There’s no fewer than sixteen games taking place during the daytime in the U.S. this week, giving British fans plenty of choice when it comes to watching or listening to some live MLB games during the evening over here.\u00c2\u00a0 All times are listed in BST.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n
Monday 1 September<\/strong> – It’s Labor Day in the States, which means we get to enjoy seven early games to begin the week. We start in Detroit where the Tigers host the Yankees at 18.05.\u00c2\u00a0 Five minutes later, it’s a clash from the NL East as Mike Hampton and the Braves take on Josh Johnson and the Marlins.\u00c2\u00a0 We have a great pitching match-up at 19.05 as Johan Santana and Ben Sheets are scheduled to take the mound in the game between the Mets and the Brewers.\u00c2\u00a0 Two games begin an hour later: the Phillies versus the Nationals and the Giants versus the Rockies.\u00c2\u00a0 Roy Oswalt and the Astros face a tough test at Wrigley Field against the Cubs (first pitch at 21.05), as do the Cardinals in their game against Randy Johnson and the D-Backs (first pitch at 21.10).<\/p>\n Tuesday 2 September<\/strong> – After yesterday’s glut of games, there is no early action today.\u00c2\u00a0 In the later games, Fausto Carmona and the Indians may be out of the AL Central race, but they will be keen to inflict a defeat on the White Sox all the same (00.05).\u00c2\u00a0 The Yankees try to get a game back on the Rays as Mike Mussina squares off against Matt Garza (00.10), while Tim Lincecum looks for win number 16 on the season as the Giants face the Rockies at Coors Field (01.35).<\/p>\n Wednesday 3 September<\/strong> – It’s ‘seven up’ for the second time in the week.\u00c2\u00a0 The games begin in Cleveland at 17.05 as the Indians play the White Sox.\u00c2\u00a0 At 18.10, the Braves take on the Marlins and twenty-five minutes later Daisuke Matsuzaka makes a start for the Red Sox against the Orioles.\u00c2\u00a0 The Mets and the Brewers continue their series at 19.05, with Oliver Perez and Dave Bush being the probable pitchers, while Felix Hernandez should take the hill against the Rangers at the same time.\u00c2\u00a0 Barry Zito tries to avoid being handed his seventeenth loss of the season as the Giants face the Rockies from 20.05, while Doug Davis should get the start for Arizona thirty-five minutes later against the Cardinals.<\/p>\n Thursday 4th September<\/strong> – The early action continues with two\u00c2\u00a0games today.\u00c2\u00a0 At 17.35, the Pirates begin their game against the Reds, with Tom Gorzelanny and Josh Fogg starting.\u00c2\u00a0 The other early game begins at 18.05 and sees the\u00c2\u00a0Angels taking on the Tigers.\u00c2\u00a0 The probable pitching match-up\u00c2\u00a0at the moment is Ervin Santana versus Kenny Rogers.<\/p>\n Friday 5th September<\/strong> – There are no early games to end the week, but anyone awake in the early hours of Saturday can enjoy the opening game of a number of important series that will take place over the weekend.\u00c2\u00a0 Just to pick out a few: the Rays versus the Blue Jays, the Phillies versus the Mets, the Angels versus the White Sox and the D-Backs versus the Dodgers.<\/p>\n