{"id":705642,"date":"2026-05-22T10:21:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:21:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/705642\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T10:21:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T10:21:24","slug":"what-channel-is-cubs-vs-astros-on-today-time-tv-schedule-live-stream-to-watch-mlb-friday-baseball-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/705642\/","title":{"rendered":"What channel is Cubs vs. Astros on today? Time, TV schedule, live stream to watch MLB Friday baseball game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three consecutive day games at the Friendly Confines could be just what the Chicago Cubs<\/a> need to get their mojo back as they open a series against the Houston Astros<\/a> on Monday.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After a three-week stretch as one of the hottest teams in baseball, the Cubs have dropped nine of their last 11 games. They remain firmly in the mix in the NL Central, where every team is over .500, but could use a boost after being swept at Wrigley Field by the Brewers.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Houston, meanwhile, is still looking to find its footing this season. The Astros enter the game at a season-worst 11 games under .500 but will be rolling out their most effective starter, Spencer Arrighetti, on Friday. The right-hander is 5-1 with a 1.50 ERA in six starts and is a good bet to at least keep Houston in the game.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Who will begin the weekend with a win? Here’s everything you need to know to watch the series opener.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What channel is Cubs vs. Astros on today?<\/p>\n

Cubs vs. Astros will not air on traditional television Friday. The game will stream live as part of Apple TV’s “Friday Night Baseball”<\/a> package.\u00a0<\/p>\n

New subscribers get their first week of Apple TV for free. After that, they can subscribe for just $12.99\/month.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Subscribers can watch “Friday Night Baseball” with the Apple TV app, which is available on select smart TVs, Roku devices, Amazon Fire TV, and gaming consoles.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Cubs vs. Astros start time todayDate: Friday, May 22Time: 2:20 p.m. ET | 1:20 p.m. CT<\/p>\n

First pitch of Cubs vs. Astros on Friday is set for 2:20 p.m. ET. The game will be played at Wrigley Field in Chicago.<\/p>\n

Apple TV ‘Friday Night Baseball’ schedule 2026<\/p>\n

Apple and MLB have announced the “Friday Night Baseball” schedule through the end of June. See every upcoming game below.\u00a0<\/p>\n

DateGameTime (ET)May 22Astros at Cubs2:20 p.m.\u00a0Tigers at Orioles7:15 p.m.May 29Twins at Pirates6:45 p.m.\u00a0Phillies at Dodgers10:15 p.m.June 5Guardians at Rangers8:15 p.m.\u00a0Royals at Twins8:15 p.m.June 12Diamondbacks at Reds7:15 p.m.\u00a0Braves at Mets7:15 p.m.June 19Cardinals at Royals8:15 p.m.\u00a0Twins at Diamondbacks9:45 p.m.June 26Cubs at Brewers7:45 p.m.\u00a0Dodgers at Padres9:45 p.m.Related Links<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three consecutive day games at the Friendly Confines could be just what the Chicago Cubs need to get…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":705643,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2399],"tags":[5,138,24,4245,161,4],"class_list":["post-705642","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-chicago-cubs","tag-baseball","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-cubs","tag-chicagocubs","tag-cubs","tag-mlb"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116617732650032064","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705642","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=705642"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/705642\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/705643"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=705642"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=705642"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=705642"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}