Today as a baseball fan this going to be a great day! The New York Yankkees will play a afternoon doubleheader with Boston Red Sox on national TV today. The first game will be on TBS with the nightcap will air on MLB Network at 6:30pm.
MLB on Deck will preview the day’s action at 12:30 p.m. with Matt Winer (host) in studio alongside Dennis Eckersley (analyst), Cal Ripken (analyst) and David Wells (analyst). The pre-game show will be followed at 1 p.m. with the most storied rivalries in sports when Derek Jeter and the AL East Division Champion New York Yankees host David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox at 1 p.m. at Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox are attempting to clinch the AL Wild Card during the stretch run of the season. Play-by-play announcer Matt Vasgersian will call the game alongside analyst Ron Darling in the broadcast booth.
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The second game of the day will feature a showdown between National League West rivals when Pablo Sandoval and the San Francisco Giants visit Justin Upton and the Arizona Diamondbacks at 4 p.m. (ET) at Chase Field in Phoenix. The Giants’ ace Tim Lincecum (13-13) is scheduled to pitch against the Diamondbacks’ probable starter Josh Collmenter (9-10). Play-by-play announcer Steve Physioc will call the game alongside analyst John Smoltz.
