The Houston Astros and New York Mets meet at Citi Field on August 28, 2026. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. ET. Here’s everything you need — where to watch, how both clubs are positioned, and who’s starting on the hill.
Game Info
- Matchup: Houston Astros vs. New York Mets
- League: MLB
- Date: August 28, 2026
- First Pitch: 7:10 p.m. ET
- Venue: Citi Field, New York
Where to Watch
🇺🇸 United States
- Houston Astros: Space City Home Network · Stream on Space City app / SCHN+
- New York Mets: SNY · Over-the-air on PIX 11 (WPIX) · Stream on SNY · Available without local blackout inside the MLB app
- Spanish-language (US): Telemundo, UniMás/TUDN, Universo, FOX Deportes, ESPN Deportes, Peacock
🇲🇽 Mexico — 5:10 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 — 7:10 p.m.
- Televén (free) — Primarily weekends; free streaming on their mobile app
- 1BASEBALL — 24-hour baseball channel, up to 3 games per day. Via Simple, Inter and NetUno GO
- ByM Sport — 6 days a week, via Inter and Simple
- IVC — Tuesday through Sunday
- ESPN / Disney+ — Live and on-demand
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic — 7:10 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 stream)
- MLB.TV
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico — 7:10 p.m.
- WAPA Deportes (free) — Regular season (typically Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays). Exclusive island broadcast of the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby
- MLB.TV
A note on MLB.TV: MLB.TV remains an out-of-market product. For 22 of 30 clubs, a separate in-market local subscription is available inside the MLB app (~$19.99/month or ~$99.99/season), which carries no local blackout. Games exclusive to national streaming partners (Netflix, NBC/Peacock, Apple TV, FOX, ESPN) are not included in MLB.TV — that’s a rights issue, not a blackout. No public MLB.TV blackout map exists for Latin American countries.
How They’re Entering
- Houston Astros: 67-67 (.500)
- New York Mets: 60-74 (.448)
Starting Pitchers
- Astros — Hunter Brown (RHP): 3-3, 3.51 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 76 strikeouts in 74.1 innings
- Mets — Christian Scott (RHP): 4-3, 3.73 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 111 strikeouts in 89.1 innings
Keys to the Game
Houston arrives at Citi Field at exactly .500 (67-67), looking to build some momentum down the stretch. The Mets, sitting at 60-74, need wins badly to avoid falling completely out of contention.
On the mound, Brown and Scott post nearly identical ERA and WHIP lines — but Scott’s strikeout edge is hard to ignore: 111 Ks vs. Brown’s 76 in a comparable stretch of innings. In what figures to be a tight, pitcher-friendly game, that difference could matter.
This article will be updated after the final out with the result, key plays and video highlights.
