The Tampa Bay Rays visit the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on August 24, 2026. First pitch is set for 6:40 p.m. ET (4:40 p.m. Mexico City / 6:40 p.m. Caracas & Santo Domingo). Here’s everything you need to know before the first pitch — TV options by country, how both clubs are doing, and who takes the mound.
Game Info
- Matchup: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Detroit Tigers
- League: MLB
- Date: August 24, 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: Comerica Park, Detroit
Where to Watch
🇲🇽 Mexico — 4:40 p.m.
- Canal 5 — 55 regular-season games; part of the 2026–2028 broadcast agreement
- 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) — Primarily 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 replay
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic — 6:40 p.m.
- Teleantillas Canal 10 (free) — 7 games per week, one per day, completely free. Now in its 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 stream)
- MLB.TV
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico — 6:40 p.m.
- WAPA Deportes (free) — Regular season (typically Friday, Saturday, Sunday). Exclusive island broadcast of the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby
- MLB.TV
🇺🇸 United States (Spanish-language)
- 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 — Sunday Night Baseball in Spanish
- FOX Deportes — Regular season + Spanish simulcast of FOX’s postseason (Division Series, Championship Series, World Series)
- ESPN Deportes — Retained Spanish-language rights for its 30-game linear package
- Peacock — Sunday Night Baseball in Spanish
Local Broadcast
- Tampa Bay Rays: Rays.TV · over-the-air on WMOR · direct streaming at RAYS.TV · available blackout-free locally inside the MLB app
- Detroit Tigers: Detroit SportsNet · direct streaming on Detroit SportsNet · available blackout-free locally inside the MLB app
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 is blackout-free locally. Games exclusive to national broadcast partners (Netflix, NBC/Peacock, Apple TV, FOX, ESPN) are not included in MLB.TV — that’s not a blackout, they simply aren’t part of the package. There is no public MLB.TV blackout map for Latin American countries.
How Both Teams Are Playing
- Tampa Bay Rays: 77-53 (.592)
- Detroit Tigers: 61-69 (.469)
Starting Pitchers
- Rays — Drew Rasmussen (RHP): 13-5, 3.01 ERA, 0.95 WHIP, 138 strikeouts in 134.1 innings
- Tigers — Framber Valdez (LHP): 8-8, 4.35 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 111 strikeouts in 138.2 innings · Dominican Republic 🇩🇴, born in Palenque
Keys to the Game
Tampa Bay rolls into Comerica Park at 77-53, looking to stay hot down the stretch. Detroit is in a tough spot at 61-69, needing wins to avoid falling further behind in the division.
The pitching matchup tilts toward the Rays. Drew Rasmussen has been one of the better starters in the league this season — 13-5 with a 3.01 ERA and a razor-sharp 0.95 WHIP. Framber Valdez comes in at 8-8 with a 4.35 ERA and 1.40 WHIP. The gap between the two is real.
This article will be updated after the final out with the result, key plays, and video highlights.
