The Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs meet at Wrigley Field on September 15, 2026. First pitch is set for 7:40 p.m. ET (5:40 p.m. Mexico City / 7:40 p.m. Caracas / 7:40 p.m. Santo Domingo). Here’s how to watch, how both clubs are playing, and who takes the ball.
Game Info
- Matchup: Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs
- League: MLB
- Date: September 15, 2026
- First Pitch: 7:40 p.m. ET · 5:40 p.m. Mexico City · 7:40 p.m. Caracas · 7:40 p.m. Santo Domingo
- Venue: Wrigley Field
How to Watch by Country
🇲🇽 Mexico — 5:40 p.m.
- Canal 5 — 55 regular-season games; 2026–2028 deal
- NU9VE (Canal 9) — Sunday game of the week
- ESPN — ~6 games per week
- TUDN
- Canal FOX — 5-game weekly package: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and two Saturdays
- Disney+ — 6 additional games per week + ESPN simulcast
🇻🇪 Venezuela — 7:40 p.m.
- Televén (free) — Mainly weekends; free streaming on its 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 — Live and replays
- Disney+
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic — 7:40 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 — 7:40 p.m.
- WAPA Deportes (free) — Regular season (typically Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Exclusive island broadcast of the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby
- MLB.TV
🇺🇸 United States (Spanish-language)
- Telemundo — Carried Opening Day; 25 featured games in 2026 via Telemundo Deportes
- 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
- FOX Deportes — Regular season + Spanish simulcast of FOX’s 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 Broadcast
- Atlanta Braves: BravesVision · direct streaming at Braves.TV · available without local blackout inside the MLB app
- Chicago Cubs: Marquee Sports Network · direct streaming on the Marquee 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 is free of local blackouts. Games exclusive to national broadcast 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.
How They’re Playing
- Atlanta Braves: 88-63 (.583)
- Chicago Cubs: 84-67 (.556)
Starting Pitchers
- Atlanta — Martín Pérez: 8-9, 3.08 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 98 strikeouts, 131.2 IP · Left-handed · Venezuelan, from Guanare 🇻🇪
- Chicago — Kevin Gausman: 9-12, 4.60 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 171 strikeouts, 166.1 IP · Right-handed
Keys to the Game
Atlanta arrives at Wrigley Field at 88-63, looking to tighten its grip in the standings as the regular season winds down. The Cubs, sitting at 84-67, need wins to keep their postseason hopes alive in this September showdown.
On the mound, the numbers favor Atlanta. Martín Pérez carries a 3.08 ERA and 1.25 WHIP into the start, while Kevin Gausman counters with a 4.60 ERA and 1.29 WHIP — giving the Braves a clear edge heading into first pitch.
This article will be updated after the game with the final score, key plays and video highlights.
