MLB announces TV station, start times for A’s-White Sox series
Major League Baseball on Sunday night announced the start times and the television schedule for the first two games of the American League wild card round, including the series between the No. 2 seed A’s and seventh-seeded Chicago White Sox at the Oakland Coliseum this week.
Game 1 of the best-of-three series will be Tuesday afternoon at noon (PT), and Game 2 will be Wednesday at noon. The start time for the third game, if necessary, will be determined at a later time. The first two games of the series will be shown on ESPN. A possible Game 3 will be shown on either ESPN or TBS.
The A’s (36-24) clinched the No. 2 seed Sunday, as they beat the Seattle Mariners 6-2 and the Minnesota Twins lost to the Cincinnati Reds to fall to the No. 3 seed.
For an early look at the series between the A’s and White Sox, click here.
The winner of the series will play either the Twins and the No. 6 Houston Astros in the second round at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
American League wild card series
All times Pacific
Tuesday
Game 1 — Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins, 11 a.m., ABC
Game 1 — Chicago White Sox at Oakland A’s, noon, ESPN
Game 1 — Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays, 2 p.m., TBS
Game 1 — New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians, 4 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday
Game 2 — Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins, 10 a.m., ESPN 2
Game 2 — Chicago White Sox at Oakland A’s, noon, ESPN
Game 2 — Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays, 1 p.m. TBS
Game 2 — New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians, 4 p.m., ESPN
Thursday
Game 3* — Houston Astros at Minnesota Twins, TBA, ESPN/TBS
Game 3* — Chicago White Sox at Oakland A’s, TBA, ESPN/TBS
Game 3* — Toronto Blue Jays at Tampa Bay Rays, TBA, ESPN/TBS
Game 3* — New York Yankees at Cleveland Indians, TBA, ESPN/TBS
* — if necessary
National League wild card series
Wednesday
Game 1 — Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves, 9 a.m., ESPN
Game 1 — Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs, 11 a.m., ABC
Game 1 — St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres, 2 p.m., ESPN 2
Game 1 — Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers, 7 p.m., ESPN
Thursday
Game 2 — Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves, TBA, ESPN/TBS
Game 2 — Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs, TBA, ESPN/TBS
Game 2 — St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres, TBA, ESPN/TBS
Game 2 — Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers, TBA, ESPN/TBS
Friday
Game 3* — Cincinnati Reds at Atlanta Braves, TBA, ESPN/TBS
Game 3* — Miami Marlins at Chicago Cubs, TBA, ESPN/TBS
Game 3* — St. Louis Cardinals at San Diego Padres, TBA, ESPN/TBS
Game 3* — Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers, TBA, ESPN/TBS
* — if necessary