PENNANT CHASE HEATS UP ON MLB NETWORK WITH FIVE FIRST-PLACE TEAMS IN ACTION SEPTEMBER 6-11
St. Louis Cardinals Visit NL East First-Place Atlanta Braves on Thursday Night Baseball September 9
AL Division Leaders New York Yankees and Texas Rangers Match Up on September 11
Game Schedule Also Includes Colorado Rockies At NL Central First-Place Cincinnati Reds and NL West First-Place San Diego Padres Against San Francisco Giants
Secaucus, N.J., September 3, 2010 – The path to the Postseason is underway on MLB Network with five first-place teams featured in live games from September 6-11. The NL East first-place Atlanta Braves host the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday Night Baseball on September 9 at 7:00 p.m. ET, with MLB Network’s Matt Vasgersian and former Cardinals All-Star pitcher Joe Magrane will call the game live from Atlanta’s Turner Field. Earlier that afternoon, the Colorado Rockies, who are 6 ½ games back in the NL Wild Card race, host the NL Central first-place Cincinnati Reds during MLB Matinee on at 3:00 p.m. ET. The game will be available on MLB Network nationwide, with Greg Amsinger and Mitch Williams calling the game.
On Labor Day, Monday, September 6, MLB Network will feature the Tampa Bay Rays, who are 1 ½ games out of first place in the AL East, at the Boston Red Sox at 7:00 p.m. ET. In the NL West, the first-place San Diego Padres, led by All-Star first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, will face the San Francisco Giants on Friday, September 10 at 10:00 p.m. ET live from Petco Park. The Giants currently trail the Philadelphia Phillies by two games in the NL Wild Card race. Two AL division leaders, the AL West first-place Texas Rangers and the AL East first-place New York Yankees, will be featured on Saturday Night Baseball on September 11 at 8:00 p.m. ET.
MLB Tonight, MLB Network’s Emmy Award-winning signature nightly studio show, airs seven days a week, featuring updates, highlights, bonus coverage and look-ins at live games in progress. Quick Pitch, MLB Network’s highlights show of record, airs nightly with recaps of all the great fielding and scoring plays from the day’s games.
MLB Network’s complete live game schedule for September 6 – September 11:
All times ET and subject to change, check MLBNetwork.com for updates
Unless otherwise announced, games will be blacked out in each club’s home television territory
Date Time Game
September 6 1:00 p.m. Baltimore at New York Yankees
1:00 p.m. Texas at Toronto [In Orioles and Yankees markets]
7:00 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston
7:00 p.m. Florida at Philadelphia [In select markets]
September 7 7:00 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Detroit
7:00 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston [In select markets]
September 9 3:00 p.m. Cincinnati at Colorado – Greg Amsinger & Mitch Williams
7:00 p.m. Thursday Night Baseball: St. Louis at Atlanta – Matt Vasgersian & Joe Magrane
7:00 p.m. Texas at Toronto [In Cardinals and Braves markets]
September 10 10:00 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego
9:00 p.m. Arizona at Colorado [In select markets]
September 11 8:00 p.m. Saturday Night Baseball: New York Yankees at Texas
8:00 p.m. Arizona at Colorado [In Yankees and Rangers markets]
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