Preview Roundups
July 31, 2020
St. Louis at Milwaukee 2:10 PM ET
The St. Louis Cardinals will try to break out of an early offensive funk when they travel to Milwaukee to meet the Brewers on Friday in the home opener at Miller Park. After opening the season 2-0, the Cardinals have dropped three in a row while scoring a total of four runs on 15 hits.
St. Louis at Milwaukee 2:10 PM ET
Brett Anderson will make his pitching debut for the Milwaukee Brewers in their home opener Friday against the St. Louis Cardinals.
Boston at NY Yankees 7:05 PM ET
A combination of geography and COVID-19 led to an unconventional season-opening road trip for the New York Yankees, including an unscheduled stop against one of their favorite punching bags in the Baltimore Orioles. Winners of four of its first five, New York will welcome its most bitter rival to Yankee Stadium for Friday night's home opener against the Boston Red Sox.
Boston at NY Yankees 7:05 PM ET
a home opener like never before and one they hope never happens again.
NY Mets at Atlanta 7:10 PM ET
The Atlanta Braves welcome in the New York Mets for a four-game home series Friday, and Marcell Ozuna looks to continue building off a strong first week with his new team. Signed by the Braves in the offseason, Ozuna is hitting .364 with a 1.273 OPS after going 1-for-1 with a run scored and three walks in Thursday’s 2-1 home victory over Tampa Bay, and the outfielder has drawn six walks with five extra-base hits in his first seven games with Atlanta.
NY Mets at Atlanta 7:10 PM ET
The Atlanta Braves look to continue building momentum while the visiting New York Mets will try to stop a brief slide when the division rivals meet again Friday.
Cincinnati at Detroit 7:10 PM ET
Luis Castillo and Spencer Turnbull piled up strikeouts in their initial outings in Cincinnati last weekend. They'll be matched up this time when the Reds begin a three-game weekend series in Detroit on Friday.
Cincinnati at Detroit 7:10 PM ET
The Detroit Tigers dropped a major league-worst 114 games in 2019 and did not win more than two in a row over the final four months of the season. The Tigers have already posted back-to-back wins on two occasions in the first week of the 2020 season, including last weekend in Cincinnati, and will again look to get the best of the Reds when the teams meet Friday night in Detroit.
Tampa Bay at Baltimore 7:35 PM ET
The Tampa Bay Rays look to rebound from a rough start on the road when they send Blake Snell to the mound on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at the Baltimore Orioles. Tampa Bay started the season with four wins over five games at home before suffering a pair of losses at Atlanta after coming up short in a pitcher’s duel 2-1 on Thursday.
Tampa Bay at Baltimore 7:35 PM ET
The Tampa Bay Rays visit the Baltimore Orioles on Friday for the teams' first meeting of the season in a matchup of veteran starting pitchers.
Chi. White Sox at Kansas City 8:05 PM ET
The Kansas City Royals are seven games into the season and already scrambling for rotation help, having placed a handful of starting pitchers on the injured list. The Royals will turn to another one of their top young prospects to make his big-league debut Friday when they host the Chicago White Sox in the opener of a three-game set.
Chi. White Sox at Kansas City 8:05 PM ET
With a shortened major league schedule and expanded playoffs this year, division matchups matter more than ever. For the Chicago White Sox and the Kansas City Royals, who have each only played American League Central opponents thus far, the pressure is on early.
Cleveland at Minnesota 8:10 PM ET
Mike Clevinger aims to continue the dominance of Cleveland’s starting staff when he takes the ball Friday night as the Indians visit the Minnesota Twins for the second of a four-game series. Cleveland’s starters boast a 1.53 ERA with 67 strikeouts over 47 innings in the first seven contests after ace Shane Bieber whiffed 13 in eight frames in a 2-0 win Thursday.
Cleveland at Minnesota 8:10 PM ET
Right-hander Mike Clevinger will try to extend Cleveland's franchise-record, starting-pitching streak on Friday night when the Indians face the Minnesota Twins in Minneapolis.
San Diego at Colorado 8:10 PM ET
The Colorado Rockies struggled in their season opener at Texas last week, but after that 1-0 shutout they have been unbeatable. The Rockies took the last two games against the Rangers and then swept the A's at Oakland in a quick two-game series.
San Diego at Colorado 8:10 PM ET
The Colorado Rockies are off to a 4-1 start thanks to pitching - usually their biggest weakness - and hope to keep the good times rolling when they host the San Diego Padres on Friday in their home opener. Colorado, the worst road team in baseball since 2010, dominated Texas and Oakland with a National League-best 1.84 ERA after their 5.56 mark was the worst in the NL last season with only Baltimore (5.59) higher in the majors.
Pittsburgh at Chi. Cubs 8:15 PM ET
The Chicago Cubs missed the postseason last season for the first time since 2014, partly because they dug themselves an early hole with a 2-7 start in a very good division. The Cubs, on the heels of strong starting pitching, have opened 4-2 in 2020 and look to continue the good play when they host the first of three games Friday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pittsburgh at Chi. Cubs 8:15 PM ET
A pair of veteran starting pitchers will try to bounce back from shaky season debuts when the Chicago Cubs host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night to open a three-game series.
Houston at LA Angels 9:10 PM ET
Brian Goodwin has big shoes to fill.
Houston at LA Angels 9:10 PM ET
When the Houston Astros travel to Los Angeles to begin a three-game series against the Angels on Friday, they won’t have to worry about facing star outfielder Mike Trout. The eight-time All-Star and three-time American League MVP was placed on the paternity list Thursday but will not have to be quarantined when he returns because he will be tested during his leave.
Texas at San Francisco 9:10 PM ET
The Texas Rangers hit the road for the first time when they begin a six-game Bay Area road trip with the first of three against the San Francisco Giants on Friday. Texas was staring down the barrel of a 1-4 start before rallying for five runs in the eighth inning to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-4 on Wednesday afternoon.
Texas at San Francisco 9:10 PM ET
Left-hander Mike Minor will be searching for his first win of the season when the Texas Rangers visit the San Francisco Giants in the opener of a three-game interleague series Friday night.
Oakland at Seattle 9:40 PM ET
The Seattle Mariners entered the season as the youngest team in the majors, but are showing signs of being fast learners. After taking two of three against the Los Angeles Angels, the Mariners return home Friday to begin a four-game series against the Oakland Athletics.
Oakland at Seattle 9:40 PM ET
The Oakland Athletics will hit the road for the first time, while the Seattle Mariners make their home debut, when the teams meet Friday night in the opener of a four-game series between the American League West rivals.
LA Dodgers at Arizona 9:40 PM ET
A.J. Pollock had a turbulent first season with the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2019, but the longtime Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder appears well on his way to proving it was a mirage. The one-time All-Star clubbed a two-run homer against his former team in the series opener and will attempt to continue his hot start Saturday when the Dodgers visit the Diamondbacks in the second contest of a four-game set.
LA Dodgers at Arizona 9:40 PM ET
A taxed pitching staff and injuries to a pair of starters has the Los Angeles Dodgers poised to start right-hander Tony Gonsolin on Friday night in the second game of a four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix.
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