The Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays meet at Tropicana Field on September 19, 2026. First pitch is scheduled for 4:10 p.m. ET. With the postseason picture still being sorted out in the final weeks of the season, this one carries real weight for both clubs.
Game Info
- Matchup: Boston Red Sox vs. Tampa Bay Rays
- League: MLB
- Date: September 19, 2026
- First Pitch: 4:10 p.m. ET
- Venue: Tropicana Field
How to Watch
United States
- NESN (Red Sox local broadcast) / streaming on NESN 360
- Rays.TV (Rays local broadcast) / over-the-air on WMOR / streaming on Rays.TV — available without local blackout inside the MLB app
- In Spanish: Telemundo, UniMás/TUDN, Universo, FOX Deportes, ESPN Deportes, Peacock
Mexico
- Canal 5 — 55 regular-season games; part of the 2026–2028 broadcast agreement
- NU9VE (Canal 9) — Sunday game of the week
- ESPN — approximately 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
- 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+
Dominican Republic
- Teleantillas Canal 10 (free) — 7 games per week, one per day, free; seventh consecutive year of coverage from Opening Day through the World Series, including the Futures Game, Home Run Derby, All-Star Game, and full postseason
- ESPN
- 1BASEBALL — via Altice
- FOX / FS1 / FS2 / FOX Deportes
- teleantillas.com.do (free streaming)
- MLB.TV
Puerto Rico
- WAPA Deportes (free) — regular season, typically Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; 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 in-market local subscription is available inside the MLB app (approximately $19.99/month or $99.99/season), which is free of local blackouts. Games exclusive to national broadcast 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 Doing
- Boston Red Sox: 84–70 (.545)
- Tampa Bay Rays: 93–60 (.608)
Tampa Bay rolls in as the clear favorite, sitting nine games above .500 with 93 wins and looking to lock up their spot in the postseason picture. Boston, at 84–70, still has something to play for — but they need wins badly with only a handful of games left in September.
Starting Pitchers
- Boston Red Sox: TBD
- Tampa Bay Rays: Freddy Peralta — 9–11, 4.67 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 146 strikeouts in 158.0 innings; right-handed, from Moca, Dominican Republic
Keys to the Game
Freddy Peralta has been a reliable arm for Tampa Bay, racking up 146 strikeouts on the year, but his 1.34 WHIP shows he’s been giving up baserunners at a clip that Boston’s lineup could exploit. The Red Sox need a win to keep their postseason hopes breathing — expect them to be patient at the plate and make Peralta work.
This article will be updated after the final out with the result, key plays, and a video recap.
