We start off slowly when it comes to early MLB games this working week, but once they get going we will be treated to some big games involving a number of teams chasing play-off spots.
Wednesday’s batch of pre-midnight BST starts are so good you should make sure you clear the evening so that you can catch as much of the action as possible.
We’ve got the top two teams from both the NL Central (Cubs-Cardinals) and East (Mets-Nationals) matching up, Marcus Stroman pitching for the Blue Jays against the Rays, Madison Bumgarner taking the mound for the Giants against the Padres and a rare LA Dodgers visit to Yankee Stadium in which Clayton Kershaw is scheduled to face the Yankees.
Thursday takes us into the AL Central. The Detroit Tigers are trying to chase down the Cleveland Indians and both will be looking to take wins against other division teams, Detroit against the Twins and Cleveland against the White Sox.
Then on Friday we have a Cubs day-game from Wrigley, this one against the Milwaukee Brewers.
All times are in BST.
Monday 12 September
No early games
Tuesday 13 September
No early games
Wednesday 14 September
17.37. Tampa Bay at Toronto (Cobb – Stroman)
18.45. Chicago Cubs at St Louis (Montgomery – Martinez)
20.45. San Diego at San Francisco (Perdomo – Bumgarner) *MLB.com Free Game
21.05. LA Dodgers at NY Yankees (Kershaw – Pineda)
21.05. NY Mets at Washington (Gsellman – Roark)
Thursday 15 September
18.10. Minnesota at Detroit (Santiago – Zimmermann)
19.10. Cleveland at Chicago WS (Clevinger – Shields) *BT Sport1, MLB.com Free Game
Friday 16 September
19.20. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs (Anderson – Lackey)
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
