Date | Game | Host League | First Pitch/Pre-Game on FOX (ET) |
| Weds., 10/27 | Game 1 | National League | 7:57 p.m./7:30 p.m. |
| Thurs., 10/28 | Game 2 | National League | 7:57 p.m./7:30 p.m. |
| Sat., 10/30 | Game 3 | American League | 6:57 p.m./6:30 p.m. |
| Sun., 10/31 | Game 4 | American League | 8:20 p.m./8:00 p.m. |
| Mon., 11/1 | Game 5 | American League | 7:57 p.m./7:30 p.m. |
| Weds., 11/3 | Game 6 | National League | 7:57 p.m./7:30 p.m. |
| Thurs., 11/4 | Game 7 | National League | 7:57 p.m./7:30 p.m. |
“I am extremely pleased we are able to provide our fans the earliest World Series start time since 1987 with Saturday’s Game Three,’” said Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig. “The changes we made with FOX last year to start the World Series games earlier helped increase viewership including more young fans and we are optimistic that the earlier start time for Saturday’s Game Three will keep us moving in the same direction.”Apparently, FOX and Major League Baseball have wanted to move up the start times for these games for years, but companies weren't willing to hand over prime time money for ads.
“We’ve said over the years that if advertisers were willing to support earlier starts at prime time levels, we’d be able to begin games earlier,” said FOX Sports president Eric Shanks. “We’re excited to be working with MLB and Chevrolet, along with our FOX-owned stations and affiliates to make this happen.”
