NewsMLB Network to air Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Today at 1:00 p.m. ET
MLB Tonight begins at 12:00 p.m. ET and follows game with analysis, post-game interviews, and postseason previewMLB.com
10/04/09 10:48 AM EST
MLB Network today announced it will provide extended coverage of the last day of the regular season with MLB Tonight starting at 12:00 p.m. ET and lead into the Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers at 1:00 p.m. ET from Comerica Park. The Detroit Tigers and Minnesota Twins are tied for first place in the American League Central Division heading into today's play.
MLB Tonight will follow the game live and air through 9:00 p.m. ET with Victor Rojas, Greg Amsinger, Barry Larkin, Harold Reynolds, Al Leiter, Joe Magrane, Dan Plesac and Jon Heyman recapping the pennant races and previewing the postseason matchups. MLB Network's Matt Yallof will be reporting from Detroit while Trenni Kusnierek will be reporting from Minnesota.
The White Sox @ Tigers Game, which will be blacked out in the White Sox and Tigers' home television territories, will be a simulcast of the Fox Sports Detroit local broadcast, including local announcers. MLB Network viewers in the White Sox and Tigers home television territories will be provided with alternate programming.
MLB Network's postseason coverage continues on October 5 and 6 with Path to the Pennant: Postseason Preview at 6:00 p.m. ET in advance of the Division Series starting on Wednesday, October 7.
MLB Network launched on January 1, 2009 as the largest debut in cable television history and is currently available in approximately 53 million cable and satellite homes. With live games, original programming, highlights, classic games, and coverage of baseball events, MLB Network is the ultimate television destination for baseball fans. For more information, go to mlbnetwork.com.
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