MLB this Week: Nine games to enjoy

CovMLBUK2014There are nine MLB games scheduled to start before midnight U.K. time this working week.

Thursday provides the most eye-catching games. There’s the fourth game of a big series between the Dodgers and Braves, a Max Scherzer start for the Detroit Tigers against the Pirates in Interleague play, and an exciting match-up in prospect from Kansas City where the A’s are scheduled to send Jeff Samardzija to the mound against James Shields.

Earlier in the week, the Mets and Phillies end their latest series with an early start on Monday, and there are four games on Monday including the Boston Red Sox playing an Intlereague encounter against the Cincinnati Reds at the Great American Ballpark.

All times are in BST.

Monday 11 August

18:05. NY Mets at Philadelphia (Niese – Buchanan) *ESPN

Tuesday 12 August

No early games

Wednesday 13 August

17:35. Boston at Cincinnati (Webster vs Bailey) *ESPN
19:10. Minnesota at Houston (Gibson vs Oberholtzer)
20:45. Chicago White Sox at San Francisco (Quintana vs Peavy) *ESPN
23:40. Colorado at San Diego (Matzek vs Kennedy)

Thursday 14 August

17:10. LA Dodgers at Atlanta (Hernandez vs Harang)
18:08. Pittsburgh at Detroit (Liriano vs Scherzer)
19:10. Oakland at Kansas City (Samardzija vs Shields) *ESPN
19:20. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs (Fiers vs Jackson)

Friday 15 August

No early games

All of these games are available to watch live via the MLB.TV subscription at MLB.com. The early games being shown on BT Sport or ESPN are highlighted above. The complete schedule for this week’s MLB games can be found on MLB.com

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