The New York Mets head to PNC Park to face the Pittsburgh Pirates on August 8, 2026. First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. ET. Here’s everything you need to know: start time by country, where to watch, who’s starting, and how both teams are rolling into this one.
Game Info
- Matchup: New York Mets vs Pittsburgh Pirates
- League: MLB
- Date: August 8, 2026
- Start Time: 6:40 p.m. ET · 4:40 p.m. Mexico City · 6:40 p.m. Caracas · 6:40 p.m. Santo Domingo
- Venue: PNC Park
Where to Watch
🇲🇽 Mexico — 4:40 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 — 6:40 p.m.
- Televén (free) — Mainly weekends; free streaming on their mobile app
- 1BASEBALL — 24/7 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 — Live and replays
- Disney+
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic — 6:40 p.m.
- Teleantillas Canal 10 (free) — 7 games per week, one daily, free of charge. Seventh consecutive year. Covers 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)
- MLB.TV
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico — 6:40 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) — 6:40 p.m. ET
- Telemundo — Carried Opening Day
- 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; 25 featured games in 2026 via Telemundo Deportes
- FOX Deportes — Regular season and Spanish-language 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 Broadcasts
- New York Mets: SNY · over-the-air PIX 11 (WPIX) · direct streaming on SNY · available without local blackout inside the MLB app
- Pittsburgh Pirates: SportsNet Pittsburgh · direct streaming on SNP 360
A Note on MLB.TV
MLB.TV remains an out-of-market product. For 22 of 30 clubs, a separate local in-market subscription is available inside the MLB app (~$19.99/month or ~$99.99/season), and it is blackout-free locally. 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 technical blackout. There is no public MLB.TV blackout map for Latin American countries.
How Both Teams Are Doing
- New York Mets: 51–66 (.436)
- Pittsburgh Pirates: 57–61 (.483)
Starting Pitchers
- Mets — Robert Stock (RHP): 0-1, 1.80 ERA, 0.60 WHIP, 4 strikeouts, 5.0 innings pitched
- Pirates — Bubba Chandler (RHP): 4-8, 4.49 ERA, 1.41 WHIP, 98 strikeouts, 110.1 innings pitched
Keys to the Game
The Mets arrive in Pittsburgh at 51–66, looking to pick up wins in a tough season. The Pirates sit at 57–61 and need a victory to keep their divisional hopes alive. Robert Stock takes the ball for New York with a sparkling 1.80 ERA and a 0.60 WHIP in his limited work. Bubba Chandler counters for Pittsburgh — he’s been a workhorse with 98 strikeouts over 110.1 innings, though his 4.49 ERA shows he’s had his rough patches.
This article will be updated after the game with the final score, key plays and a video recap.
