TV and Streaming Viewing Picks for May 1, 2024: how to watch MLB

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Australian Rules Football
AFL — Men’s
Round 8
Adelaide Crows vs. Port Adelaide Power — FS2, 5:30 a.m. (Thursday)

Bundesliga
Bundesliga Weekly — ESPN+, 5:30 p.m.

College Baseball
Quinnipiac at UMass — ESPN+, 3 p.m.
Towson at Mount St. Mary’s — ESPN+, 3 p.m.
Wagner at Lehigh — ESPN+, 3 p.m.
Georgia State at Mercer — ESPN+, 4 p.m.
Northern Illinois at Wisconsin-Milwaukee — ESPN+, 4 p.m.
Samford at North Alabama — ESPN+, 5 p.m.
South Alabama at UAB — ESPN+, 5 p.m.
South Carolina Upstate at Western Carolina — ESPN+, 5 p.m.
Missouri State at Arkansas — SEC Network Plus, 5 p.m.
Navy at Virginia — ACC Network Extra, 6 p.m.
William & Mary at North Carolina — ACC Network Extra, 6 p.m.
Akron at Ohio State — B1G+, 6 p.m.
DePauw at Purdue — B1G+, 6 p.m.
Princeton at Rutgers — B1G+, 6 p.m.
Campbell at Liberty — ESPN+, 6 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky at Marshall — ESPN+, 6 p.m.
Iona at St. John’s — ESPN+, 6 p.m.
Wake Forest at High Point — ESPN+, 6 p.m.
Western Illinois at Illinois State — ESPN+, 6 p.m.
Winthrop at Wofford — ESPN+, 6 p.m.
Saint Mary’s at Nevada — Mountain West Network, 6:05 p.m.
Florida International at Florida Gulf Coast — ESPN+, 6:30 p.m.
East Tennessee State at South Carolina — SEC Network Plus, 6:30 p.m.
North Carolina A&T at Virginia Tech — ACC Network Extra, 7 p.m.
Kansas State at Nebraska — B1G+, 7 p.m.
North Dakota State at Iowa — B1G+, 7 p.m.
Mississippi at Mississippi State — ESPNU, 7 p.m.
Alcorn State at Louisiana-Monroe — ESPN+, 7 p.m.
Wichita State at Kansas — ESPN+, 7 p.m.
McNeese at Houston — ESPN+, 7:30 p.m.
Cal-San Diego at Arizona State — Pac-12 Arizona, 9:30 p.m.

College Golf
Men’s
Golf Central Special: NCAA Men’s Selection Show — Golf Channel, 2 p.m.

College Lacrosse
Women’s
Pac-12 Women’s Lacrosse Tournament
Quarterfinals, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
Arizona State vs. Oregon — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Bay Area/Pac-12 Los Angeles/Pac-12 Mountain/Pac-12 Oregon/Pac-12 Washington, 7:30 p.m.
Colorado vs. Cal-Davis — Pac-12 Network/Pac-12 Bay Area/Pac-12 Los Angeles/Pac-12 Mountain/Pac-12 Oregon/Pac-12 Washington, 10:30 p.m.

College Softball
Marist at Lafayette — ESPN+, 2 p.m.
Cornell at Syracuse — ACC Network Extra, 3 p.m.
Buffalo at Canisius — ESPN+, 3 p.m.
Merrimack at UMass — ESPN+, 3 p.m.
St. John’s at Army — ESPN+, 3 p.m.
Albany at Colgate — ESPN+, 3:30 p.m.
Manhattan at Columbia — ESPN+, 4 p.m.
Marist at Lafayette — ESPN+, 4 p.m.
Maryland-Eastern Shore at Rider — ESPN+, 4:30 p.m.
Cornell at Syracuse — ACC Network Extra, 5 p.m.
Oakland at Michigan State — B1G+, 5 p.m.
Buffalo at Canisius — ESPN+, 5 p.m.
Nevada at Cal — Pac-12 Bay Area, 5 p.m.
St. John’s at Army — ESPN+, 5:30 p.m.
Iowa at Northern Iowa — ESPN+, 6 p.m.
Tarleton State at Lamar — ESPN+, 6 p.m.
Utah Valley at Idaho State — ESPN+, 6 p.m.
Virginia Tech at Liberty — ESPN+, 6 p.m.
Florida at Florida State — ACC Network, 7 p.m.
Notre Dame at Michigan — B1G+, 7 p.m.
Iowa State at Drake — ESPN+, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma State at Texas-Arlington — ESPN+, 7 p.m.

CONCACAF Champions Cup
Semifinal
2nd Leg, Estadio BBVA, Monterrey, Nuevo León, México
CF Monterrey vs. Columbus Crew — FS1/TUDN, 10:15 p.m. (aggregate, 1-2)

Fútbol central — TUDN, 9 p.m.

Golf
PGA of America
PGA Professional Championship, PGA Frisco (Fields Ranch East Course and West Course), Frisco, TX
Final Round — Golf Channel, 4 p.m.

DP World Tour
Asian Swing
Communist China Open, Hidden Grace Golf Club, Shenzhen, Communist China
1st Round — Golf Channel/Peacock, 1 a.m. (Thursday)

The Smylie Show — SportsGrid, 7 a.m.
PGA of America Golf Professionals: We Love to Play this Game — CBS Sports Network, noon
Golf Today — Golf Channel, 3 p.m.
Golf Central — Golf Channel, 7 p.m.

Hockey
Men’s
IIHF Ice Hockey U18 World Championship
Quarterfinal, Espoo Metro Arena, Espoo, Finland
United States vs. Switzerland — TSN1/NHL Network, 5 a.m. (Thursday)

LaLiga
LaLiga News –ESPN+, 9 a.m.

Minor League Baseball
International League
Norfolk Tides at Nashville Sounds — Stadium, 7:30 p.m.

Diamond Dreams — Stadium, 7 p.m.

MLB
American League
MLB Network Showcase
New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles — MLB Network/Amazon Prime Video/MASN, 6:30 p.m.

MLB Tonight: On-Deck Circle — MLB Network, 5 p.m.
MLB Tonight Post Game — MLB Network, 9:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago White Sox — Bally Sports North/NBC Sports Chicago, 2 p.m./MLB Network (backup), 4 p.m. (joined in progress)
Kansas City at Toronto — Bally Sports Kansas City/Sportsnet, 3 p.m.
Cleveland at Houston — Bally Sports Great Lakes/Space City Home Network, 8 p.m./MLB Network (backup), 10:30 p.m. (joined in progress)

National League
Cincinnati at San Diego — Bally Sports Ohio/Padres.TV, 4 p.m.
Colorado at Miami — MLB Network (backup)/Rockies.TV/Bally Sports Florida, 6:30 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at New York Mets — Marquee Sports Network/SNY, 7 p.m.
Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona — Spectrum SportsNet LA/Dbacks.TV, 9:30 p.m./MLB Network (main), 10;30 p.m. (joined in progress)

Interleague
St. Louis at Detroit — MLB Network (main)/Bally Sports Midwest/Bally Sports Detroit, 1 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Milwaukee — MLB Network (backup)/Bally Sports Sun/Bally Sports Wisconsin, 1 p.m.
Atlanta at Seattle — Bally Sports South/Root Sports, 3:30 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Oakland — SportsNet Pittsburgh/NBC Sports California, 3:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Anaheim — NBC Sports Philadelphia/Bally Sports West, 4 p.m.
San Francisco at Boston — NBC Sports Bay Area/NESN, 7 p.m.
Washington at Texas — MASN2/Bally Sports Southwest Extra, 8 p.m.

MLB Central — MLB Network, 9 a.m.
MLB Now — MLB Network, noon
Blue Jays Central — Sportsnet, 2:30 p.m.
Quick Pitch — MLB Network, 12:30 a.m. (Thursday)

NASCAR
NASCAR Race Hub — FS1, 6 p.m.

NBA Playoffs
1st Round
Eastern Conference Quarterfinal
Game 5, TD Garden, Boston, MA
Announcers — TNT/Max: Brian Anderson/Stan Van Gundy//Chris Haynes
Miami Heat at Boston Celtics — TNT/Max/Bally Sports Sun/NBC Sports Boston, 7:30 p.m. (Boston leads series, 3-1)

Western Conference Quarterfinals
Game 5, Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Announcers — NBA TV: Kevin Calabro/Brendan Haywood//Lauren Jbara
New Orleans Pelicans at Oklahoma City Thunder — NBA TV/Bally Sports New Orleans/Bally Sports Oklahoma, 8:30 p.m. (OKC leads series, 3-1)

NBA TV Pregame Show — NBA TV, 8 p.m.
NBA TV Postgame Show — NBA TV, 11 p.m.

Game 5, Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA
Announcers — TNT/Max: Kevin Harlan/Jamal Crawford/Reggie Miller//Allie LaForce
Dallas Mavericks at Los Angeles Clippers — TNT/Max/Bally Sports Southwest/Bally Sports SoCal, 10 p.m. (series tied 2-2)

Announcers: Ernie Johnson/Charles Barkley/Shaquille O’Neal/Kenny Smith
TNT NBA Tip-Off — TNT, 6:30 p.m.
Inside the NBA — TNT, 12:30 a.m. (Thursday)

Playoff Central Live — NBA TV, 6 p.m.
Playoff Central: Heat/Celtics, Game 5 Postgame — NBA TV, midnight
Playoff Central: Mavericks/Clippers, Game 5 Postgame — NBA TV, 12:30 a.m. (Thursday)

Run It Back — FanDuel TV, 10 a.m.
Beyond the Arc — CBS Sports Network, 2 p.m.
The Hoop Collective — ESPN2, 2 p.m.
Inside the Association — Stadium, 3 p.m.
NBA Today — ESPN, 3 p.m.
NBA Playoffs In-Game LIVE Prime Time — SportsGrid, 8 p.m.

NFL
Belichick & Saban: The Art of Coaching — NFL Network, 1:30 p.m.
NFL Live — ESPN, 4 p.m.
Path to the Draft — NFL Network, 6 p.m.
The Game Plan — Bleav Football, 7 p.m.
NFL Total Access — NFL Network, 7 p.m.
Simms Complete — Bleav Football, 7:30 p.m.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs
1st Round
Western Conference Quarterfinals
Game 5, American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX
Announcers — ESPN: Bob Wischusen/Ryan Callahan//Emily Kaplan
Vegas Golden Knights at Dallas Stars — ESPN/Sportsnet/Sportsnet 360/TVA Sports/Scripps Sports/Bally Sports Southwest, 7:30 p.m.

Game 5, Rogers Place, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Announcers — ESPN: Mike Monaco/AJ Mleczko//Leah Hextall//Sportsnet/CBC: Harnarayan Singh/Louie DeBrusk//Gene Principe
Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Kings — ESPN/Sportsnet/Sportsnet One/CBC/TVA Sports/Bally Sports West, 10 p.m. (Edmonton leads series, 3-1)

Announcers: Steve Levy/Mark Messier/P.K. Subban
The Point — ESPN2, 6 p.m.

Host: Arda Öcal
In the Crease — ESPN+, 12:30 a.m. (Thursday)

Hockey Central — Sportsnet, 6:30 p.m.

NHL Now — NHL Network/Sportsnet One, 4 p.m.
NHL Tonight: Playoff Edition — NHL Network, 6 p.m.
NHL Tonight: Playoff Edition — NHL Network, 1 a.m. (Thursday)

NWSL
Matchday 7
Orlando Pride vs. North Carolina Courage — NWSL+, 7 p.m.
Chicago Red Stars vs. Washington Spirit — NWSL+, 8 p.m.
Bay FC vs. Portland Thorns — CBS Sports Network, 10 p.m.

Soccer
Morning Footy — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 8 a.m.
Scoreline — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 5 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPN+, 6 p.m.
Línea de cuatro — TUDN, 8 p.m.

Sports News & Talk
Follow the Money — DraftKings Network, 7 a.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN, 7 a.m.
The Carton Show — FS1, 7 a.m.
GOJO and Golic — DraftKings Network, 8 a.m.
Get Up — ESPN, 8 a.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN2, 8 a.m.
Sports News Highlights — NLSE, 8 a.m.
The Early Line Live — SportsGrid, 8 a.m.
Fubo News — Fubo Sports, 9 a.m.
The Immortals — NLSE, 9 a.m.
Morning Buzz — CBS Sports HQ, 9 a.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN2, 9 a.m.
The Dan Le Batard Show With Stugotz: Local Hour — YouTube, 9 a.m.
Game ON — Women’s Sports Network, 9:30 a.m.
Sportswoman — Women’s Sports Network, 10 a.m.
Nothing Personal with David Samson — DraftKings Network, 10 a.m.
Sportswoman — Women’s Sports Network, 10:30 a.m.
The Dan Le Batard Show With Stugotz — DraftKings Network, 11 a.m.
Up & Adams — FanDuel TV, 11 a.m.
NewsWire Live — SportsGrid, 11 a.m.
B1G Today — Big Ten Network, noon
Midday Rundown — CBS Sports HQ, noon
The Pat McAfee Show — ESPN, noon
Live on the Line — Stadium, noon
The Rich Eisen Show — The Roku Channel, noon
Invincible — NLSE, 1:30 p.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN, 2 p.m.
Sports News Highlights — NLSE, 2 p.m.
Red Corner/Blue Corner — Stadium, 2 p.m.
The Pat McAfee Show — YouTube, 2 p.m.
The Short List — NLSE, 3 p.m.
Trending Now — CBS Sports HQ, 3 p.m.
CBS Sports HQ Spotlight — CBS Sports Network, 3 p.m.
Brother From Another — Peacock, 3 p.m.
The Paul Finebaum Show — SEC Network, 3 p.m.
Stadium Clubhouse — Stadium, 3:30 p.m.
Ferrall Coast to Coast — SportsGrid, 3 p.m.
ACC PM — ACC Network, 4 p.m.
CBS Sports HQ Spotlight — CBS Sports Network, 4 p.m.
Missin’ Curfew — DraftKings Network, 4 p.m.
You Better You Bet — Stadium, 4 p.m.
Around the Horn — ESPN, 5 p.m.
CBS Sports HQ Spotlight — CBS Sports Network, 5 p.m.
ESPN BET Live — ESPN2, 5 p.m.
Pardon the Interruption — ESPN, 5:30 p.m.
SportsCenter — ESPN, 6 p.m.
Sportsline Picks & Previews — CBS Sports HQ, 6 p.m.
Sports News Highlights — NLSE, 6 p.m.
Game Time Decisions LIVE — SportsGrid, 6 p.m.
The Rally– Stadium, 6 p.m.
Underdogs — DraftKings Network, 6:30 p.m.
Sportsday — BBC News, 6:45 p.m.
Oddball — DraftKings Network, 7 p.m.
The Immorals — NLSE, 7 p.m.
Primetime Scoreboard — CBS Sports HQ, 7 p.m.
The Short List — NLSE, 7:30 p.m.
Sportsday — BBC News, 7:45 p.m.
The B1G Show — Big Ten Network, 8:30 p.m.
Sportsday — BBC News, 8:45 p.m.
All ACC — ACC Network, 9 p.m.
Sportsday — BBC News, 9:45 p.m.
SportsRage Late Night LIVE — SportsGrid, 10 p.m.
Postgame Headlines & Highlights — CBS Sports HQ, 11 p.m.
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN2, 11 p.m.
Sports News Highlights — NLSE, 11 p.m.
Headlines & Highlights — CBS Sports HQ, midnight
SportsCenter at Night With Scott Van Pelt — ESPN, midnight
Contacto deportivo — Univision/TUDN, midnight
TMZ Sports — FS1, 1 a.m. (Thursday)
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 1 a.m. (Thursday)
The Bostonian vs. The Book — SportsGrid, 1 a.m. (Thursday)
SportsCenter at Night — ESPN, 2 a.m. (Thursday)
The Bostonian vs. The Book — SportsGrid, 2 a.m. (Thursday)
Boomer & Gio — CBS Sports Network, 6 a.m. (Thursday)
Unsportsmanlike with Evan, Canty and Michelle — ESPN2/ESPNU, 6 a.m. (Thursday)
Maggie & Perloff — YouTube, 6 a.m. (Thursday)

Tennis
ATP Tour/WTA Tour
Madrid Open, La Caja Mágica, Madrid, Spain
Men’s Quarterfinals — Tennis Channel, 10 a.m.
Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals — Tennis Channel, noon
Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinals — Tennis Channel, 2 p.m.
Men’s Quarterfinals — Tennis Channel, 6 a.m. (Thursday)

Tennis Channel Live at Madrid — Tennis Channel, 5:30 a.m. (Thursday)

UEFA Champions League
Semi-Final
1st Leg, Parc des Princes, Paris, France
Announcers — CBS: Chris Wittyngham/Ray Hudson
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Borussia Dortmund — CBS/Univision/TUDN, 2:55 p.m.

CBS Sports Golazo Matchday — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 1 p.m.

Announcers: Kate Abdo/Thierry Henry/Micah Richards//Jamie Carragher//Peter Schmeichel
UEFA Champions League Today Pre-Match — CBS, 2 p.m.
UEFA Champions League Today Post Match — CBS Sports Network, 5 p.m.

Fútbol central — Univision/TUDN, 2 p.m.
Misión Europa — TUDN, 5 p.m.

The Champions Club — TUDN, 8 p.m.