Washington and New York meet at Citi Field on August 15, 2026. First pitch is set for 4:10 p.m. ET. Here’s everything you need to know before the game: where to watch, how both teams are doing, and who’s starting on the mound.
Game Info
- Matchup: Washington Nationals vs. New York Mets
- League: MLB
- Date: August 15, 2026
- First pitch: 4:10 p.m. ET
- Venue: Citi Field
Where to Watch
🇺🇸 United States
- Washington Nationals: Nationals.TV · WTTG Fox 5 (over-the-air) · stream directly on NATIONALS.TV · available blackout-free locally inside the MLB app
- New York Mets: SNY · PIX 11 / WPIX (over-the-air) · stream directly on SNY · available blackout-free locally inside the MLB app
- In Spanish: Telemundo (opened the season with Opening Day) · UniMás/TUDN (MLB En Vivo Tuesdays 9 p.m. ET; 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 + Spanish simulcast of FOX postseason) · ESPN Deportes (retained Spanish-language rights for its 30-game linear package) · Peacock (Sunday Night Baseball in Spanish)
🇲🇽 Mexico — 2:10 p.m. local
- 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: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and two Saturdays
- Disney+ — 6 additional games per week + ESPN simulcast
🇻🇪 Venezuela — 4:10 p.m. local
- 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 / Disney+ — Live and on-demand
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic — 4:10 p.m. local
- Teleantillas Canal 10 (free) — 7 games per week, one per day, free of charge. Seventh consecutive year of coverage 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 — 4:10 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
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 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. No public MLB.TV blackout map exists for Latin American countries, so we won’t make blanket claims about blackouts in MX, VE, DO or PR.
How Both Teams Enter
- Washington Nationals: 60-64 (.484)
- New York Mets: 54-69 (.439)
Starting Pitchers
- Nationals — Brad Lord (RHP): 5-2, 3.79 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 56 strikeouts in 61.2 innings
- Mets — Sean Manaea (LHP): 4-5, 4.13 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, 106 strikeouts in 104.2 innings
Keys to the Game
The Nationals arrive at Citi Field with a 60-64 record, looking to gain ground in the season’s final stretch. The Mets, sitting at 54-69, are in a tougher spot and need wins badly to avoid falling further back in the division.
Brad Lord has been the steadier arm: his 1.18 WHIP is a clear edge over Manaea’s 1.32. If Lord commands the zone the way his numbers suggest he can, Washington has a real shot. Manaea has the strikeout volume — 106 Ks in 104.2 innings — but the inconsistency in his ERA and WHIP tells the story of a pitcher who can be had on the right night.
This article will be updated after the final out with the result, key plays and video highlights.
