There are nine early games this week, including two classic cross-town rivalries on Friday. All times are listed in BST.<\/p>\n
Monday 23rd<\/strong> – No early games today and just five later on. They include two excellent pitching match-ups: Dan Haren versus Josh Beckett (00.05) and Felix Hernandez versus Johan Santana (00.10).<\/p>\n Tuesday 24th<\/strong> – No early games again, but if you like knuckleballers then tune in at ten past midnight to see R.A. Dickey. Unfortunately, he will be relying on the Mariners’ offense to get him some run support against the Mets.<\/p>\n Wednesday 25th<\/strong> – Our first early game of the week and opponents of interleague baseball will be glad to know it is the one National League game of the day. The Brewers face the Braves with first pitch set for 18.00. Knuckleball fans can follow up Dickey’s start yesterday by watching Tim Wakefield from 00.05. He’s facing the D-Backs who have Randy Johnson on the mound, which should make for an interesting contrast.<\/p>\n Thursday 26th<\/strong> – As always, Thursday brings us a decent selection of early games to choose from. We start off with the Rays against the Marlins from 17.10, with Matt Garza and Mark Hendrickson scheduled to take the mound. At 18.05, the Cardinals face the Tigers, while the Cubs play host to the Orioles from 19.20. At 20.10 John Danks and the White Sox take on Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers. Two games start at 20.35: the Twins versus the Padres and the Phillies versus the A’s (with Rich Harden scheduled to start for Oakland).<\/p>\n Friday 27th<\/strong> – We’ve got a bit of a treat today. The latest round of the Subway Series begins with a double-header at Yankee Stadium, so we get a top-notch early game from 19.05. Darrell Rasner will start for the Yanks, while either Pedro Martinez or Mike Pelfrey will go for the Mets. If that isn’t enough, the Cubs and the White Sox hook up again in a day game at the Cell. First pitch is scheduled for 21.05.<\/p>\n