Preview Roundups
June 29, 2018
Minnesota at Chi. Cubs 5:05 PM ET
The competition level steps up for the second leg of the Minnesota Twins’ trip to the Windy City. After salvaging the finale of their three-game series against the Chicago White Sox, the Twins head to the north side for a three-game set against the Chicago Cubs beginning Friday.
Boston at NY Yankees 7:05 PM ET
The Boston Red Sox will take a one-game lead in the American League East into a much-anticipated three-game series with the host New York Yankees that begins on Friday. The Red Sox belted nine home runs while sweeping a three-game series against the Los Angeles Angels, which was capped by Thursday's 4-2 triumph that completed a 5-1 homestand.
LA Angels at Baltimore 7:05 PM ET
The Los Angeles Angels have fallen to .500 for the first time since splitting their first two contests of the season and will try to snap out of their funk against the woeful Baltimore Orioles when the teams begin their three-game series at Camden Yards on Friday. The Angels suffered their sixth straight loss with Thursday's 4-2 setback at Boston, scoring fewer than three runs for the fifth time in their last seven games.
Washington at Philadelphia 7:05 PM ET
The Philadelphia Phillies struck first in the opener of their four-game series and look to knock off the visiting Washington Nationals again on Friday. Slugger Rhys Hoskins went 3-for-4 with a homer, double and two RBIs as Philadelphia recorded a 4-3 win on Thursday.
Detroit at Toronto 7:07 PM ET
The Toronto Blue Jays are stumbling back home after having a series victory at the defending champion Houston Astros and a winning road trip snatched from their grasp on Wednesday. The Blue Jays will try to turn the page on the road trip when they return home to host the Detroit Tigers in the opener of a nine-game stand on Friday.
Houston at Tampa Bay 7:10 PM ET
The Tampa Bay Rays' winning streak came to an abrupt halt in the series opener, but they hope to resume their victorious ways when they continue the four-game set Friday against the Houston Astros, who look to set a franchise record with their 12th straight road win. After scoring 12 runs while posting back-to-back shutouts versus Washington, the Rays were blanked 1-0 on Thursday to fall to 5-1 on their nine-game homestand.
Milwaukee at Cincinnati 7:10 PM ET
The Milwaukee Brewers got their brief road trip off to a good start in the series opener thanks in part to Eric Thames, who hopes to continue his recent dominance against the host Cincinnati Reds when the four-game set continues on Friday. Thames erased a deficit with a three-run homer in the seventh inning of Thursday's 6-4 win, giving him 13 blasts in his last 20 contests against Cincinnati and six in 33 at-bats at Great American Ball Park.
NY Mets at Miami 7:10 PM ET
The New York Mets are going through a bit of a rough patch lately, and another bad weekend could send them all the way to the National League East basement. The Mets will try to avoid that fate when they visit the Miami Marlins for the opener of a three-game series on Friday.
Chi. White Sox at Texas 8:05 PM ET
Texas Rangers outfielder Shin-Soo Choo finished May with a flourish and hasn't slowed down throughout June, as he brings pronounced hitting and on-base streaks into Friday's opener of a three-game series versus the Chicago White Sox. Choo, who has hit safely in 11 consecutive contests, is batting .336 with a .468 on-base percentage while reaching base in 40 straight contests.
Atlanta at St. Louis 8:15 PM ET
The St. Louis Cardinals open a three-game home series Friday against the Atlanta Braves in a matchup of teams looking to shake off recent slumps and build momentum heading into the final two weeks before the All-Star break. The Cardinals lost Wednesday to Cleveland, ending a four-game winning streak that was preceded by eight losses in 10 games, while the Braves endured a miserable homestand - losing four of six against last-place teams in Baltimore and Cincinnati.
San Francisco at Arizona 9:40 PM ET
Paul Goldschmidt has answered an ice-cold May with a sizzling June, batting .368 in the current month with nine homers and 22 RBIs in his last 22 games overall. Goldschmidt looks to fuel the Arizona Diamondbacks (47-34) to their eighth win in nine outings on Friday in the opener of a three-game series against the visiting San Francisco Giants (42-40).
Cleveland at Oakland 10:05 PM ET
Cleveland and Oakland each have 44 wins, but while the Indians are holding a comfortable eight-game lead atop the American League Central, the Athletics are sitting seven games back of the second wild card. Both teams are on a roll, though, winning eight of their last 10 as they prepare to kick off a three-game series in Oakland on Friday.
Colorado at LA Dodgers 10:10 PM ET
The Los Angeles Dodgers can set a franchise record for home runs in a single month when they continue a 10-game homestand with the first of three against the Colorado Rockies on Friday night. The Dodgers have won five in a row against the Rockies and amassed 33 runs while hitting nine homers in a three-game sweep at Colorado from June 1-3.
Kansas City at Seattle 10:10 PM ET
The Seattle Mariners just won four straight games against Baltimore, the worst team in the major leagues. Seattle next looks to take advantage of the visiting Kansas City Royals, the second-worst club, when the teams open a three-game series on Friday.
Pittsburgh at San Diego 10:10 PM ET
The Pittsburgh Pirates got their road trip started off on the right foot with a series win at the New York Mets earlier this week and will try to stay hot when they switch coasts and visit the San Diego Padres in the opener of a three-game set on Friday. The Pirates head up to Los Angeles for three games next week before getting 11 straight games at home heading into the All-Star break.
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