Overview
- The game, which streams Friday, May 22, at 2:20 p.m. ET from Wrigley Field, will be available only on Apple TV and will not air on regular television.
- Apple TV’s Friday Night Baseball package requires a $12.99 monthly subscription after a seven-day free trial for eligible users and can be accessed via the Apple TV app on smart TVs, Roku, Amazon Fire and gaming consoles.
- Houston is expected to start Spencer Arrighetti against Chicago’s Jameson Taillon, with Arrighetti entering the matchup 5-1 and carrying a 1.50 ERA across six starts.
- Wayne Randazzo will do play-by-play with Dontrelle Willis as analyst and Heidi Watney reporting from the field, and the stream will preempt the Astros’ normal regional carrier, Space City Home Network.
- The exclusive stream is part of Apple’s schedule through June and underscores MLB’s growing use of national streaming windows that can force local viewers to subscribe or use free trials and may shift how teams’ games are distributed this season.