Preview Roundups
July 10, 2016
Detroit at Toronto 1:07 PM ET
The Toronto Blue Jays' season-high seven-game winning streak may be a thing of the past, but the club probably couldn't be much happier about its current situation during what was a trying first half of the season. The Blue Jays will enter the All-Star break seeking their eighth win in nine tries Sunday, when they look to take a four-game home set and the season series from the Detroit Tigers.
NY Yankees at Cleveland 1:10 PM ET
The New York Yankees and host Cleveland will wrap up the first half of the season Sunday afternoon when they complete a four-game series. The Yankees have taken two of the first three games in the set after outlasting the Indians 7-6 in 11 innings Saturday, pulling again to within a game of .500.
Cincinnati at Miami 1:10 PM ET
The Miami Marlins look to record their first series sweep in over two months on Sunday afternoon when they host the reeling Cincinnati Reds in the finale of their three-game set. The Marlins have posted back-to-back two-run victories over the Reds to give themselves a chance to bring out the brooms for the first time since sweeping the Arizona Diamondbacks on May 3-5.
Washington at NY Mets 1:10 PM ET
The Washington Nationals have a chance to push their lead in the National League East to six games heading into the All-Star break. The Nationals attempt to do just that and earn a series win when they visit the second-place New York Mets in the finale of a four-game series on Sunday.
LA Angels at Baltimore 1:35 PM ET
The Baltimore Orioles will try to end a surprisingly successful first half with a series win when they host the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday in the rubber match of a three-game series. The Orioles, who had recently dropped six of eight, rallied to end the slide with a 3-2 win Saturday to open up a two-game lead in the American League East and ensure themselves of a first-place spot at the All-Star break.
Tampa Bay at Boston 1:35 PM ET
The Boston Red Sox are enduring a tough run of injuries and couldn’t be facing a better team to ease their pain as they go for a three-game home sweep of the slumping Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday. Red Sox ace David Price will pitch the final game before the All-Star break but has not fared well against his former team, going 1-3 with a 6.52 ERA in five starts.
Chi. Cubs at Pittsburgh 1:35 PM ET
The Chicago Cubs were the darlings of baseball for the first two-plus months of the regular season but look like the team most in need of a break as they limp toward All-Star week. The Cubs will try to snap a five-game slide and turn the momentum a bit when they visit the Pittsburgh Pirates in the finale of a three-game series on Sunday.
Atlanta at Chi. White Sox 2:10 PM ET
The hits have been few and far between for Todd Frazier in his first season with the Chicago White Sox, but last year’s Home Run Derby champion is heating up just in time to defend his title. Frazier enters Chicago's home contest Sunday against the Atlanta Braves having homered in each of the first two games of the series, after hitting only two in his previous 13 contests.
Oakland at Houston 2:10 PM ET
After a surprisingly rocky first half, the Houston Astros have moved back into playoff contention with a 30-13 record over their last 43 contests. They’ll look to take that positive momentum into the All-Star break on Sunday as they face the visiting Oakland Athletics in the rubber match of their three-game series.
St. Louis at Milwaukee 2:10 PM ET
Right-hander Junior Guerra looks to avenge his lone loss of the season on Sunday as the Milwaukee Brewers and St. Louis Cardinals play the rubber match of their three-game series at Miller Park. The 31-year-old Venezuelan was taken to task by St. Louis on May 30, but has rebounded by winning each of his last three outings while amassing a 15 1/3-scoreless innings streak over his last two.
Seattle at Kansas City 2:15 PM ET
Once upon a time, the Kansas City Royals likely envisioned Mike Montgomery working his magic in Kauffman Stadium in hopes he could steer a downtrodden franchise to a World Series title. Montgomery was denied the ability to deliver on that promise when the Royals traded him in 2012, and four years later he'll finally make his first start at "The K" on Sunday when the Seattle Mariners try to split a four-game series in Kansas City.
Minnesota at Texas 3:05 PM ET
The Minnesota Twins have the least amount of wins in the American League, but they are causing all kinds of problems for the West Division-leading Texas Rangers this season. The Twins visit Texas on Sunday in search of their fifth win in seven games against the Rangers after pounding out 47 runs in six contests during the season series, including Saturday’s 8-6 triumph.
Minnesota at Texas 3:05 PM ET
The Minnesota Twins have the least amount of wins in the American League, but they are causing all kinds of problems for the West Division-leading Texas Rangers this season. The Twins visit Texas on Sunday in search of their fifth win in seven games against the Rangers after pounding out 47 runs in six contests during the season series, including Saturday’s 8-6 triumph.
Philadelphia at Colorado 4:10 PM ET
Unbeaten in three straight series, the Philadelphia Phillies attempt to extend the streak when they visit the Colorado Rockies on Sunday for the finale of their four-game set. Philadelphia wrapped three-game sweeps at Arizona and against Atlanta around a series in which it took two of three from Kansas City before traveling to Colorado.
Philadelphia at Colorado 4:10 PM ET
Unbeaten in three straight series, the Philadelphia Phillies attempt to extend the streak when they visit the Colorado Rockies on Sunday for the finale of their four-game set. Philadelphia wrapped three-game sweeps at Arizona and against Atlanta around a series in which it took two of three from Kansas City before traveling to Colorado.
San Diego at LA Dodgers 4:10 PM ET
The Los Angeles Dodgers have reached 50 wins before the All-Star break and will try to keep the momentum up when they host the San Diego Padres in the finale of a four-game series on Sunday. The Dodgers dropped the opener of the four-game set but took the next two as they try to keep the division-leading San Francisco Giants in their sights.
Arizona at San Francisco 8:00 PM ET
San Francisco Giants ace Madison Bumgarner is set to make his regular start in Sunday’s series finale against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, which means the 26-year-old won’t be pitching in Tuesday’s All-Star Game in San Diego.  Bumgarner was named to the National League All-Star roster for the fourth time in his career but decided against working on one day’s rest and was replaced by Bartolo Colon of the New York Mets.