FOX SPORTS NOTES, QUOTES & ANECDOTES
Rays/Dodgers Meet in Hollywood; Orioles Battle Giants in San Fran; Twins Take On White Sox in Windy City, Highlighting MLB on FOX Saturday at 3:30 PM ET
Morosi: Dodgers/Rays World Series Preview?
Guinness International Champions Cup Concludes Tonight on FOX Soccer
MLB ON FOX: BASEBALL’S HOTTEST TEAMS MEET IN HOLLYWOOD – The dog days of summer are here and the FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL GAME OF THE WEEK returns Saturday, Aug. 10 (3:30 PM ET) with three matchups. Two of baseball’s hottest teams meet in Chavez Ravine for a battle of rookie sensations as Wil Meyers and the Rays visit Yasiel Puig and the Dodgers. Chris Myers , Eric Karros and Ken Rosenthal have the call from Dodger Stadium. In Northern California, Chris Davis leads a hard-hitting Orioles lineup as they take on the Giants. Also, Joe Mauer and the Twins travel to the South Side of Chicago to face slugger Adam Dunn and the White Sox.
Coverage begins with the FOX SATURDAY BASEBALL PREGAME SHOW originating live from MLB Network’s state-of-the-art Studio 3 in Secaucus, NJ. This week, longtime FOX Sports and MLB Network broadcaster Matt Vasgersian is joined by analysts Harold Reynolds and Darryl Hamilton .
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GAME PLAY-BY-PLAY/ANALYST COV. Tampa Bay Rays at Los Angeles Dodgers* Chris Myers, Eric Karros 81% & Ken Rosenthal Dodger Stadium – Los Angeles, CA MARKETS INCLUDE: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Fort Myers, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Knoxville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Mobile, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Oklahoma City, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Raleigh, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Tulsa, West Palm Beach Probable Pitchers: Roberto Hernandez, RHP (6-11, 4.75 ERA) vs. TBA *On FOX Deportes
Baltimore Orioles at San Francisco Giants Kenny Albert & Tim McCarver 10% AT&T Park – San Francisco, CA MARKETS INCLUDE: Baltimore, Norfolk, Richmond, Sacramento, San Francisco, Washington Probable Pitchers: Wei-Yin Chen, LHP (6-4, 2.95 ERA) vs. TBA
Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox Dick Stockton & Bert Blyleven 8% U.S. Cellular Field – Chicago, IL MARKETS INCLUDE: Chicago, Minneapolis Probable Pitchers: Mike Pelfrey, RHP (4-9, 5.23 ERA) vs. Andre Rienzo, RHP (0-0, 1.38 ERA)
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MOROSI: DODGERS/RAYS A WORLD SERIES PREVIEW? – As the Tampa Bay rays travel west to take on the Los Angeles Dodgers on FOX this weekend, FOXSports.com MLB writer Jon Paul Morosi sees the matchup as a possible World Series preview. “Love the way the Rays have surged up the standings – predictably – in the second half given how good their rotation is,” said Morosi. “I’ll tell you what; I love Wil Myers in this lineup. Meyers, to me, is that big-time bat that they’ve missed, along with Evan Longoria , the last couple of times they’ve made the playoffs. With the way he’s emerged is a game-changer for this Tampa Bay team. I love this team going forward.”
On the Dodgers: “I love the way they’ve played lately but I got to make sure Hanley Ramirez in back in the lineup and healthy. Ramirez, even more than Yasiel Puig, has been the driving force behind the Dodgers of late. His health is going to be the key thing for L.A. down the stretch.”
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GUINNESS INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONS CUP FINAL: REAL MADRID/CHELSEA ON FOX SOCCER – TONIGHT, Wednesday, Aug. 7 (9:00 PM ET) FOX Soccer presents the conclusion to the 2013 Guinness International Champions Cup when two of world soccer’s greatest powers meet for the title as Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid take on Brazilian youngster Oscar and Chelsea. JP Delacammera , Brian McBride and Keith Costigan call the action from Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL. FOX Soccer kicks off the action at 6:30 PM ET with live coverage of the third-place match between the LA Galaxy and AC Milan. Mark Rogondino , Eric Wynalda and Costigan call the matchup between MLS and Serie A giants. Rob Stone , Warren Barton and Wynalda handle all pregame, halftime and postgame festivities from Sun Life Stadium
VILLOPOTO AND TOMAC CLOSE IN ON MOTOCROSS TITLES – This weekend marks round 10 of the 12-stop Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship , with the Built Ford Tough Unadilla National in New Berlin, NY. Both the leaders of the 450 and 250 Classes have comfortable leads and could wrap up the respective titles this weekend. The 450 Class points’ leader Ryan Villopoto is 34 points ahead of challenger and 2012 champion Ryan Dungey . However, Dungey has had great success at Unadilla in the past; capturing victories in the 450 Class in 2010 and 2012 and he hopes to prolong the title chase. In the 250 Class, Eli Tomac has moved 27 points ahead of Ken Roczen , and with another strong performance, could lock up the season this weekend. FUEL TV begins coverage of the opening motos on Saturday, August 10 (1:00 PM ET).
FOX SPORTS NATIONAL NETWORK KEY EVENTS CALENDAR All Times Eastern and Subject to Change * Also Airing on Deportes Week of: 7/31/2013 – 8/7/2013
DATE NETWORK TIME EVENT DETAILS 8/7/13 FOX Soccer 6:30 PM International Champions Cup: 3rd Place Match - LA Galaxy vs. AC Milan 8/7/13 FOX Deportes 7:00 PM Copa Sudamericana: 1 st Round - Emelec vs. Sport Huancayo 8/7/13 FOX Deportes 9:30 PM Copa Sudamericana: 1 st Round - La Equidad vs. Trujillanos 8/7/13 FOX Soccer 9:00 PM Guinness International Champions Cup: Final - Chelsea vs. Real Madrid 8/8/13 FOX Deportes 7:00 PM Copa Sudamericana: 1 st Round - Peñarol vs. Cobreloa 8/8/13 FOX Deportes 9:30 PM Copa Sudamericana: 1 st Round - Barcelona vs. Minero 8/9/13 SPEED 12:00 PM NASCAR Sprint Cup Practice: Watkins Glen 8/9/13 SPEED 1:30 PM NASCAR Nationwide Final Practice: Watkins Glen 8/9/13 SPEED 4:00 PM NASCAR Sprint Cup Final Practice: Watkins Glen 8/10/13 FUEL TV 1:00 PM Lucas Oil Motocross Moto 1: Unadilla, NY 8/10/13 FOX 3:30 PM MLB on FOX: MIN at CWS/TB at LAD*/BAL at SF 8/10/13 SPEED 5:00 PM Rolex Sports Car Series Road America 8/10/13 FOX Soccer 7:00 PM NWSL: Washington Spirit vs. Seattle Reign FC 8/11/13 FOX Soccer* 8:45 AM FA Community Shield: Manchester United vs. Wigan Athletic 8/13/13 FOX Soccer* 2:25 PM UEFA U-21 EURO 2013 Qualifier: England vs. Scotland 8/13/13 FOX Deportes 6:30 PM Copa Sudamericana: 2 nd Round - Belgrano CBA vs. Velez 8/14/13 FOX Soccer* 2:55 PM International Friendly: England vs. Scotland -- FOX SPORTS --