The August 18 edition of ESPN’s Sunday Night Baseball presented by Taco Bell, in which the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox 9-6 in an action-packed game, delivered a 2.5 overnight rating, according to Nielsen. This marks the highest-rated Sunday Night Baseball telecast on ESPN of the 2013 season. Additionally, the 2.5 rating is up 25 percent from a 2.0 for last year’s comparable Sunday Night Baseball telecast, which was also a Yankees-Red Sox game (8/19/12).
Upcoming Sunday Night Baseball schedule
| Date | Game |
| Aug. 25 | Boston Red Sox at Los Angeles Dodgers |
| Sept. 1 | New York Mets at Washington Nationals |
| Sept. 8 | Los Angeles Dodgers at Cincinnati Reds |
| Sept. 15 | New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox |
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