One Night Only: Game Previews for August 29th
This is something Aaron Hill can still do, apparently.
Featured Game
Colorado (5) at Arizona (8) | 21:40 ET
• Despite their probably more compelling playoff implications, neither the Angels’ nor Giants’ games are particularly watchable tonight.
• On account of it would necessitate watching the Mariners and Cubs, is one reason.
• Another is how the author, personally, is Angels-ed and Giants-ed out at the moment.
• What’s that, my fourth-grade teacher Mrs. Terry? I can’t make a verb out of Angels and Giants?
• Sorry, lady. Appears as though I just did.
MLB.TV Audio Feed: Diamondbacks Television?
Also Playing
Here’s the complete schedule for all of today’s games, with our very proprietary watchability (NERD) scores for each one. Pitching probables and game times aggregated from MLB.com and RotoWire. The average NERD Game Score for today is 5.5.
The following Game Scores include the new and improved playoff-odds adjustment, which you can learn about in your brain by clicking here.
| Away | SP | Tm. | Gm. | Tm. | SP | Home | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anibal Sanchez | FL | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 9 | NYN | R.A. Dickey | 16:10 |
| Ricky Nolasco | FL | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | NYN | Dillon Gee | Gm 2 |
| Luke Hochevar | KC | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 7 | DET | Max Scherzer | 19:05 |
| Freddy Garcia | NYA | 3 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | BAL | Alfredo Simon | 19:05 |
| Brandon McCarthy | OAK | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | CLE | David Huff | 19:05 |
| Wade Davis | TB | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | TOR | Ricky Romero | 19:07 |
| Cole Hamels | PHI | 10 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | CIN | Homer Bailey | 19:10 |
| Ross Ohlendorf* | PIT | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | HOU | Wandy Rodriguez | 20:05 |
| Kevin Slowey* | MIN | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | CHA | Mark Buehrle | 20:10 |
| Alex White | COL | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | AZ | Daniel Hudson | 21:40 |
| Joel Pineiro | LAA | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | SEA | Blake Beavan | 22:10 |
| Mat Latos | SD | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 10 | LAN | Clayton Kershaw | 22:10 |
| Randy Wells | CHN | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 8 | SF | Tim Lincecum | 22:15 |
NERD represents an attempt to anticipate the watchability of a game for the baseballing enthusiast.
To learn more about Pitcher NERD, click here and scroll down a little.
To learn more about latest Team NERD, click here.
To learn how Game NERD Scores are calculated, click here.
* = Fewer than 20 IP, NERD at discretion of very handsome author.
Carson Cistulli has published a book of aphorisms called Spirited Ejaculations of a New Enthusiast.
Diamondbacks television is fine, but if you can, spring for Diamondbacks radio. Greg Schulte is a quality play-by-play man, and Tom Candiotti is pretty insightful as a color guy. Although, if you want color, you can’t do better than Mark Grace on Diamondbacks TV.
Your advice will taken. By me, I mean.
You’re a scholar and a gentleman, sir.