We head into Sunday, the final scheduled regular season day of the season, but with both Central divisional races and one American League wild card spot still up for grabs, there might be a tiebreaker game or two coming on Monday as well.
MLB Sunday viewing guide: Athletics, Mariners vie for final AL wild card spot
A look at the schedule for the final Sunday of the regular season, with the AL Central, NL Central and one AL wild card spot still undecided.
Tom Szczerbowski
Sunday's MLB Schedule
Time (ET) | Game | TV | Reason to watch |
1:05 p.m. | SUN, Sports Time Ohio | Young pitchers like Alex Cobb give you the feeling the Rays will be back in the playoffs very soon. | |
1:07 p.m. | MASN2, RSN | Toronto is beautiful this time of the year. And both these teams have lovely uniforms. | |
1:08 p.m | Fox Sports North, Fox Sports Detroit | Detroit needs a win or a Kansas City loss to win the AL Central | |
1:10 p.m. | ROOT Pittsburgh, Fox Sports Ohio | It's hard to say what's better: Johnny Cueto's hair or his ERA. | |
1:10 p.m. | Comcast Sports Houston, SNY | Bartolo Colon. Need we | |
1:35 p.m. | YES, NESN | Derek Jeter's last game ever. | |
1:35 p.m. | Fox Sports Florida, MASN | Jordan Zimmermann and Henderson Alvarez square off in a battle over the metaphorical future of the NL East. | |
1:35 p.m. | Fox Sports South, Comcast Sports Philly | Alex Wood and Cole Hamels win-loss records: when bad teams happen to good pitchers. | |
2:10 p.m. | Fox Sports KC, Comcast Chicago | Kansas City needs a win plus a Detroit loss to force a Monday tiebreaker. | |
2:10 p.m. | WGN, Fox Sports Wisconsin | Mike Fiers sub-2.00 ERA is probably as shocking to the 22nd round pick as it is to baseball fans, but that doesn't mean he didn't earn it. | |
3:05 p.m. | A's at Rangers | Comcast Sports California, Fox Sports Southwest | Oakland needs a win or a Mariners loss to clinch an AL wild card spot. |
4:05 p.m. | Fox Sports San Diego, Comcast Sports Bay Area | Madison Bumgarner may or may not be starting this game. So, the element of surprise? | |
4:10 p.m. | Fox Sports West, ROOT Seattle | Thank God for King Felix. | |
4:10 p.m. | Fox Sports Midwest, Fox Sports Arizona | Adam Wainwright is one of many (many) aces plying his craft on Sunday, but he might be the best. | |
4:10 p.m. | ROOT Rocky Mountains, SportsNet LA | Speaking of which, although he isn't the best pitcher on his own team, Zack Greinke probably would be with any other club. |
- With the A’s essentially backing their way into the playoffs, what should be done with the parts of the pitching staff that they didn’t mortgage their future and trade their best offensive player for? Nico at Athletics Nation breaks it down.
- Never paid much attention to the Orioles’ Chris Tillman? Considering he’s starting Game 1 of the ALDS for Baltimore, you should get on that soon, and Beyond the Box Score’s Dan Weigel is here to help.
- It’s been a long time coming for Royals fans, but as Josh Ward of Royals Review beautifully articulates, it’s been worth the wait.
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