The Cardinals had two games in May that were exclusively streamed, on Apple TV+, and now begin June with another streamed-only contest — this time on Roku.
Roku televises MLB games early on Sundays through Sept. 7, some beginning as early as 10:35 a.m. (St. Louis time) and dubbed “Sunday Leadoff” contests, and this weekend the Cards make the first of their two appearances this season on the package when they play 12:05 p.m. in Texas against the Rangers. But unlike with Apple, Roku’s games will be available for free without a trial subscription.
Roku uses announcers from the teams that are playing in the game, and on Sunday has Cardinals TV play-by-play announcer Chip Caray set to call the contest and work with Rangers analyst Mike Bacsik and on-field reporter Laura Stickells.
The Cardinals’ other Roku-only game is June 29, when they are in Cleveland for an 11:10 a.m. start. Their next Apple exclusive appearance also comes in that series, at 6:10 p.m. on June 27 (St. Louis times).
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Here is how to watch, per MLB.com:
For Roku customers, the production will be available in the Sports section on the home screen menu or by putting “MLB Leadoff” in the search section.
For those who do not subscribe, “download The Roku Channel app, which is free and available on Amazon Fire devices, Samsung TVs and Google TVs. It is also accessible via therokuchannel.com. No login required. … The game will be prominently featured across The Roku Channel, but you can also input ‘MLB Leadoff’ in the Search section found on the home screen menu.”
It will also be available for free on Roku’s app, which is free to download.
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