The Milwaukee Brewers still have something to chase even after locking up the first division title of 2026. With nine games left, they enter a three-game set at Camden Yards against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday, Sept. 18, sitting two games ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers for the National League’s top seed.
Baltimore’s postseason path is narrowing, but it is still alive. The Orioles are three games behind the Cleveland Guardians for the final American League wild-card spot, and they’re doing it while dealing with a heavy injury list. Jackson Holliday, Luis Robert Jr., Kyle Bradish and Shane Baz are among the players who are likely to be out for this series.
Dustin May gets the ball for Milwaukee in the opener. Since arriving from the St.
Louis Cardinals, he’s had his ups and downs, but he comes in off six scoreless innings against Cincinnati. In seven starts as a Brewer, he is 2-2 with a 4.91 ERA.
The opener on Friday and the second game on Saturday will be available on Brewers.TV. The Sunday finale, set for 6:20 CT on Sept. 20, is exclusive to Peacock. There’s no clash with the Green Bay Packers’ noon kickoff that day, but fans will need a Peacock subscription to watch the nationally televised game.
For the first two games, the TV channel is Brewers.TV. On Xfinity, that’s channel 1263; on DirecTV, 670; and on U-verse, 1743. Spectrum viewers may find it on different local channel numbers, including 308, 1308, 319, 317 and 469, depending on their system.
Those first two broadcasts are also available through Brewers.TV and the MLB app. A full-season Brewers.TV plan costs $99.99, while monthly access is $19.99.
The package includes games not carried on national outlets such as ESPN or AppleTV. Fubo also has a free trial for new subscribers.
Sunday’s game is on Peacock and requires a subscription.
Brian Anderson or Jeff Levering will handle play-by-play for the Brewers.TV games, with Vinny Rottino or Tim Dillard as the analyst and Sophia Minnaert reporting from the field. On Peacock Sunday, Jason Benetti will call the action with Dillard and Ben McDonald in the booth.
Fans can also follow the series on the Brewers Radio Network, including flagship station AM-620 WTMJ. Jeff Levering, when not on Brewers.TV, along with Lane Grindle and Josh Maurer, will be on the radio call.
The Brewers broadcast is also available on the Sirius XM app. On the Orioles side, the broadcast will be on Channel 204 on Sept. 18, then Channel 202 on Sept. 19 and Sept. 20.
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