The Dodgers and Giants meet at Oracle Park on September 26, 2026, with first pitch set for 4:05 p.m. ET. Los Angeles rolls in at 98-62 and still playing with purpose; San Francisco at 65-95 is just playing out the string. Here’s everything you need to know before the first pitch.
Game Info
- Matchup: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants
- League: MLB
- Date: September 26, 2026
- First Pitch: 4:05 p.m. ET
- Venue: Oracle Park
How to Watch
🇺🇸 United States (Local)
- Dodgers fans: SportsNet LA — also streaming on SNLA+; available without local blackout inside the MLB app
- Giants fans: NBCS BA — also streaming on GIANTS.TV; available without local blackout inside the MLB app
🇺🇸 United States (Spanish-language)
- Telemundo — carried the Opening Day broadcast
- UniMás / TUDN — MLB En Vivo (Tuesdays, 9 p.m. ET) and MLB Esta Semana (Saturdays, 3 p.m. ET)
- Universo / Peacock — Sunday Night Baseball in Spanish; 25 featured games in 2026 via Telemundo Deportes
- FOX Deportes — regular season and Spanish simulcast of FOX’s postseason (Division Series, Championship Series, World Series)
- ESPN Deportes — ESPN retained Spanish-language rights for its 30-game linear package
🇲🇽 Mexico — 2:05 p.m. CT
- Canal 5 — 55 regular-season games; deal runs 2026–2028
- NU9VE (Canal 9) — Sunday game of the week
- ESPN / Disney+ — ~6 games per week; Disney+ also carries 6 additional games weekly plus ESPN simulcast
- TUDN
- Canal FOX — 5-game weekly package: Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and two Saturdays
🇻🇪 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 on-demand
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic — 4:05 p.m.
- Teleantillas Canal 10 (free) — 7 games per week, one per day, free to air; seventh consecutive year of coverage from Opening Day through the full World Series, including the Futures Game, Home Run Derby, All-Star Game, and entire postseason
- ESPN
- 1BASEBALL — via Altice
- FOX / FS1 / FS2 / FOX Deportes
- teleantillas.com.do (free streaming)
- MLB.TV
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico — 4:05 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
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 (approximately $19.99/month or $99.99/season) that carries no local blackout. Games exclusive to national partners — Netflix, NBC/Peacock, Apple TV, FOX, ESPN — are not part of the MLB.TV package; that’s not a blackout, they simply aren’t included. No public blackout map exists for Latin American countries, so availability may vary.
How Both Teams Are Arriving
- Los Angeles Dodgers: 98-62 (.613)
- San Francisco Giants: 65-95 (.406)
Starting Pitchers
- Dodgers — Blake Snell (LHP): 4-1, 1.86 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 52 strikeouts in 38.2 innings
- Giants — Matt Wilkinson (LHP): 1-3, 3.65 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 18 strikeouts in 24.2 innings
Keys to the Game
The Dodgers arrive at Oracle Park with a 98-62 record and plenty of motivation to stay sharp heading into the final days of the regular season. The Giants at 65-95 are playing loose with nothing on the line — which can occasionally make them dangerous, but the pitching matchup tilts heavily toward Los Angeles.
Blake Snell is the story on the mound. A 1.86 ERA and 1.09 WHIP through 38.2 innings this year is the kind of stretch that wins awards. Matt Wilkinson has been serviceable for San Francisco — a 1.01 WHIP is quietly solid — but a 3.65 ERA and a 1-3 record tell the bigger story. Snell’s command and experience should be the difference in this one.
This article will be updated after the final out with the score, key plays, and video highlights.
