The Houston Astros head to the Bronx to face the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on August 27, 2026. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. ET. Here’s everything you need — who’s starting, how both teams are sitting in the standings, and where to watch.
Game Info
- Matchup: Houston Astros vs. New York Yankees
- League: MLB
- Date: August 27, 2026
- First Pitch: 7:05 p.m. ET | 6:05 p.m. CT | 5:05 p.m. MT
- Venue: Yankee Stadium, New York
Where to Watch
🇺🇸 United States
- YES Network — Yankees local broadcast; stream on Gotham Sports App
- Space City Home Network (SCHN+) — Astros local broadcast; stream on Space City app
- ESPN Deportes — Spanish-language linear package (30 games)
- FOX Deportes — Regular season and Spanish-language simulcast of FOX postseason coverage
- Telemundo / UniMás / TUDN / Universo / Peacock — Spanish-language options vary by game slot
🇲🇽 Mexico (5:05 p.m. CT)
- Canal 5 — Up to 55 regular-season games; 2026–2028 deal
- NU9VE (Canal 9) — Sunday game of the week
- ESPN / Disney+ — ~6 games per week; Disney+ adds 6 more plus ESPN simulcast
- TUDN / Canal FOX — Weekly packages (Tue, Thu, Fri and two Saturdays)
🇻🇪 Venezuela (7:05 p.m.)
- Televén — Free-to-air, mainly weekends; free streaming on their mobile app
- 1BASEBALL — 24-hour baseball channel, up to 3 games/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 replays
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic (7:05 p.m.)
- Teleantillas Canal 10 — Free-to-air; 7 games per week, one per day — seventh straight year of coverage from Opening Day through the World Series, including the All-Star Game, Futures Game and Home Run Derby
- ESPN / 1BASEBALL — Via Altice
- FOX / FS1 / FS2 / FOX Deportes
- teleantillas.com.do — Free stream
- MLB.TV
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico (7:05 p.m.)
- WAPA Deportes — Free-to-air; regular season (typically Fri–Sun); 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) and is blackout-free locally. Games airing exclusively on national partners (Netflix, NBC/Peacock, Apple TV, FOX, ESPN) are not included in MLB.TV — that’s a rights issue, not a technical blackout. No public blackout map exists for Latin American countries, so availability may vary.
How Both Teams Are Doing
- Houston Astros: 66–67 (.496)
- New York Yankees: 75–57 (.568)
New York holds a comfortable lead in the division race. Houston is fighting to stay relevant at .496 and needs every win it can get at this point in the season.
Starting Pitchers
- Hayden Wesneski (Astros) — RHP: 3–1, 4.23 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 22 strikeouts in 27.2 innings
- Gerrit Cole (Yankees) — RHP: 7–6, 3.11 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 100 strikeouts in 92.2 innings
Keys to the Game
The pitching matchup clearly favors New York. Gerrit Cole has been one of the steadiest arms in the AL — a 3.11 ERA, 1.07 WHIP and 100 strikeouts in fewer than 93 innings is ace-level stuff. Wesneski has been solid in limited work (3–1), but the gap between a 4.23 ERA and a 3.11 speaks for itself. Houston’s bats will need to do some heavy lifting against Cole if the Astros want to leave the Bronx with a win.
This article will be updated after the final out with the result, key plays and video highlights.
