Baseball Weekdays Preview 4/19/10

Here's the Baseball Weekdays Preview 4/19/10:

Most intriguing series this week: Philadelphia Phillies (8-4) at Atlanta Braves (7-5) Tuesday through Thursday. Game times are 5:10 p.m. (MLB Network, MLB EI, mlb.tv), 5:05 p.m. (ESPN, espn3. com, MLB EI, mlb.tv) and 5:10 p.m. MT (MLB EI, mlb.tv). It'll be interesting to see if the Braves and their new addition rookie Jason Heyward can make any kind of statement about how things will go in the NL East this year against the three-time defending division champions. I'll say Phillies two out of three.

Another intriguing series: New York Yankees (9-3) at Oakland Athletics (9-5) Tuesday through Thursday with games starting at 8:05 p.m., 8:05 p.m. and 1:35 p.m. MT (all on MLB EI and mlb.tv). This should help provide some insight on whether the Athletics good start is an aberration or an indication on whether this year will be better than expected. I think the Yankees take two of three in this one.

Least intriguing series: Baltimore Orioles (2-11) at Seattle Mariners (6-7) tonight through Wednesday all at 8:10 p.m. MT (all on MLB EI and mlb.tv). Can't say it's completely unintriguing, but I had to pick one for this spot and I figured one with a team playing as poorly as the Orioles would work. We'll see if the Mariners can start living up to the enhanced expectations this year and can hold the fort down until Cliff Lee gets off the DL. I say it's a Seattle sweep.

San Francisco Giants (8-4): at San Diego Padres (6-6) tonight through Wednesday at 8:05 p.m., 8:05 p.m. and 4:35 p.m. MT (all on MLB EI and mlb.tv). Hopefully the Giants will be able to rebound from the gut-wrenching loss yesterday in Los Angeles and put it together against a Padres club that they should beat. Aaron Rowand is on the DL after getting hit in the head by a pitch on Friday, so Eugenio Velez or one of the other outfielders will get more of a chance to show what he can do. Mark DeRosa is day-to-day. The Giants are better with both of those guys in the line-up but should still be able to take two of three from the Padres with Cain, Sanchez and Wellemeyer (who needs to bounce back from a poor Friday outing) on the mound. I'd like to say sweep, but I see them losing one of them.