MLB on TBS Tuesday Night to Showcase Two of Baseball’s Oldest Rivals – Giants vs. Dodgers – in Full National Telecast, Tomorrow, Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 9:30 p.m. ET
Interleague Matchup – Atlanta Braves vs. Boston Red Sox – to Follow on Aug. 9, at 7 p.m.
MLB on TBS Tuesday Night game coverage will continue with one of baseball’s best rivalries – the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers and Mookie Betts hosting the San Francisco Giants – in a full national telecast tomorrow, Tuesday, Aug. 2, at 9:30 p.m. ET. Brian Anderson will be joined by analyst Jeff Francoeur and reporter Allie LaForce to call the action.
Pregame coverage will feature MLB insider Joel Sherman joining host Ernie Johnson, Pedro Martinez, Jimmy Rollins and Curtis Granderson to weigh-in on all of the action from Tuesday’s trade deadline, beginning at 9 p.m.
An interleague matchup will follow when the defending World Series Champion Atlanta Braves and Ronald Acuña, Jr. visit the Boston Red Sox and Xander Bogaerts, Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 7 p.m. Analyst Ron Darling will join Anderson, Francoeur and LaForce to provide commentary from Fenway Park.
Pregame and postgame studio coverage will bookend game action on both nights.
MLB on TBS Upcoming Schedule and Announce Teams
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Date |
Time (ET) |
Program / Commentators |
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Aug. 2 |
9 p.m. |
MLB on TBS Leadoff |
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9:30 p.m. |
Los Angeles Dodgers* vs. San Francisco Giants* |
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Postgame |
MLB on TBS Closer |
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Aug. 9 |
6:30 p.m. |
MLB on TBS Leadoff |
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7 p.m. |
Atlanta Braves vs. Boston Red Sox |
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Postgame |
MLB on TBS Closer |
Game telecasts will not be available in the local participating markets, unless denoted with an asterisk (*) for the specific market.
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