National League home run leader Kyle Schwarber and the Phillies hope to strengthen their case in the National League playoff race, as they host All-Star Ian Happ and the Cubs in this week's “MLB Sunday Leadoff," live on Peacock right now.
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The Phillies lost All-Star Bryce Harper to a broken thumb last month, but they're still right in the mix for one of the three NL Wild Card spots, though competition is stiff. Happ, meanwhile, is enjoying a breakout season; along with fellow All-Star Willson Contreras, Happ has been the subject of trade rumors as the Deadline approaches early next month.
Play-by-play man Jason Benetti is joined in the booth by Phillies analyst John Kruk, a former three-time All-Star, and Cubs counterpart Ryan Sweeney, who hit .276 across nine big league seasons.
NBC Sports’ Ahmed Fareed hosts the MLB Sunday Leadoff pre- and postgame shows each week, and also serves as the in-game reporter. This Sunday, Fareed is joined by former All-Star Nick Swisher, and Rob Friedman, aka PitchingNinja on Twitter (@PitchingNinja), who provides pregame pitching breakdowns.
MLB Sunday Leadoff on Peacock debuted on May 8, beginning an 18-week schedule of exclusive MLB contests every Sunday morning. Peacock was also the exclusive home of the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game.
The MLB Sunday Leadoff game each week is the only game scheduled until 1:30 p.m. ET, when the rest of the day’s action will begin. The start time for each MLB Sunday Leadoff game is noon ET for the remainder of the games through Sept. 4.