NBC SPORTS NAMES ANNOUNCE TEAMS FOR MLB WILD CARD SERIES PRESENTED BY ABBVIE - HEADLINED BY RED SOX-YANKEES IN PRIMETIME - BEGINNING THIS TUES., SEPT. 29 ACROSS NBC, PEACOCK, AND NBCSN

NBC Sports' MLB Wild Card Conference Call Tomorrow (Mon., Sept. 28) at 3 p.m. ET with Jason Benetti, Anthony Rizzo, and Joey Votto

Matt Olson (41 HRs, T-6th in MLB) and NL East Champion Atlanta Braves Host Kyle Schwarber (45 HR, T-1st in MLB) and Philadelphia Phillies at 2 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

Yordan Alvarez (AL-Best .316 Avg., 42 HRs) and AL West Champion Houston Astros Host Munetaka Murakami (35 HRs in Rookie Season) and Chicago White Sox at 5 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN

Cam Schlittler (AL-Best 1.95 ERA) and New York Yankees Host Sonny Gray (18 Wins, 2.72 ERA) and Division-Rival Boston Red Sox at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock

Pete Crow-Armstrong (45 HR, 107 RBI) and Chicago Cubs Visit Manny Machado (30 HR) and San Diego Padres in Nightcap at 10 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN

STAMFORD, Conn. - Sept. 27, 2026 - NBC Sports' exclusive, star-studded coverage of the MLB Wild Card Series presented by AbbVie begins this Tuesday, Sept. 29, featuring the storied Red Sox-Yankees rivalry in primetime, division rivalries, superstars Pete Crow-Armstrong, Yordan Alvarez, Kyle Schwarber, Manny Machado, Matt Olson, and Munetaka Murakami, and wall-to-wall coverage beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET across NBC, Peacock, and NBCSN.

The 2026 MLB Wild Card Series will feature up to 12 games across four best-of-three series. Each day, two games will be on NBC/Peacock, and two matchups will be on Peacock/NBCSN. All four series - two in the American League and two in the National League - will play Games 1 and 2 on Tuesday, Sept. 29, and Wednesday, Sept. 30, respectively, with a decisive Game 3, if necessary, on Thursday, Oct. 1.

The four-game slates on Tuesday and Wednesday begin with the NL East champion Atlanta Braves hosting the division-rival Philadelphia Phillies at 2 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock, followed by the Chicago White Sox visiting the AL West Champion Houston Astros at 5 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN. In primetime, the historic Boston Red Sox-New York Yankees rivalry is renewed as the AL East foes meet in the Wild Card Series for the second consecutive year and the seventh time overall in the postseason at 8 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock. The Chicago Cubs visit the San Diego Padres in the nightcap at 10 p.m. ET on Peacock and NBCSN. The schedule for Thursday's Game 3s, if necessary, will be determined on Wednesday.

Universo will provide Spanish-language coverage of Phillies at Braves on Tuesday at 2 p.m. ET, and the first three games on Wednesday. SAP for all games will be provided on Peacock.

On Tuesday and Wednesday, Ahmed Fareed will host the pregame show on Peacock and NBCSN at 1:30 p.m. ET, and a postgame show following the conclusion of Cubs-Padres from NBC Sports studios in Stamford, Conn., alongside Hall of Famer CC Sabathia and former All-Star first baseman Eric Hosmer. Bob Costas will be on-site at Yankee Stadium for pregame coverage alongside Anthony Rizzo.

NBC SPORTS' SCHEDULE FOR MLB WILD CARD SERIES PRESENTED BY ABBVIE

**All Times ET**

Date Time Game Platforms Play-by-play Analyst(s) Reporter

Tues., Sept. 29 & Wed. Sept. 30

1:30 p.m. Pregame Show Peacock/NBCSN Ahmed Fareed C.C. Sabathia; Eric Hosmer --

2 p.m. Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves NBC/Peacock Matt Vasgersian John Kruk, C.J. Nitkowski, Joey Votto** Ashley ShahAhmadi

5 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros Peacock/NBCSN Tom McCarthy Steve Stone, Geoff Blum, Adam Ottavino** Britney Eurton

8 p.m. Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees NBC/Peacock Jason Benetti Lou Merloni, Joe Girardi, Anthony Rizzo** Caroline Pineda

10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres Peacock/NBCSN Dave Flemming Jim Deshaies, Mark Grant, Clayton Kershaw** John Fanta

Thurs., Oct. 1

TBD Game 3s (if necessary) TBD -- -- --

** "Inside the Pitch" analyst

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