The written preview lands about a day and a half before the game, once the lineups, the injuries and the market have settled. Until then the boards below carry the matchup: recent form, how the two sides compare, and where each of them sits.
The full preview, matchup keys, probable starters and the storylines to watch, posts closer to game time, once lineups are set.
Where each side sits in its own division, with both clubs marked. These two are in different ones, so the tables are separate and the records are not directly comparable.
Tampa Bay Rays87-58.600W2
New York Yankees83-62.572W2
Boston Red Sox80-67.544L2
Toronto Blue Jays73-74.497L1
Baltimore Orioles71-76.483W1
Los Angeles Dodgers89-57.610W7
San Diego Padres78-68.534W4
Arizona Diamondbacks78-69.531L1
San Francisco Giants62-85.422W3
Colorado Rockies55-90.379L3Taken from each club's most recent lineup. The official cards post 2 to 3 hours before first pitch, so a name here can still be scratched, and the batting order is the likelier thing to move than the nine men in it.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Gabriel Moreno#14RHB.299coldPinch hitter
Ketel Marte#4SHBDesignated hitter
Geraldo Perdomo#2SHBShortstop
Nolan Arenado#28RHBThird base
Tim Tawa#13RHBFirst baseNew York Yankees
Ben Rice#22LHB.256hotDesignated hitter
Cody Bellinger#35LHB.264Left field
Jasson Domínguez#24SHBRight field
Luis García Jr.#26LHB.304hotFirst base
Spencer Jones#78LHBCenter field
