how to – Houston’s Friday, 7:10 p.m. Astros-Rays opener at Daikin Park is a streaming exclusive on Apple TV, requiring a subscription that costs $12.99 a month plus tax (with a free seven-day trial for qualified new and returning subscribers). Space City Home Network w
By the time Friday’s first pitch arrives, a lot of Astros fans may realize they can’t just flip channels.
The series opener between the Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays begins at 7:10 p.m. on Friday at Daikin Park, but it won’t be shown on Space City Home Network, which carries most Astros games. Instead, the game is a streaming exclusive on Apple TV.
To watch, viewers need an Apple TV subscription. The subscription costs $12.99 a month plus tax. A free seven-day trial is offered to qualified new and returning subscribers.
The broadcast team for Friday’s game will include Alex Faust on play-by-play, Ryan Spilborghs as the analyst, and Tricia Whitaker as the field reporter. It’s the third Astros game this season on the streamer, and it’s also the first of two July games scheduled to be exclusive to Apple TV.
That second July game is the Astros’ July 31 home matchup against the Texas Rangers, which also will be exclusive to Apple TV.
By Sunday, the viewing instructions change again. The 2:30 p.m. series finale will be a streaming exclusive on Peacock. It’s part of “Star-Spangled Sunday. ” a day described as having every game on NBC or Peacock in the first instance of a single national rightsholder airing all 15 MLB games on a single day.
Saturday looks like the one night that fits the old routine. The 6:10 p.m. Astros-Rays game on Saturday is the only one in the series that will air on Space City Home Network.
For anyone planning the weekend around their usual TV habit, the message is simple and time-sensitive: Friday starts the shift to Apple TV, Saturday returns briefly to SCHN, and Sunday moves again to Peacock.
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