Preview Roundups
September 03, 2018
Boston at Atlanta 1:05 PM ET
The Boston Red Sox sit comfortably atop the American League East entering the opener of a three-game road series Monday at the Atlanta Braves, and they hope better days are to come as two key cogs of their starting rotation heal. Boston fell 8-0 Sunday at the Chicago White Sox, further reinforcing the point that the presence of Chris Sale and David Price in the Red Sox rotation makes baseball’s best team even more formidable.
St. Louis at Washington 1:05 PM ET
The St. Louis Cardinals have followed a blistering-hot August with two setbacks in as many days to begin the final month of the regular season. The Cardinals, who are clinging to the second wild-card spot in the National League, aim to snap their modest slide on Monday afternoon when play the opener of a three-game series against St. Louis native Max Scherzer and the Washington Nationals.
Philadelphia at Miami 1:10 PM ET
The Philadelphia Phillies are scuffling mightily at the plate with just four runs in their last three contests to put a crimp in their aspiring postseason plans. The Phillies look to get back on track Monday afternoon in the opener of a three-game series at the Miami Marlins, against whom they erupted for 23 runs in a four-game sweep at Citizens Bank Park on Aug. 2-5.
Cincinnati at Pittsburgh 1:35 PM ET
The Cincinnati Reds aren't going to the postseason but are content to battle some of the top teams in the National League Central and throw a wrench into the playoff race. The Reds will try to continue the momentum generated from a series win at St. Louis when they visit the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday afternoon for the opener of their three-game set.
Detroit at Chi. White Sox 2:10 PM ET
The Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers both are far removed from the postseason race, but that doesn't mean they've given up. Both teams will be trying to continue a recent run of strong play when the Tigers visit the White Sox on Monday afternoon for the opener of their three-game series.
Chi. Cubs at Milwaukee 2:10 PM ET
The Milwaukee Brewers are locked in a tight National League wild-card race, but their best shot to make a run in the NL Central comes this week. The Brewers host the division-leading Chicago Cubs for a three-game series starting Monday.
Minnesota at Houston 2:10 PM ET
Alex Bregman helped the Houston Astros get back on track over the weekend and looks to continue his surge when they host the struggling Minnesota Twins on Monday afternoon for the opener of their three-game series. Bregman, who is batting .342 since July 31, homered for the second straight contest on Sunday as the American League West-leading Astros earned a split of their four-game set against the Los Angeles Angels with a 4-2 victory.
San Francisco at Colorado 3:10 PM ET
Tyler Anderson came out on the winning side of the first 1-0 victory at Coors Field in over eight years the last time he saw the San Francisco Giants at home, but he has experienced little more than frustration ever since. The Colorado Rockies hope they can help end their 28-year-old left-hander's nine-game winless drought Monday when they host the opener of a three-game set against the Giants.
NY Yankees at Oakland 4:05 PM ET
The New York Yankees' already-slim chances in the American League East took a big hit with a disappointing homestand against two teams with .401 winning percentages. They turn their attention to a road trip that will be critical for the AL wild-card situation, beginning Monday with the first of three games at the Oakland Athletics.
Kansas City at Cleveland 4:10 PM ET
The Kansas City Royals look to test their hottest stretch of the season when they begin a six-game road trip with the first of three against the American League Central-leading Cleveland Indians on Monday afternoon. The Royals, who sit last in the AL Central but took two of three from the Indians late last month, finished a 7-1 homestand with a 9-1 triumph against the major league-worst Baltimore Orioles on Sunday - their season-best fifth victory in a row.
Tampa Bay at Toronto 7:07 PM ET
The Tampa Bay Rays quietly are lingering on the fringe of the wild-card race in the American League after knocking off teams in front of them in the standings. The Rays will try to keep that momentum going when they visit a team below them - the Toronto Blue Jays - on Monday for the opener of their three-game series.
LA Angels at Texas 8:05 PM ET
Nomar Mazara claims he still is bothered by a sprained right thumb, but you'd never know it from the power surge he displayed over the weekend. Mazara has belted four home runs over his last three contests and hopes to continue the onslaught when the Texas Rangers host the Los Angeles Angels on Monday for the opener of their three-game series.
NY Mets at LA Dodgers 8:10 PM ET
Following a series in which they played three consecutive one-run games, the Los Angeles Dodgers could probably stand to go a few days with a little less drama than they experienced over the weekend. If recent history holds, the Dodgers may get just that beginning Monday when they attempt to run their winning streak over the New York Mets to 13 games in the opener of a three-game set in Los Angeles.
San Diego at Arizona 8:10 PM ET
Nothing has come easy of late for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who have seen eight of their last 14 games decided by one run. The Diamondbacks look to snap a three-game losing streak on Monday when they begin a brief two-game set against the San Diego Padres, who are beginning an eight-game road trip.
Baltimore at Seattle 9:10 PM ET
The Seattle Mariners have 25 games to make up a big deficit in the American League wild-card race, a stretch that begins with Monday's opener of a three-game series with the visiting Baltimore Orioles. The Mariners capped a 4-5 road trip with an 8-2 loss to Oakland on Sunday to sink 5 1/2 games back in the chase for the second wild-card.