase Field in Phoenix on Wednesday night, and not long after, the home team's bats came alive in a big way.
Toronto at Atlanta 7:10 PM ET
The visiting Toronto Blue Jays will send their top pitching prospect to the mound on Thursday in the rubber game of the best-of-three series against the Atlanta Braves.
Baltimore at Miami 7:35 PM ET
Baltimore Orioles left-hander Wade LeBlanc, who turns 36 on Friday, will be hoping for an early birthday present when he faces the red-hot Miami Marlins in the finale of a four-game series on Thursday.
Milwaukee at Chi. White Sox 8:10 PM ET
The Milwaukee Brewers' four-day break brought on by a COVID-19 outbreak in the St. Louis clubhouse did have at least one bright spot.