I agree. They want to squeeze as many games as possible into the weekend and have as few during the week.
I recall when one station had a 4 and a 6:30 and the other a 5 and a 7:30 game. A bit tough if you wanted to watch all of them, but most fans either had a favored team or would tune into whichever game was most exciting.
Can this be divine intervention (I'm an atheist so I don't think so). A friend and I got baseball tix for Friday long ago to see the game and the fireworks show. Then I learned there is a Blazer playoff game that I would have to record and watch late. But now, they are forecasting rain. Very welcome in a drought and the A's may be postponed.