2025 MLB Sunday Night Baseball Betting
The final game before the final month of the 2025 MLB regular season features a NL East showdown on August 31 between the Atlanta Braves and Philadelphia Phillies on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball. The teams were expected to contend for a division title but only one has held up its end of the deal. A strong start to August with wins in 15 of 22 games to start the month and some inconsistent play from the Mets vaulted Philadelphia into first place. They will have to maneuver around the loss of ace Zack Wheeler, who was ruled out for the remainder of the season last week with blood clots.
Positioned among the World Series favorites before the season, the Braves couldn’t overcome a dreadful start that saw them drop their first seven games. The first part of the season was impacted by injuries with former MVP Ronald Acuna Jr. and ace Spencer Strider on the shelf. Many thought the Braves would get back in the race when those two returned. And while the Braves were able to get over .500 in May it was only by one game and unsustainable. The Braves have been reduced to the role of spoiler while also trying to salvage what’s left of a lost season.
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Sunday, August 31
Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies, 7:15 PM ET (ESPN)
Failing to meet expectations at the plate and on the mound will always lead to disaster. Getting Acuna Jr. back in the lineup in late May was a boost, and he even hit a home run in his first at-bat. But collectively the group hasn’t been where it was hoped and expected to be. Acuna Jr. has done his part batting .306 with 14 home runs in 55 games. However, the team average of .244 ranks among the bottom third in MLB and the Braves average only 4.4 runs per game. Austin Riley was lost for the season last week to undergo surgery. He finished the year hitting .260 with 16 home runs and 54 RBIs. Pitching has been the biggest issue, though. With last year’s Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale on the shelf since mid-June and Sunday’s probably Spencer Strider experiencing problems since his return, the Braves boast a hefty 4.35 staff ERA and 1.31 WHIP. Strider is coming off the best start of the season allowing three hits and one run in 7.0 innings against the Marlins on Monday.
The loss of Wheeler, who has been one of if not the best pitcher in baseball over the last five years, will be a significant blow to Philly’s World Series hopes. In 24 starts he was 10-5 with a 2.71 ERA and 0.94 WHIP. At least the Phillies have depth in their rotation to overcome the setback with three other starters winning at least 10 games. One of those is Sunday’s probable Jesus Luzardo, who leads the team with 12 wins while sporting a 4.23 ERA in 27 starts. The club also welcomed back Aaron Nola to the rotation recently. Starters have combined for 50 wins and boast the third-lowest ERA in baseball. What’s been worrisome for the Phils is the performance of the bullpen. Free agent Jordan Romano was closing games early in the year, but an ERA over 8.00 and a bum finger landed him on the IL. The Phils rank 24th in bullpen ERA at 4.44 and opponents hit .252 off the group. The pen struggled in back-to-back losses to the Mets at the start of the week giving up nine runs.
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2025 Sunday Night Baseball Betting Schedule
ESPN will show 25 games for their 2025 Sunday Night Baseball schedule. ESPN released the early part of their schedule with 13 games announced from March 30 to August 17. The network recently completed the schedule for the remainder of August with the Atlanta at Philadelphia matchup concluding the month. The schedule for the final month of the regular season will be announced at a later date.
| DATE |
GAME |
SCORE |
| March 30 |
Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres |
0-5 |
| April 6 |
St. Louis Cardinals at Boston Red Sox |
7-18 |
| April 13 |
Chicago Cubs at Los Angeles Dodgers |
4-2 |
| April 20 |
San Diego Padres at Houston Astros |
3-2 |
| April 27 |
Philadelphia Phillies at Chicago Cubs |
3-1 |
| May 4 |
Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves |
3-4 |
| May 11 |
Philadelphia Phillies at Cleveland Guardians |
3-0 |
| May 18 |
New York Mets at New York Yankees |
2-8 |
| May 25 |
Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Mets |
1-3 |
| June 1 |
New York Yankees at Los Angeles Dodgers |
7-3 |
| June 8 |
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees |
11-7 |
| June 15 |
San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers |
4-5 |
| June 22 |
New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies |
1-7 |
| June 29 |
Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers |
0-3 |
| July 6 |
Texas Rangers at San Diego Padres |
1-4 |
| July 20 |
Detroit Tigers at Texas Rangers |
2-1 |
| July 27 |
New York Mets at San Francisco Giants |
5-3 |
| Aug 3 |
Detroit Tigers at Philadelphia Phillies |
0-2 |
| Aug 10 |
Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals |
2-3 |
| Aug 17* |
Seattle Mariners vs. New York Mets |
3-7 |
| Aug 24 |
Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees |
2-7 |
| DATE |
GAME |
TIME (ET) |
| Aug 31 |
Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies |
7:10 PM |
*Little League Classic
ESPN will be showing a total of 25 Sunday Night Baseball games in 2025. Their broadcasts began with a game in late March and continue throughout the regular season, concluding with a game in late September. Many of the game’s top stars will be featured on Sunday Night Baseball including Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Juan Soto, Mookie Betts, Ronald Acuña Jr. and Bryce Harper, among others. The best teams in baseball will make multiple appearances on the broadcast. Some of the highlights of the 2025 Sunday Night Baseball schedule are a World Series rematch between the Yankees and Dodgers, the Subway Series between the Mets and Yankees during MLB Rivalry Week on May 18, a National League Championship Series rematch with the Los Angeles Dodgers visiting the New York Mets on May 25, a special Fourth of July weekend doubleheader on July 6 that includes the Rangers at the Padres and the 2025 MLB Little League Classic with the Seattle Mariners taking on the New York Mets on August 17.
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