ESPN's 25th 'Sunday Night Baseball' Season to Air St. Louis v Chicago Cubs

By: Caryn Robbins Jan. 29, 2014

ESPN announced today its game selection for the May 4 edition of Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell: the defending National League Champion St. Louis Cardinals will visit the Chicago Cubs as one of baseball's most historic rivalries continues. This will be the fourth Sunday Night Baseball game selection for the Cardinals and the first for the Cubs in 2014.

Cardinals-Cubs will air on ESPN at 8 p.m. ET with the Sunday Night Baseball team of Dan Shulman, returning analyst John Kruk, new analyst Curt Schilling and reporter Buster Olney providing commentary. Sunday Night Baseball is the exclusive, national Major League Baseball game of the week.

ESPN's multi-platform presentation of Sunday Night Baseball is also available on ESPN Radio, ESPN Deportes, ESPN Deportes Radio and WatchESPN. Baseball Tonight precedes Sunday Night Baseball at 7 p.m.

Early-season Sunday Night Baseball schedule

Date Game

March 30 Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres telecast presented by Scotts

April 6 San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers telecast presented by Taco Bell (ESPN2)

April 13 Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees telecast presented by Taco Bell

April 20 Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox telecast presented by Taco Bell (7 p.m.)

April 27 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at New York Yankees telecast presented by Taco Bell

May 4 St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs telecast presented by Taco Bell

May 11 St. Louis Cardinals at Pittsburgh Pirates telecast presented by Taco Bell

May 18 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox telecast presented by Taco Bell

May 25 St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds telecast presented by Taco Bell

July 13 New York Yankees at Baltimore Orioles telecast presented by Taco Bell

July 20 Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis Cardinals telecast presented by Taco Bell

Sunday Night Baseball game selections for June through September are generally made two weeks in advance.