{"id":8674,"date":"2010-07-26T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2010-07-26T11:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/?p=8674"},"modified":"2010-08-01T13:55:24","modified_gmt":"2010-08-01T12:55:24","slug":"bst-guide-to-this-weeks-early-mlb-games-red-sox-angels-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/?p=8674","title":{"rendered":"BST guide to this week&#8217;s early MLB games: Red Sox v Angels and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-6302\" title=\"CovHlSq\" src=\"https:\/\/baseballgb.co.uk\/wp-content\/CovHlSq.jpg\" alt=\"CovHlSq\" width=\"220\" height=\"226\" \/>The MLB newswires will be dominated by trade talk this week as the 31 July non-waiver trade deadline looms large for those teams looking to strengthen their roster for a playoff push.\u00c2\u00a0 The sheer scale of rumours, more intense these days\u00c2\u00a0than ever before due to the blogs and Twitter feeds reporting furiously on every whisper, can almost overshadow the events on the field.\u00c2\u00a0 Almost, but not quite, and any deals taking place this week can have a bearing on the line-ups that we will see.<\/p>\n<p>There are eleven \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcearly\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 MLB games this working week starting before midnight UK time and we&#8217;ve already seen a major pre-deadline trade\u00c2\u00a0having an effect on the schedule.\u00c2\u00a0 The Angels&#8217; Joe Saunders was on course to face Josh Beckett and the Red Sox on Wednesday before being traded to the Diamondbacks late yesterday as part of a package for Dan Haren.\u00c2\u00a0 The Angels have yet to decide when Haren will make his debut, although it&#8217;s possible that he will take Saunders&#8217; spot.\u00c2\u00a0 It should be a good game whoever is pitching, but a Haren debut would make it a little bit more special.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Ubaldo Jimenez is scheduled to pitch on Thursday for the Rockies and he needs to bounce back from getting knocked around by the Phillies on Saturday, while David Price is set to take on the Tigers.\u00c2\u00a0 Of course, the scheduled starters listed below could be affected by a trade or two over the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>All times are in BST.\u00c2\u00a0 Any updates will be included below, with notes in the comments box.<\/p>\n<h3>Monday 26 July<\/h3>\n<p>18.05. Colorado at Philadelphia (Jason Hammel &#8211; Joe Blanton)<\/p>\n<h3>Tuesday 27 July<\/h3>\n<p>No early games<\/p>\n<h3>Wednesday 28 July<\/h3>\n<p>19.05. Chicago Cubs at Houston (Randy Wells &#8211; Bud Norris)<br \/>\n19.10. Minnesota at Kansas City (Brian Duensing &#8211; Brian Bannister)<br \/>\n19.10. Cincinnati at Milwaukee (Travis Wood &#8211; Chris Narveson)<br \/>\n20.35. Boston at LA Angels (Josh Beckett &#8211; Joel Pineiro)<\/p>\n<h3>Thursday 29 July<\/h3>\n<p>17.10. St. Louis at NY Mets (Blake Hawksworth\u00c2\u00a0&#8211; R.A. Dickey)<br \/>\n17.10. Detroit at Tampa Bay (Rick Porcello\u00c2\u00a0&#8211; David Price)<br \/>\n17.35. Atlanta at Washington (Derek Lowe &#8211; Scott Olsen)<br \/>\n20.10. Pittsburgh at Colorado (Paul Maholm &#8211; Ubaldo Jimenez)<br \/>\n20.45. Florida at San Francisco (Anibal Sanchez &#8211; Madison Bumgarner)<br \/>\n23.35. LA Dodgers at San Diego (Vicente Padilla &#8211; Mat Latos)<\/p>\n<h3>Friday 30 July<\/h3>\n<p>No early games<\/p>\n<p><em>All the above games can be followed via various resources on MLB.com (Gameday, At Bat with Gameday Audio and MLB.tv), while ESPN America\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s MLB schedule can be found <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.espnamerica.com\/portal\/content\/index-mlb?open&amp;action=viewschedule\" target=\"_blank\"><em>here<\/em><\/a><em>. 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