Preview Roundups
June 08, 2018
Pittsburgh at Chi. Cubs 2:20 PM ET
The Pittsburgh Pirates have lost 14 of their last 19 contests and haven’t won consecutive games in three weeks, and the Chicago Cubs don’t want to let their National League Central rivals up off the canvas. The surging Cubs will try to prolong the visiting Pirates’ struggles when the teams begin a three-game series Friday.
San Francisco at Washington 7:05 PM ET
The San Francisco Giants just completed a 5-1 homestand behind fantastic pitching and some offensive heroics on Wednesday. The Giants will try to carry the momentum from a walk-off win across the country when they begin a 10-game road trip by visiting the Washington Nationals on Friday.
Milwaukee at Philadelphia 7:05 PM ET
The Milwaukee Brewers own the best record in the National League but they will be hoping to avoid matching their longest losing streak of the season when they open a three-game series at the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday night. Milwaukee is 1-4 on its eight-game road trip, losing a pair of interleague series to the Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians.
Baltimore at Toronto 7:07 PM ET
The Baltimore Orioles have been the cure to a lot of their opponents' ills this season, and such was the case again Thursday when it came to the recent struggles of the Toronto Blue Jays. Coming off only their second victory in their last nine contests in the series opener, the Blue Jays eye their first winning streak since April 29-May 1 on Friday when they continue a four-game home set with the Orioles.
Chi. White Sox at Boston 7:10 PM ET
The Boston Red Sox have won or split 16 of the 20 series they have played this season - including each of their last six - but cannot seem to gain any separation from the New York Yankees in the American League East. The Red Sox stand a good shot at padding their lead over the next week, however, as they begin a six-game stretch against two of the worst teams in baseball with the first of three at home Friday against the Chicago White Sox.
NY Yankees at NY Mets 7:10 PM ET
The annual Subway Series kicks off on Friday with the New York Yankees and the New York Mets trending in opposite directions. The Mets will try to snap a six-game slide and give their fans something to cheer about with a win over their crosstown rivals when they host the opener of the three-game interleague series on Friday.
San Diego at Miami 7:10 PM ET
The San Diego Padres erupted for 20 runs to capture the final three contests of their four-game series against the Miami Marlins to conclude last month. The Padres (29-35) continued their good fortune into June and bid for their eighth win in 10 outings on Friday when they begin a 10-game road trip with the opener of a three-game series versus the Marlins (22-40).
Seattle at Tampa Bay 7:10 PM ET
The Seattle Mariners look to defeat Tampa Bay for the fifth consecutive time this season when they visit the Rays on Friday for the second contest of their four-game set. Seattle has won 10 of its last 11 meetings with the Rays after recording a 5-4 victory in the series opener.
St. Louis at Cincinnati 7:10 PM ET
The St. Louis Cardinals barely averted a three-game sweep by the second-worst team in the National League and now hope to get on track against the NL's worst squad. The Cardinals have made a habit of getting healthy against the Reds and will look to extend their domination in the series when they open a three-game set at the Reds on Friday night.
Cleveland at Detroit 7:10 PM ET
The first-place Cleveland Indians begin a stretch of 16 straight games against American League Central rivals when they visit the Detroit Tigers on Friday night for the first of three contests. The Indians have won eight of their last 11 games after sweeping a pair of interleague contests against Milwaukee to start the week, in which they allowed just three runs combined.
Houston at Texas 8:05 PM ET
Justin Verlander looks for his fourth consecutive victory when the Houston Astros visit the Texas Rangers on Friday for the second contest of their four-game series. Verlander leads the major leagues with a 1.24 ERA but is just 1-1 in three starts versus the Rangers this season despite allowing only two runs and eight hits in 20 innings.
LA Angels at Minnesota 8:10 PM ET
The Minnesota Twins and Los Angeles Angels picked themselves off the mat to conclude May by embarking on stellar starts in the month of June. After losing seven of eight to end last month, the Twins (27-32) have emerged victorious in five of their last seven entering Friday's opener of a three-game series versus the Los Angeles Angels (35-28).
Arizona at Colorado 8:40 PM ET
The Arizona Diamondbacks are just 2-11 in their last 13 road games and are about to open a key series away from home against a division rival. The Diamondbacks will try to maintain their post atop the National League West when they visit the Colorado Rockies for the opener of a three-game series on Friday.
Kansas City at Oakland 10:05 PM ET
The Oakland Athletics have put a rough two-game set in Texas behind them and look to continue their success against the Kansas City Royals this season when they host the second contest of their four-game series Friday. Oakland was outscored 15-6 while losing a pair to the Rangers but bounced back to top Kansas City 4-1 in Thursday's series opener.
Atlanta at LA Dodgers 10:10 PM ET
Rookie right-hander Walker Buehler has provided a welcomed boost to the injury-depleted Los Angeles Dodgers pitching staff, and his team will need another big performance in Friday’s opener of a three-game home series against the Atlanta Braves. Los Angeles saw Thursday’s scheduled starter Dennis Santana scratched minutes before first pitch, and its bullpen responded with nine pitchers covering nine innings in an 8-7 victory at Pittsburgh.