The Los Angeles Angels head to Nationals Park to face the Washington Nationals on September 12, 2026. First pitch is set for 4:05 p.m. ET. Here’s everything you need to know: how to watch, who’s pitching, and where both clubs stand heading into the game.
Game Info
- Matchup: Los Angeles Angels vs. Washington Nationals
- League: MLB
- Date: September 12, 2026
- First Pitch: 4:05 p.m. ET | 1:05 p.m. PT | 2:05 p.m. CT (Mexico City) | 4:05 p.m. (Caracas / Santo Domingo)
- Venue: Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
How to Watch
🇲🇽 Mexico — 2:05 p.m. CT
- Canal 5 — 55 regular-season games; part of the 2026–2028 broadcast agreement
- NU9VE (Canal 9) — Sunday game of the week
- ESPN — ~6 games per week
- TUDN / Canal FOX — 5-game weekly package: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and two Saturdays
- Disney+ — 6 additional games per week + ESPN simulcast
🇻🇪 Venezuela — 4:05 p.m.
- Televén (free) — Mainly weekends; free streaming on their mobile app
- 1BASEBALL — 24-hour baseball channel, up to 3 games per day; available via Simple, Inter, and NetUno GO
- ByM Sport — 6 days a week via Inter and Simple
- IVC — Tuesday through Sunday
- ESPN / Disney+ — Live and replay
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic — 4:05 p.m.
- Teleantillas Canal 10 (free) — 7 games per week, one per day, free. Seventh consecutive year. Covers Opening Day through the full World Series, including the Futures Game, Home Run Derby, All-Star Game, and all of the postseason
- ESPN
- 1BASEBALL — via Altice
- FOX / FS1 / FS2 / FOX Deportes
- teleantillas.com.do (free)
- MLB.TV
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico — 4:05 p.m. ET
- WAPA Deportes (free) — Regular season (typically Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays); exclusive island broadcast of the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby
- MLB.TV
🇺🇸 United States (Spanish-language)
- Telemundo — Presented Opening Day
- UniMás / TUDN — MLB En Vivo (Tuesdays, 9 p.m. ET) and MLB Esta Semana (Saturdays, 3 p.m. ET)
- Universo — Sunday Night Baseball in Spanish; 25 featured games in 2026 via Telemundo Deportes
- FOX Deportes — Regular season and Spanish-language simulcast of the FOX postseason: Division Series, Championship Series, and World Series
- ESPN Deportes — ESPN retained Spanish-language rights for its 30-game linear package
- Peacock — Sunday Night Baseball in Spanish
Local Broadcasts
- Los Angeles Angels: ABTV presented by Pechanga Resort Casino · over-the-air on KCOP 13 · direct streaming at ANGELS.TV · available without local blackout inside the MLB app
- Washington Nationals: Nationals.TV · over-the-air on WTTG Fox 5 · direct streaming at NATIONALS.TV · available without local blackout inside the MLB app
A Note on MLB.TV
MLB.TV remains an out-of-market product. For 22 of 30 clubs, there is a separate local in-market subscription sold inside the MLB app (~$19.99/month or ~$99.99/season) that carries no local blackout. Games that air exclusively on national partners (Netflix, NBC/Peacock, Apple TV, FOX, ESPN) are not on MLB.TV — that’s not a blackout, they simply aren’t part of the package. There is no public MLB.TV blackout map for Latin American countries, so we won’t make categorical claims about blackout status in Mexico, Venezuela, the Dominican Republic, or Puerto Rico.
How Both Teams Are Doing
- Los Angeles Angels: 56–91 (.381)
- Washington Nationals: 68–81 (.456)
The Nationals are still playing for positioning in the final weeks of the season. The Angels have been mathematically eliminated and are finishing out September playing for pride.
Starting Pitchers
- Angels — Walbert Ureña: 9–10, 2.74 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 124 strikeouts, 131.1 innings · RHP · Dominican Republic (Mao)
- Nationals — Andrew Alvarez: 2–6, 3.60 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 91 strikeouts, 95.0 innings · LHP
Keys to the Game
The pitching matchup strongly favors the Angels on paper. Walbert Ureña 🇩🇴 has been one of the more quietly effective starters in the AL this season — a 2.74 ERA and 1.21 WHIP over 131.1 innings is a legitimate performance, regardless of his team’s record. Andrew Alvarez has been inconsistent for Washington, posting a 3.60 ERA and a 2–6 record in 95.0 innings. The Nationals will need their offense to do the heavy lifting if they want a win here.
This article will be updated after the final out with the result, key plays, and a video recap.
