Take a breather from Monday night’s excitement; Tuesdays are always slower.
↵6 pm, MLB Network: Marlins at Braves. The Braves lead the Padres by half a game in the NL wild card race.
↵7 pm, CSN Chicago: White Sox vs. Red Sox. The Red Sox are still hanging on by a thread; their elimination number for postseason play is one.
↵8 pm, WTTW-11: The Tenth Inning. Part 1 of 2. Ken Burns’ follow-up to “Baseball.” Part 2 will air on Wednesday.
↵9 pm, WGN: Cubs at Padres. The Cubs knocked the Padres out of the wild card lead last night. In some markets this game will appear on MLB Network instead of the Diamondbacks/Giants game.
↵9 pm, MLB Network: Diamondbacks at Giants. The Giants lead the Padres by one game in the NL West.