Preview Roundups
August 08, 2020
Cleveland at Chi. White Sox 2:10 PM ET
Although the Cleveland Indians sport a majors-best four shutouts this season, they have found themselves on the wrong end of two blankings by the Chicago White Sox.
NY Yankees at Tampa Bay 2:10 PM ET
shutdown pitching.
Detroit at Pittsburgh 4:05 PM ET
The Detroit Tigers had an unexpected layoff, and it seemed to energize their offense.
Houston at Oakland 4:10 PM ET
Left-hander Framber Valdez hopes to avenge one of the Houston Astros' most embarrassing moments of the 2019 season when he starts the second game of his team's American League West showdown series with the host Oakland Athletics on Saturday afternoon.
Atlanta at Philadelphia 6:05 PM ET
The Philadelphia Phillies took advantage of Friday's postponement to realign their starting rotation for the four-game series against the visiting Atlanta Braves.
Baltimore at Washington 6:05 PM ET
especially on offense -- as they arrived in Washington on Friday.
LA Angels at Texas 7:05 PM ET
Former high school rivals Patrick Sandoval of the Los Angeles Angels and Kolby Allard of the Texas Rangers will match up for the first time as major leaguers when they take the mound on Saturday evening in Arlington, Texas.
Minnesota at Kansas City 7:05 PM ET
The Twins own the best record in the American League with three of five projected starting pitchers on the injured list. They should get even better Saturday when Jake Odorizzi, one of those three, makes his 2020 debut against the Kansas City Royals.
Cincinnati at Milwaukee 7:10 PM ET
Following a much-needed breakout win, the Cincinnati Reds need to start stringing together some victories. They will try for a second straight win over the host Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday night.
Miami at NY Mets 7:10 PM ET
Six months ago, the idea of the Miami Marlins residing atop the National League East on the second Saturday of August and on the verge of their longest winning streak in more than four years would have sounded weird.
Toronto at Boston 7:30 PM ET
The Boston Red Sox will be trying to clinch their series with the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday and at the same time give themselves a season-best three-game winning streak.
Colorado at Seattle 9:10 PM ET
Nick Margevicius had pitched in just one game above the Single-A level when, at age 22, he joined the San Diego Padres' rotation last season.
San Francisco at LA Dodgers 9:10 PM ET
It took more than two weeks, but the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers finally will offer the matchup that was expected when the season began on July 23.
Arizona at San Diego 9:10 PM ET
Usually when Chris Paddack starts for the Padres, he is the No. 1 story.