By Phillip Swann
The TV Answer Man –@tvanswerman
TV Answer Man, could you do a rundown of the wild card games like who’s playing and which channels? Especially which channels because it’s very hard to follow this these days!! — Mark, Norfolk, Virginia.
Mark, I feel your pain. Many readers say they have difficulty keeping up with which games are on and which channels/streaming services are carrying them. With the explosion of streaming, the leagues have dished out the rights to multiple providers, making it a challenge for the average fan to follow along. But let’s take a quick look at this week’s MLB Wild Card games and the TV schedule.
The best-of-three Wild Card series starts tomorrow (October 3) with the 3:08 p.m. ET game one on ABC between the Texas Rangers at the Tampa Bay Rays. Then, at 4:38 p.m. ET, ESPN will broadcast the Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins game. At 7:08 p.m. ET, ESPN2 will air the NL’s Arizona Diamondbacks-Milwaukee Brewers game, and at 8:08 p.m. ET, ESPN is back with the Miami Marlins-Philadelphia Phillies contest.
Then on Wednesday (October 4), Texas plays Tampa Bay in game two on ABC at 3:08 p.m. ET; Toronto plays Minnesota at 4:38 p.m. ET on ESPN; Arizona faces Milwaukee in their game two at 7:08 p.m. ET on ESPN2 and Miami faces Philadelphia at 8:08 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Finally, on Thursday (October 5) in game three of each series, if necessary, Texas will play Tampa Bay at 3:08 p.m. ET on ABC; Toronto plays Minnesota at 4:38 p.m. ET on ESPN; Arizona plays Milwaukee at 7:08 p.m. ET on ESPN2; and Miami plays Philadelphia at 8:08 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Mark, hope that helps. Happy viewing and stay safe!
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— Phillip Swann
@tvanswerman
Thanks for this. Do you know if ESPN will have simultaneous games available in MultiCast on Apple TV 4k?
Don’t know.
Wild Card Baseball is so fun to watch!
Phillies and Rangers both won in game 1 against good teams!