What channel is Astros vs. Angels on today? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch MLB Friday Night Baseball game
The "Friday Night Baseball" schedule for 2026 gets under way with an AL West matchup from Houston. Here's how to watch all the action.
What channel is Astros vs. Angels on today? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch MLB Friday Night Baseball game originally appeared on The Sporting News .
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Houston Astros have something to prove in 2026 after missing out on the postseason for the first time in nearly a decade last year. The Astros finished with the same 87-75 record as the Tigers but Detroit got the final AL playoff spot via tiebreaker after taking the series series against Houston.
That disappointment left a bitter taste all winter and the Astros had a relatively quiet offseason, adding Tatsuya Imai and Mike Burrows to the pitching staff but otherwise mostly standing pat. Burrows gets the start Friday to begin his second full season in the majors after coming over from Pittsburgh during the winter. It will be a duel of lefties with the Los Angeles Angels set to start veteran Yusei Kikuchi, who went 7-11 with a 3.
99 ERA last year in his first campaign with the team. The Angels didn't make major changes to their roster during the offseason, so most of the focus early in 2026 will be on rookie manager Kurt Suzuki. The longtime big league catcher spent the last three seasons as a special assistant in the Angels' front office and takes over in the dugout with an eye on ending the franchise's 11-year postseason drought.