Mets-Dodgers – Red Sox or White Sox headline the FOX Baseball Saturday coverage

Meanwhile the Bay Area will get Dodgers and the Mets in what is a big series for the New York team. 

METS AND RED SOX LOOK TO EXTEND DIVISION LEADS ON FOX’S SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK – With only five weeks remaining of FOX’s SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK schedule, coverage of the MLB regular season heats up on Saturday, August 25 (3:30 PM ET) as teams vie for playoff position. The MLB on FOX pregame show kicks-off at 3:30 PM ET from studio 2A in Los Angeles with host Jeanne Zelasko and analysts Kevin Kennedy and Eric Karros.  Karros and Kennedy will debate and breakdown the “Week That Was” and choose their “Heroes and Goats,” a segment that crowns the best and worst team or individual performances of the week. In Flushing, the Los Angeles Dodgers battle NL East-leading New York Mets, including centerfielder Carlos Beltran who earned NL Player of the Week honors by batting .375 with a league leading 10 RBI’s from August 13-19. In Chicago, the AL East-leading Boston Red Sox match-up with the White Sox.  Currently holding a five game lead, the Red Sox look to further distance themselves from the New York Yankees.

GAME                                                                              PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST                         COV.                       TIME

LA Dodgers at New York Mets                                 Kenny Albert, Tim McCarver                     57%                   3:30 PM

                                                                                         & Ken Rosenthal

MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Birmingham, Charlotte, Denver, Greensboro, Greenville, Houston, Jacksonville, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Raleigh, Richmond, Sacramento, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, St. Louis, Tulsa

Probable Pitchers: Eric Stults, LHP (1-1, 3.91 ERA) vs. Orlando Hernandez, RHP (8-4, 3.09 ERA)

Boston Red Sox at Chicago White Sox               Matt Vasgersian & Joe Girardi   42%                      3:30 PM

MARKETS INCLUDE:  Baltimore, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Dayton, Detroit, Fort Myers, Hartford, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Tampa, Washington, West Palm Beach

Probable Pitchers: Tim Wakefield, RHP (15-10, 4.35 ERA) vs. Mark Buehrle, LHP (9-8, 3.42 ERA)

BEST DAMN SPORTS SHOW PERIOD RANKS 50 GREATEST TOUCHDOWNS – From the greatest clutch plays to the most memorable moments on the gridiron, FSN’s Best Damn Sports Show Period presents the “50 Greatest Touchdowns in Football History” beginning Thursday, August 30^th at 11:00pm local. With a look back at postseason glory and recalling the performances that solidified many Hall of Fame careers, BDSSP’s “50 Greatest Touchdowns” promises to deliver fantastic finishes and spectacular individual achievements.  Where would you rank the “Immaculate Reception” of ’72 or Doug Flutie’s Hail Mary to beat Miami in’84?  How about

’s hook-and-ladder in this year’s BCS National Championship game to propel them in one of the wildest and most exciting football games in recent memory? Hosted by Chris Rose alongside former NFL QB Rodney Peete, the show also salutes two of the greatest single season touchdown performances of all time and a tribute to the king of touchdown receptions, Jerry Rice.