Preview Roundups
September 25, 2020
NY Mets at Washington 6:05 PM ET
A win to start the final series of the season allowed the New York Mets to continue pondering the possibilities of mounting a last-second playoff push. A loss that all but locked up last place for the Washington Nationals moved manager Dave Martinez to remind everyone what they were able to do the last time Major League Baseball played a full season.
Baltimore at Toronto 6:37 PM ET
The Toronto Blue Jays, who are going to the postseason for the first time since 2016, still have a chance to finish second in the American League East as they open a three-game series against the visiting Baltimore Orioles on Friday night at Buffalo.
Philadelphia at Tampa Bay 6:40 PM ET
The Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays returned to Florida on high notes Thursday, but their baseball futures are quite different as the final weekend of the regular season gets ready to open.
Miami at NY Yankees 7:05 PM ET
For most of Miami Marlins manager Don Mattingly's time playing first base for the New York Yankees, he never got a chance to savor clinching a playoff spot.
Boston at Atlanta 7:10 PM ET
The Atlanta Braves will try to nail down the No. 2 seed in the National League playoffs, but they will have to go through a Boston club that has gotten hot at the end of a lost season.
Pittsburgh at Cleveland 7:10 PM ET
The Cleveland Indians likely will be pulling double duty on Friday.
Houston at Texas 8:05 PM ET
The Houston Astros' long-lost offense reappeared at an opportune time Thursday and moved the club within a win of securing a fifth postseason berth in six seasons.
Detroit at Kansas City 8:05 PM ET
The Kansas City Royals' four-game series with the Detroit Tigers will serve as Alex Gordon's swan song.
Cincinnati at Minnesota 8:10 PM ET
Right-handers Tyler Mahle and Jose Berrios take the mound Friday night in Minneapolis as the Cincinnati Reds and Minnesota Twins open their three-game series that will finish off the regular season.
Chi. Cubs at Chi. White Sox 8:10 PM ET
Many socially distanced Chicago baseball fans envisioned a dazzling encounter between the Cubs and host White Sox when the truncated schedule pitted the teams against each other for the final weekend of the regular season.
St. Louis at Milwaukee 8:15 PM ET
The National League playoff race will intensify when the St. Louis Cardinals face the Milwaukee Brewers in a doubleheader Friday in St. Louis.
LA Angels at LA Dodgers 9:40 PM ET
Two of the hottest teams in baseball will meet during the final weekend of the season, and only one of them will have a desperate sense about them.
Seattle at Oakland 9:40 PM ET
While the Oakland Athletics have already clinched the American League West title, they still have something to play for in the last few days of the regular season.
Colorado at Arizona 9:40 PM ET
two teams on the rise to what they hoped would be sustained success.
San Francisco at San Diego 10:10 PM ET
One team playing with urgency meets another playing for luxury when the San Francisco Giants and visiting San Diego Padres get a double dose of one another Friday to kick off a regular-season-ending, four-game series.