Washington and Texas meet at Globe Life Field on August 20, 2026. First pitch is set for 8:05 p.m. ET. Here’s everything you need — time, where to watch, how both teams are sitting, and who’s starting.
Game Info
- Matchup: Washington Nationals vs. Texas Rangers
- League: MLB
- Date: August 20, 2026
- First Pitch: 8:05 p.m. ET · 6:05 p.m. Mexico City · 8:05 p.m. Caracas / Santo Domingo
- Venue: Globe Life Field
Where to Watch
🇲🇽 Mexico — 6:05 p.m. (CDMX)
- Canal 5 — 55 regular-season games; 2026–2028 rights deal
- NU9VE (Canal 9) — Sunday game of the week
- ESPN — ~6 games per week
- TUDN / Canal FOX — 5-game weekly package (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday + two Saturdays)
- Disney+ — 6 additional games per week + ESPN simulcast
🇻🇪 Venezuela — 8:05 p.m. (Caracas)
- 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 — 8:05 p.m. (Santo Domingo)
- Teleantillas Canal 10 (free) — 7 games per week, one daily, free. 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 — 8:05 p.m. (ET)
- 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 — Presented 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 + Spanish simulcast of FOX’s postseason: Division Series, Championship Series and World Series
- ESPN Deportes — 30-game linear package
Local Broadcasts
- Washington Nationals: Nationals.TV · WTTG Fox 5 (over the air) · streaming direct at NATIONALS.TV inside the MLB app
- Texas Rangers: Rangers Sports Network, presented by Progressive · streaming direct via BZZR
A Note on MLB.TV
MLB.TV remains an out-of-market product. Twenty-two of 30 clubs also offer a separate local in-market subscription inside the MLB app (~$19.99/month or ~$99.99/season), which is not subject to local blackouts. 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 blackout. No public blackout map exists for Latin American countries, so availability may vary.
How Both Teams Are Sitting
- Washington Nationals: 61-67 (.477)
- Texas Rangers: 62-65 (.488)
Both clubs are hovering around the .480 mark, so neither can afford to give games away. Washington is looking to pick up a road win while Texas wants to take advantage of playing at home.
Starting Pitchers
- Washington — Andrew Alvarez (LHP): 2-4, 3.72 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 69 strikeouts in 75.0 innings
- Texas — Jacob deGrom (RHP): 8-8, 3.95 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 147 strikeouts in 120.2 innings
deGrom’s 147 strikeouts and tighter 1.17 WHIP give him the edge on paper, but Alvarez’s 3.72 ERA is the lower number — so this one is genuinely interesting. Experience tips toward deGrom, but Alvarez has a chance to make it a game.
This article will be updated after the final out with the result, key plays and a video recap.
