Preview Roundups
May 12, 2016
Detroit at Baltimore 7:05 PM ET
The Detroit Tigers are losers of eight of their last nine games and came down on the wrong side of history Wednesday, when former ace Max Scherzer of Washington struck out 20 batters in a 3-2 setback. The Tigers will try to put that behind them quickly when they make the short trip up the beltway to begin a four-game series against the host Baltimore Orioles on Thursday.
Kansas City at NY Yankees 7:05 PM ET
The Kansas City Royals have been in a tailspin since winning 12 of their first 18 games but they can still salvage a split of a four-game series against the host New York Yankees on Thursday night. The reigning World Series champions ended a three-game skid with a 7-3 victory Wednesday -- only their fourth win in 15 games.
Houston at Boston 7:10 PM ET
The Boston Red Sox spent $217 million to make David Price the ace of the staff over the winter and so far are not seeing much of a return on their investment. Price will try to bounce back from another tough outing when the Red Sox host the Houston Astros in the opener of a four-game series on Thursday.
Philadelphia at Atlanta 7:10 PM ET
In a season where so much has gone wrong for the Braves, Atlanta enters Thursday’s home contest with Philadelphia following a night where plenty actually went right. The Braves got three hits from Freddie Freeman and eight innings of two-hit ball from starter Williams Perez to win just their second home game of the season pn Wednesday, a 5-1 victory, and can win their first series since sweeping the Marlins April 15-17 with a victory Thursday.
San Diego at Milwaukee 8:10 PM ET
The San Diego Padres are fresh off a doubleheader sweep of the best in team in baseball and look to carry the momentum into Thursday's opener of a four-game series against the host Milwaukee Brewers. The Padres swept the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday and have won eight of their last 13 games after getting off to a dreadful 7-15 start.
San Francisco at Arizona 9:40 PM ET
After having their five-game winning streak halted Wednesday, the Arizona Diamondbacks are well positioned to start another one when they send Zack Greinke to the mound Thursday for the opener of a four-game set against the visiting San Francisco Giants. Arizona swept a four-game series in San Francisco last month.
St. Louis at LA Angels 10:05 PM ET
The St. Louis Cardinals attempt to complete a sweep on the first leg of their trek through Southern California when they visit the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday for the finale of their three-game series. St. Louis, which concludes its six-game trip with three contests against the Los Angeles Dodgers over the weekend, erupted for 13 runs in the first two games of the set while allowing only three.
NY Mets at LA Dodgers 10:10 PM ET
Los Angeles Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw has lost just once to the New York Mets — that coming during last season's postseason. The left-hander is 6-0 in nine regular-season outings against the Mets and aims to record another victory when the Dodgers close a four-game set with visiting New York on Thursday.