MLB on FOX: On Deck | "Baseball Night in America" invades the Midwest with two regional games from that region featuring games that are impactful to the playoff race: Dodgers vs. Cardinals and Guardians vs. Brewers | Saturday, August 17 at 7:00 PM (ET) on FOX

The "Baseball Night in America" logo used for MLB on FOX broadcasts (2022-present). (YouTube)

Monday, August 12, 2024

• The month of August and the playoff chase continues to 🔥 heat up with another edition of "Baseball Night in America" on Saturday, August 17, starting at 7:00 PM (ET) on FOX. FOX, as always, has regionalized coverage of two games in primetime. This week, they have Dodgers-Cardinals and Guardians-Brewers on the docket.

• Two division leaders square off as Josh Naylor and the Cleveland Guardians visit Jackson Chourio and the Milwaukee Brewers (Saturday, August 17 at 7:00 PM ET on FOX).

• Mookie Betts and his National League West leading Los Angeles Dodgers make a weekend pitstop in St. Louis for a series against Paul Goldschmidt and the St. Louis Cardinals, battling for a Wild Card spot in the National League (Saturday, August 17 at 7:00 PM ET on FOX).

Major League Baseball ⚾ coverage for the 2024 regular season continues this week as FOX Sports presents their weekly Saturday night tradition, "Baseball Night in America". The dog days of summer 🌞 may have arrived, but FOX continues to furnish the heat 🔥 with weekly matchups that impact the eventual postseason picture. On Saturday, August 17, beginning at 7:00 PM (ET), FOX hopes to once again step up to the plate and provide fans with riveting late-summer baseball.

This week, "Baseball Night in America" originates from the Midwestern portion of the country, as both of FOX's regional games are situated and located in that portion of the continental United States. More details about this week's coverage can be found in the following paragraphs.

Most of the country will see a National League matchup from Busch Stadium in St. Louis as MVP and two-time World Series champion Mookie Betts guides his Los Angeles Dodgers into a showdown with Jordan Walker and the St. Louis Cardinals. The Dodgers have the National League West on lockdown, while St. Louis tries to position themselves towards a Wild Card spot in a competitive National League. 🎙 Jason Benetti calls the play-by-play with analyst and 2006 World Series champion Adam Wainwright and reporter Ken Rosenthal.

Select audiences across the country will watch a riveting interleague showdown from American Family Field in Milwaukee, as Steven Kwan and the current American League Central leaders, the Cleveland Guardians, battle William Contreras and the top team in the National League Central, the Milwaukee Brewers. Both teams seem to be in pretty good shape right now in terms of postseason positioning. 🎙  Jeff Levering (play-by-play) & 2005 World Series champion AJ Pierzynski (analyst) handle commentary duties.

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For more information about this season's MLB on FOX schedule and to check out the weekly 506 Sports maps for the MLB on FOX during your own time, please go ahead and use the provided links below.

• 2024 MLB on FOX Schedule (national broadcasts): https://tamirmoore.blogspot.com/2024/01/2024-mlb-on-fox-schedule.html

• 506 Sports Maps (maps/distribution): https://506sports.com/mlb.php?yr=2024&wk=18

This Saturday's MLB on FOX announcer assignments and distribution splits can be viewed below, with all information subject to change during the course of the week ahead. 🖇

• MLB on FOX: "Baseball Night in America" Regionalized Coverage - Saturday, August 17, 2024 (Subject to Change)

-  7:00 PM ET:

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* Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals (Primary) - Jason Benetti, Adam Wainwright, Ken Rosenthal

85% of Markets Include: Albany, Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Birmingham, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Fort Myers, Fresno, Grand Rapids, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Lexington, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Louisville, Memphis, Miami, Mobile, Nashville, New Orleans, New York City, Norfolk, Oklahoma City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Providence, Raleigh, Richmond, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa, Tucson, Tulsa, Washington D.C., West Palm Beach

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* Cleveland Guardians at Milwaukee Brewers - Jeff Levering, AJ Pierzynski

9% of Markets Include: Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Green Bay, Milwaukee, Minneapolis

- ** Note: Due to NFL preseason football airing the main FOX channel, the following markets will see the FOX regional game on Saturday night move to another channel (5%):

. Scranton-Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania: 0.477%

. Charlotte, North Carolina: 1.069%

. Columbia, South Carolina: 0.352%

. Orlando, Florida: 1.434%

. Portland, Oregon: 1.045%

. Eugene, Oregon: 0.203%

. Missoula, Montana: 0.105%

. Spokane, Washington: 0.389%

. Yakima-Pasco-Richland-Kennewick, Washington: 0.209%

- ** Note: For unknown reasons, the following markets will not see a FOX game at all on Saturday (1%):

. Erie, Pennsylvania: 0.123%  

. Myrtle Beach-Florence, South Carolina: 0.260%

. Wilmington, North Carolina: 0.177%

. Medford-Klamath Falls, Oregon: 0.148%

- Sources 🛈: SportsLogos.Net (logos), 506 Sports (distribution/maps)

Note: Mandatory credit to Chris Creamer (SportsLogos.Net) for the MLB team logos used during the publication process of this week's MLB press release.

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