Wednesday and Thursday are the early-game evenings this working week and BT Sport will be showing MLB games lives on two of their four channels simultaneously on both days.
It’s the time of year when starting pitcher assignments can change with short notice due to trades and there are a few pitchers currently due to start an early-game this week that might be playing for another team by then. The Rays reportedly are ready to part with a few arms and whilst it would be a surprise if Chris Archer is one of them, he has been mentioned in a few trade rumours over the past week.
The Twin’s Ervin Santana could also be on the move and a duel against Justin Verlander and the Tigers would be a good opportunity for scouts to see if he could offer their team anything over the rest of the season.
Away from the trade rumours, Wednesday should see the return to the mound of Felix Hernandez. The Mariners’ ace last started on 27 May before a calf injury landed him on the Disabled List, so the King’s Court will be back in session at Safeco Field after a mid-season adjournment.
All times are in BST.
Monday 18 July
No early games
Tuesday 19 July
No early games
Wednesday 20 July
17.35. Atlanta at Cincinnati (Harrell – DeSclafani)
18.10. Minnesota at Detroit (Santana – Verlander)
19.00. NY Mets at Chicago Cubs (Colon – Hendricks) *BT Sport/ESPN
19.15. Cleveland at Kansas City (Carrasco – Kennedy) *BT Sport1
20.10. Tampa Bay at Colorado (Archer – De La Rosa)
20.35. Houston at Oakland (Fister – Mengden)
20.40. Chicago WS at Seattle (Gonzalez – Hernandez)
20.40. Toronto at Arizona (Sanchez – Corbin)
Thursday 21 July
17.05. LA Dodgers at Washington (Norris – Roark) *BT Sport/ESPN
18.05. Baltimore at NY Yankees (Tillman – Sabathia) *BT Sport1
Friday 22 July
No early games
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 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
