We’ve got an exciting batch of early MLB games set to start before midnight UK time this working week.
In all, 22 of the 30 MLB teams will be playing in a day-game at some point this working week, so there’s an opportunity for most fans to catch their team at a convenient hour.
The action begins on Monday with David Price scheduled to make his Blue Jays debut in Toronto against the Twins on BT Sport 1, whilst Mike Leake is in line to start for his new team, the Giants, on Friday against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
In between, various playoff contenders will be looking to add another win to their total, including the Kansas City Royals who will face the Detroit Tigers on Thursday with the two teams in very different positions to what we’ve become accustomed to in recent years. The Tigers were sellers before the trade deadline – including the aforementioned Price – whilst the Royals added Johnny Cueto and Ben Zobrist.
All times are in BST.
Monday 3 August
18.07. Minnesota at Toronto (Santana – Price) *BT Sport 2
Tuesday 4 August
No early games
Wednesday 5 August
19.10. Tampa Bay at Chicago White Sox (Ramirez – Rodon) *BT Sport 1
20.10. Seattle at Colorado (Walker – TBA)
20.35. Cleveland at LA Angels (Salazar – Santiago) *MLB.com Free Game
20.35. Baltimore at Oakland (Chen – Graveman) *BT Sport/ESPN
Thursday 6 August
17.35. St Louis at Cincinnati (Wacha – Lorenzen) *MLB.com Free Game
18.05. LA Dodgers at Philadelphia (Greinke – Buchanan)
18.08. Kansas City at Detroit (Ventura – Sanchez) *BT Sport 1
19.10. San Diego at Milwaukee (Despaigne – Garza)
21.05. Arizona at Washington (Hellickson – Ross) *BT Sport 1
Friday 7 August
21.05. San Francisco at Chicago Cubs (Leake – Hendricks)
All of these games are available to watch or listen to live via an MLB.TV subscription. TV coverage of MLB comes courtesy of the BT Sport and ESPN channels and these are highlighted above, as are any games that are available to view online for free via MLB.com. The above list of games just shows those starting before midnight UK time. The full schedule of MLB games can be found on MLB.com.