The New York Mets visit the Cleveland Guardians at Progressive Field on August 5, 2026, with first pitch set for 6:40 p.m. ET. Below you’ll find where to watch, who’s starting, and how both clubs are entering this one.
| Matchup | New York Mets vs. Cleveland Guardians |
| League | MLB |
| Date | August 5, 2026 |
| First Pitch | 6:40 p.m. ET · 4:40 p.m. Mexico City · 6:40 p.m. Caracas · 6:40 p.m. Santo Domingo |
| Venue | Progressive Field, Cleveland |
Where to Watch
🇲🇽 Mexico (4:40 p.m. local)
- Canal 5 — 55 regular-season games under the 2026–2028 deal
- NU9VE (Canal 9) — Sunday game of the week
- ESPN / Disney+ — ~6 games per week; Disney+ also simulcasts ESPN and carries 6 additional games weekly
- TUDN
- Canal FOX — 5-game weekly package (Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, two Saturdays)
🇻🇪 Venezuela (6:40 p.m. local)
- Televén (free) — Primarily weekends; free streaming on their mobile app
- 1BASEBALL — 24-hour baseball channel, up to 3 games per day. Available on 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 (6:40 p.m. local)
- Teleantillas Canal 10 (free) — 7 games per week, one per day, free. Now in its seventh consecutive year. Coverage runs from 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 (6:40 p.m. local)
- 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 options
- 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 / Peacock — Sunday Night Baseball in Spanish
- FOX Deportes — Regular season plus Spanish simulcast of the FOX postseason: Division Series, Championship Series and World Series
- ESPN Deportes — Retained Spanish-language rights for its 30-game linear package
Local team feeds
- Mets: SNY · over-the-air on PIX 11 (WPIX) · direct stream on SNY · available blackout-free locally inside the MLB app
- Guardians: Guardians.TV Presented by Progressive · over-the-air on WKYC · direct stream on CLEGUARDIANS.TV · available blackout-free locally inside the MLB app
A quick note on MLB.TV: MLB.TV remains an out-of-market product. An in-market local subscription (~$19.99/month or ~$99.99/season) is available separately inside the MLB app for 22 of 30 clubs and is blackout-free. Games exclusive to national partners (Netflix, NBC/Peacock, Apple TV, FOX, ESPN) are not included in MLB.TV — that’s a rights issue, not a technical blackout.
How Both Teams Are Trending
- New York Mets: 48–66 (.421)
- Cleveland Guardians: 57–57 (.500)
The Mets arrive in Cleveland needing wins badly — a 48–66 record leaves them looking up at most of the league. The Guardians sit right at .500 at 57–57 and are fighting to stay in the divisional race as August heats up.
Starting Pitchers
- New York Mets — Christian Scott (RHP): 3–3, 2.99 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 85 strikeouts in 69.1 innings
- Cleveland Guardians — Tanner Bibee (RHP): 4–11, 3.81 ERA, 1.15 WHIP, 100 strikeouts in 132.1 innings
Keys to the Game
Scott has been one of the brighter spots in an otherwise rough Mets season — a 2.99 ERA and 85 strikeouts in just 69.1 innings is legitimately good. Bibee has been durable, logging 132.1 innings, but his 3.81 ERA and 4–11 record tell a story of a pitcher who hasn’t gotten much run support. His 1.15 WHIP, however, shows he’s been better than that win-loss line suggests.
This article will be updated after the final out with the result, key plays and a video recap.
