TBS To Carry Exclusive Coverage Of MLB’s 2016 American League Postseason Games

 

Courtesy: Turner Sports

Turner Sports announced Monday that TBS will be the exclusive TV home for the 2016 American League postseason.

The network will carry exclusive coverage of the American League’s postseason games beginning with Tuesday’s American League Wild Card Game. Coverage of the American League Wild Card Coverage on TBS presented by Hankook Tire begins at 8:00pm ET on TBS as the Blue Jays take on the Orioles for a spot in the AL postseason.

Sports Emmy Award-winning commentator Ernie Johnson will have the call for Tuesday night’s game.  He will be joined by veteran MLB on TBS analysts Ron Darling and Cal Ripken, Jr. for additional commentary. Sam Ryan will also be on hand for all of the latest in-game news and interviews.

MLB Postseason Pre-Game Show on TBS presented by the All-New Chrysler Pacifica will precede game coverage at 7:30pm ET.Casey Stern will anchor the broadcast and will be joined at the desk by MLB Hal of Famer Pedro Martinez, 9-time MLB All-Star Gary Scheffield, and 2007 National League MVP Jimmy Rollins for additional commentary.

TBS’ exclusive American League Division Series coverage on TBS presented by T-Mobile begins Thursday afternoon at 4pm ET with MLB Postseason Pre-Game presented by the All-New Chrysler Pacifica.  Following the broadcast, the Rangers will host the winner of Tuesday’s American League Wild Card matchup with coverage beginning at 4pm ET.  The Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians follow at 8pm ET.

Ernie Johnson will have the call for the Red Sox/Cleveland series.  He will be joined by Cal Ripken, Jr. and Ron Darling for additional commentary along with reporter Sam Ryan.

Brian Anderson will anchor the best-of-five series between the Rangers and winner of Tuesday’s Blue Jays/Orioles series.  He will be joined by analyst and MLB great Dennis Eckersley and fellow analyst Joe Simpson, and reporter Matt Winer for additional commentary and news.

TBS will begin coverage of the American League Championship Series on Friday, October 14^th.

MLB fans will that won’t be near a television during the American League’s postseason can still catch every game streaming online at http://www.tbs.com and via the Watch TBS app.  Additionally, all American League postseason games will be simulcast in Spanish via SAP.  CNN en Espanol will also carry coverage of upcoming AL postseason games.

TBS’ current American League postseason coverage schedule is noted below.

 

TBS’ MLB Postseason schedule through the American League Division Series:

Date                       Time (ET)    Game/Commentator Teams                  

Tue, Oct. 4           7:30 p.m.       MLB Postseason Pre-Game on TBS presented by the                                                     All-New Chrysler Pacifica

                                                        Casey Stern (host), Pedro Martinez, Gary Sheffield &                                                          Jimmy Rollins (analysts)

                                8 p.m.             A.L. Wild Card Game: Baltimore Orioles at Toronto                                                           Blue Jays

                                                        Ernie Johnson (play-by-play), Ron Darling & Cal                                                                   Ripken (analysts) with Sam Ryan (reporter)

                                Postgame      The Postseason Show on TBS presented by the                                                               Lincoln Motor Company

                                                        Stern, Martinez, Sheffield & Rollins                   

Thu, Oct. 6          4 p.m.             MLB Postseason Pre-Game on TBS presented by the                                                     All-New Chrysler Pacifica

                                                        Stern, Martinez, Sheffield & Rollins

                                4:30 p.m.       ALDS: A.L. Wild Card Winner at Texas Rangers                                                                (Game 1)

                                                        Brian Anderson, Dennis Eckersley & Joe Simpson with                                                         Matt Winer

                                8 p.m.             ALDS: Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians (Game                                                         1)

                                                        Johnson, Darling & Ripken with Ryan

                                Postgame      The Postseason Show on TBS presented by the                                                              Lincoln Motor Company

                                                        Stern, Martinez, Sheffield & Rollins                   

Fri, Oct. 7            12:30 p.m.     MLB Postseason Pre-Game on TBS presented by the                                                       All-New Chrysler Pacifica

                                                        Stern, Martinez, Sheffield & Rollins

                                1 p.m.             ALDS: A.L. Wild Card Winner at Texas Rangers                                                                (Game 2)

                                                        Anderson, Eckersley & Simpson with Winer

                                4:30 p.m.       ALDS: Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians (Game                                                        2)

                                                        Johnson, Darling & Ripken with Ryan

                                Postgame      The Postseason Show on TBS presented by the                                                               Lincoln Motor Company

                                                        Stern, Martinez, Sheffield & Rollins                   

Sun, Oct. 9           3:30 p.m.       MLB Postseason Pre-Game on TBS presented by the                                                     All-New Chrysler Pacifica

                                                        Stern, Martinez, Sheffield & Rollins

                                4 p.m.             ALDS: Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox (Game 3)

                                                        Johnson, Darling & Ripken with Ryan

                                7:30 p.m.       ALDS: Texas Rangers at A.L. Wild Card Winner                                                                (Game 3)

                                                        Anderson, Eckersley & Simpson with Winer

                                Postgame      The Postseason Show on TBS presented by the                                                              Lincoln Motor Company

                                                        Stern, Martinez, Sheffield & Rollins                   

Mon, Oct. 10       TBA               MLB Postseason Pre-Game on TBS presented by the                                                     All-New Chrysler Pacifica

                                                        Stern, Martinez, Sheffield & Rollins

                                TBA               ALDS: Texas Rangers at A.L. Wild Card Winner                                                               (Game 4, if necessary)

                                                        Anderson, Eckersley & Simpson with Winer

                                TBA               ALDS: Cleveland Indians at Boston Red Sox (Game                                                        4, if necessary)

                                                        Johnson, Darling & Ripken with Ryan

                                Postgame      The Postseason Show on TBS presented by the                                                               Lincoln Motor Company

                                                        Stern, Martinez, Sheffield & Rollins                   

Wed, Oct. 12       TBA               MLB Postseason Pre-Game on TBS presented by the                                                      All-New Chrysler Pacifica

                                                        Stern, Martinez, Sheffield & Rollins

                                TBA               ALDS: A.L. Wild Card Winner at Texas Rangers                                                               (Game 5, if necessary)

                                                        Anderson, Eckersley & Simpson with Winer

                                TBA               ALDS: Boston Red Sox at Cleveland Indians (Game                                                        5, if necessary)

                                                        Johnson, Darling & Ripken with Ryan

                                Postgame      The Postseason Show on TBS presented by the                                                               Lincoln Motor Company

                                                        Stern, Martinez, Sheffield & Rollins                   

 

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Yankees, Blue Jays Face Off Live On TBS This Weekend

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Two AL East opponents will face off this week in the latest edition of TBS’ Sunday MLB on TBS.

The Yankees and Blue Jays will face off live at 1:00pm ET on TBS’ weekly MLB program Sunday MLB on TBS.  The game is the third in the teams’ four-game series.  The series’ closer is Monday night with first pitch set for 7:07pm.

Michael Pineda is expected to get the start for the Yankees in Sunday afternoon’s game while Marco Estrada (9-9) is expected to take the mound for Toronto.  Estrada’s last time on the mound was Monday against Seattle.  He was credited with the win in the Blue Jays’ 3-2 win over the Mariners.  Estrada shined in the game, fanning 8 while only allowing just 1 hit, 0 runs or earned runs, 3 walks and no home runs.  That was over the course of 7 innings pitched.

Pineda (6-11) last took the mound Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays.  Pineda pitched 5.1 innings in the Yankees 5-3 win over the Rays.  He had a rough time on the mound, allowing 2 runs on 5 hits 2 earned runs, 1 walk and no home runs while striking out 11.

The numbers seem to favor Toronto in Sunday’s game and the weekend’s series overall.  Toronto is almost as good at home as it is on the road so far this season, going 42-32 at home so far this season and 41-37 on the road.

New York meanwhile has been lackluster on the road going 35-42 on the road so far this season versus a home record of 44-31.  Even with both teams looking to get back in the “W” column this weekend – both teams lost their most recent games – Toronto’s chances are better having gone 5-5 in its last ten games versus New York going 3-7 in its last ten games.

Ernie Johnson will have the call in Sunday afternoon’s broadcast on TBS.  He will be joined in the booth by MLB on TBS analysts Ron Darling and Cal Ripken, Jr. for additional commentary.

MLB on TBS Pre-Game Show will precede Sunday afternoon’s broadcast of the Yankees and Blue Jays. Broadcast of the TBS Pre-Game Show begins at 12:30pm ET.  Casey Stern will anchor the program and will be joined by analysts Pedro Martinez and Gary Sheffield for additional commentary.

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TBS To Feature AL Central Showdown on ‘Sunday MLB On TBS’

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TBS’ Sunday MLB on TBS returns this weekend with a matchup of 1 versus 2 in the American League Central.

The Tigers and Indians will round out a three-game weekend series Sunday afternoon live on TBS. Cleveland will play host to the Tigers in the series.  Coverage of Sunday’s game begins at 1pm ET.

Trevor Bauer is expected to get the start for Cleveland in Sunday’s AL Central showdown while Daniel Norris is expected to take the mound for Detroit.  Norris’ last time on the mound was September 12 against Minnesota. Detroit got the win in that game, 4 – 2.  Norris had a strong night on the mound, allowing only two runs on five hits over six innings, two earned runs, two walks, and 2 home runs.  He had 11 Ks along the way

Only three days have passed since Bauer’s last time on the mound.  That game was Tuesday against the White Sox.  Bauer took the loss in the game, allowing six runs on six hits over 5.1 innings and one walk.  He allowed six earned runs and had seven Ks.

This weekend’s series between the Tigers and Indians is hugely important for both teams as the regular season is winding down very quickly.  The Tigers sit second in the AL Central, six games back from the division-leading Indians.  Cleveland has been strong at home this season, going 47 – 25 so far while Detroit has been lackluster at best on the road going 36 – 36 so far this season on the road.

Detroit has been far better at home, going 42 – 35 at home so far this season. On the other side of the coin, Cleveland is 37 – 37 on the road so far this season.  So the numbers favor Cleveland in this weekend’s series, including Sunday’s game between the divisional foes.

Ernie Johnson will have the call for Sunday’s game.  He will be joined in the booth by analyst Ron Darling and co-analyst and MLB Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr. for additional commentary.

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Rangers, Cubs Close Weekend Series This Sunday On TBS

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Major League Baseball’s All-Star Break is officially over and now all eyes are set to the postseason.  In order to get there all thirty teams must first survive the second half of the regular season.  As their attention focuses on the second half of the season, so does that of TBS.  TBS launches its coverage of the second half of MLB’s 2016 season this Sunday in its weekly MLB broadcast Sunday MLB on TBS.  This week’s broadcast will feature a cross-conference match between the Texas Rangers (American League West) and the Chicago Cubs (National League Central).

Sunday’s game between the Rangers and Cubs is the closer in a 3-game weekend series between the teams.  Cole Hamels is expected to get the start for the AL West Leading Rangers.  John Lackey (7 – 5) is currently scheduled to take the mound for the Cubs.  Hamels’ (9 – 2) last time on the mound was roughly a week ago on July 8^th when the Rangers faced the Twins.  Hamels had a rough go of it in the game, allowing 5 runs on 5 hits in 4.1 innings.  He walked 6, allowed 5 earned runs, and 1 home run, striking out only 4 of 24 batters faced.  Thanks to the rest of the team’s bullpen, especially Tony Barnette, who was credited with the win, the Rangers were able to hold on and pick up the hard fought 6 – 5 win over the Twins in the game.

John Lackey’s last time on the mound for the Cubs was July 10^th against Pittsburgh.  He pitched 6 innings in the game although teammate Pedro Strop was credited with the win.  Lackey had his own troubles in that game, allowing 5 runs on 7 hits, 5 earned runs, 2 walks, and 2 home runs.  He struck out 9 of 28 batters over that time.  That is less than half of the total batters that he faced.

The Rangers and Cubs both lead their respective division.  And both teams are evenly matched in both their home and road records.  The same applies with their respective season records so far.  So going by the numbers, Sunday’s game between the cross-conference opponents is certain to be a tight matchup from its opening pitch to its last.

TBS’ coverage of Sunday’s game is expected to begin at 2pm ET. Brian Anderson will have the call for the game.  He will be joined in the booth by MLB Hall of Famer and analyst Cal Ripken, Jr. and Ron Darling for additional commentary.  More information on TBS’ MLB coverage is available online now at:

 

 

 

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