You may be wondering why we are featuring a matchup between two fourth-place teams in our headline this morning. Don’t ask us. Instead, ask the MLB Network. They’re the ones who put this matchup on national television. Otherwise, it’s a slow getaway day schedule. All times Eastern.
MLB TV Schedule, 6/2: Pirates/Mets, Giants/Cardinals
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1 p.m., MLB Network, SNY: Pirates at Mets. The Pirates are actually closing in on .500 (two games under). Paul Maholm faces Mike Pelfrey this afternoon.
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7 p.m., FSN Southwest, STO: Rangers at Indians. The Tribe still has the best record -- and largest divisional lead -- in baseball. You predicted that before the season, right? It's Dave Bush for the Rangers, Carlos Carrasco for Cleveland.
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8 p.m., MLB Network, CSN Bay Area, FSN Midwest: Giants at Cardinals. The fourth game of this series features San Francisco's Jonathan Sanchez against St. Louis' Lance Lynn, who will be making his major league debut.
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10 p.m., Sun Sports, ROOT Sports Seattle: Rays at Mariners. It's James Shields against Felix Hernandez. Random fact: id you know that the distance between Tampa and Seattle is the longest (3,130 miles by car) of any two teams in the same league?
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