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Three Doubleheaders in Four Days with Postseason Implications on ESPN
September 25: Yankees-Rays, Dodgers-Diamondbacks
September 26: Brewers-Cardinals, Dodgers-Diamondbacks
September 27: Cardinals-Cubs, Yankees-Red Sox
ESPN has selected five games for its slate for the final week of the 2018 MLB regular season, which now features three doubleheaders on ESPN with Postseason implications. The action starts tomorrow, September 25 with the New York Yankees and Giancarlo Stanton, looking to finalize home field for the American League Wild Card Game, visiting the Tampa Bay Rays and C.J. Cron. Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez and Tim Kurkjian will have the call of the 7 p.m. ET game on ESPN, telecast presented by Hankook Tire. The telecast will be subject to local blackout restrictions in the New York and Tampa markets.
In the nightcap, as part of ESPN’s MLB Postseason Impact Game schedule presented by BMW, the National League West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers and Matt Kemp travel to Phoenix to take on the Arizona Diamondbacks and Paul Goldschmidt at 9:30 p.m. on ESPN. It will begin on ESPNEWS and the ESPN App with live cut-ins on ESPN until the conclusion of the 7 p.m. game. Jon Sciambi will be in the booth with David Ross and Jessica Mendoza for the full national telecast.
ESPN’s Wednesday Night Baseball presented by Hankook Tire schedule concludes for the season with the week’s second doubleheader. In a potential National League Wild Card Game preview, the St. Louis Cardinals and Marcel Ozuna host the Milwaukee Brewers and Jesus Aguilar. The team of Ravech, Pérez and Kurkjian will call the action at 7 p.m. on ESPN. The telecast will be subject to local blackout restrictions in the Milwaukee and St. Louis markets.
At 9:30 p.m., the Dodgers and Diamondbacks return to ESPN with Sciambi, Ross and Mendoza on the call. The telecast will be subject to local blackout restrictions in the Los Angeles and Arizona markets. The matchup will begin on the ESPN App with live cut-ins on ESPN until the conclusion of the 7 p.m. telecast.
On Friday, in the week’s second ESPN MLB Postseason Impact Game, the Cardinals visit the National League Central-leading Chicago Cubs and Javier Baez at 2:20 p.m. on ESPN. Sciambi and Rick Sutcliffe will have the call of the full-national telecast. ESPN concludes its 2018 MLB regular season television schedule with a previously announced game showcasing the American League East Champion Boston Red Sox and J.D. Martinez hosting the Yankees at 7 p.m. on ESPN. Ravech, Pérez and Kurkjian will have the call of the full-national telecast.
All ESPN games are also available streaming on the ESPN App.
Complete MLB on ESPN Schedule – Week of September 24
| Date | Time (ET) | Telecast | Network(s) |
| Mon, Sep 24 | 4 p.m. | MLB Intentional Talk Chris Rose, Kevin Millar |
ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays | ESPN+ | |
| 9:40 p.m. | Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks | ESPN+ | |
| Tue, Sep 25 | 4 p.m. | MLB Intentional Talk Chris Rose, Kevin Millar |
ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays telecast presented by Hankook Tire
Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez, Tim Kurkjian |
ESPN, ESPN Deportes+ | |
| 8 p.m. | Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals
Adam Amin, Chris Singleton |
ESPN Radio, ESPN+* | |
| 9:30 p.m.** | Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks telecast presented by BMW
Jon Sciambi, David Ross, Jessica Mendoza |
ESPN, ESPN Deportes+ | |
| Wed, Sep 26 | 4 p.m. | MLB Intentional Talk Chris Rose, Kevin Millar |
ESPN2 |
| 7 p.m. | Milwaukee Brewers at St. Louis Cardinals telecast presented by Hankook Tire
Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez, Tim Kurkjian |
ESPN, ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes | |
| 8:40 p.m. | Philadelphia Phillies at Colorado Rockies | ESPN+ | |
| 9:30 p.m.^ | Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks telecast presented by Hankook Tire
Jon Sciambi, David Ross, Jessica Mendoza |
ESPN, ESPN Deportes | |
| Thu, Sep 27 | 4 p.m. | MLB Intentional Talk Chris Rose, Kevin Millar |
ESPN2 |
| 8 p.m. | Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals | ESPN+ | |
| Fri, Sep 28 | 2:20 p.m. | St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs telecast presented by BMW
Jon Sciambi, Rick Sutcliffe |
ESPN, ESPN Deportes+ |
| 4 p.m. | MLB Intentional Talk Chris Rose, Kevin Millar |
ESPN2 | |
| 7 p.m. | New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox telecast presented by BMW
Karl Ravech, Eduardo Pérez, Tim Kurkjian |
ESPN, ESPN Deportes+ | |
| 8 p.m. | Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals | ESPN+ | |
| Sat, Sep 29 | 4 p.m. | Pittsburgh Pirates at Cincinnati Reds | ESPN+ |
* Game will have different commentators on ESPN+
** Telecast will begin on ESPNEWS and the ESPN App with live cut-ins on ESPN until the conclusion of the 7 p.m. telecast
^ Telecast will begin on the ESPN App with live cut-ins on ESPN until the conclusion of the 7 p.m. telecast
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ESPN MLB contacts: Ben Cafardo at 860-766-3496 or [email protected]. Twitter: @Ben_ESPN; Michael Skarka at 860-766-1342 or [email protected]. Twitter: @Michael_ESPN.
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