Monday, May 25, 2026

MLB on Fox: On Deck | Two ancient rivals from the NL Central take the field on this week's "Baseball Night in America" on Fox as Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Chicago Cubs visit Jordan Walker and the St. Louis Cardinals (or Braves vs. Reds) | Saturday, May 30, beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on Fox

Chicago Cubs shortstop Dansby Swanson (#7) looks on from the field during a game. (Bleed Cubbie Blue)

| ⏵ Monday, May 25, 2026 (Memorial Day)

🟆 Highlights:
  • The month of May winds down with another exciting “MLB on Fox” Saturday doubleheader coming your way on Saturday, May 30, across Fox and FS1.
  • A fierce rivalry from America’s heartland (Cubs-Cardinals) and a pair of cross-divisional games from the AL (Royals-Rangers) and NL (Braves-Reds) highlight this week’s schedule.
  • A crucial game from the Lone Star State featuring two AL squads trying to catch some early summer fire, as Maikel Garcia and the Kansas City Royals (22-32) square off against Andrew McCutchen and the Texas Rangers (24-28) on Saturday, May 30, at 4:00 PM ET (3:00 PM CT) on FS1.
  • Michael Busch and the slumping Chicago Cubs (29-25) attempt to get right against Victor Scott II and the St. Louis Cardinals (29-23) on Saturday, May 30, at 7:15 PM ET (6:15 PM CT) on Fox.
  • Ronald Acñua Jr. and the National League East-leading Atlanta Braves (36-18) take on Tyler Stephenson and the Cincinnati Reds (27-25) in National League play on Saturday, May 30, at 7:15 PM ET on Fox.

Hi, everyone! I hope you enjoyed your holiday Memorial Day weekend! This weekend (Saturday, May 30), Fox Sports continues its season-long coverage of the 2026 MLB season with a “Fox Saturday Baseball” doubleheader across the Fox broadcast network and FS1. I should mention that FS1 will be airing its last Saturday contest for the foreseeable future, as the network will not air a Saturday game until July 11. Until then, only Fox games will be covered for the next several On Deck articles. Just a quick heads up.

Memorial Day is a key milestone of MLB’s regular season. Around this time, we should have enough data to predict which teams will be good and which will not be contending down the stretch.

Two-time World Series champion Alex Bregman leads the Chicago Cubs (29-25) into a heated NL Central divisional matchup versus rising star Jordan Walker and the St. Louis Cardinals (29-23) on Saturday, May 30, at 7:15 PM ET (6:15 PM CT) on Fox, headlining Fox Sports’ Major League Baseball coverage this week.

MLB on FS1: Royals vs. Rangers — Saturday at 4:00 PM ET/3:00 PM CT on FS1:
FS1, now in its 13th season of Major League Baseball coverage, resumes its regular season package with an American League battle on Saturday, May 30, at 4:00 PM ET (3:00 PM CT) when Bobby Witt Jr. and the Kansas City Royals (22-32) match up with Brandon Nimmo and the Texas Rangers (24-29). 🎤 Calling Saturday’s Royals vs. Rangers for FS1 will be play-by-play commentator Connor Onion and game analyst Eric Karros.

After making the playoffs in 2024, Kansas City is going in the wrong direction. Following an 82-80 season in 2025 that saw Kansas City miss the postseason, the Royals are already nine games behind the Guardians for the top spot in the American League Central. Kansas City trails Minnesota by four games for the last AL Wild Card spot. On Monday, the Royals lost 4-3 to the Yankees despite home runs from Bobby Witt Jr. and Salvador Perez. The Royals have dropped 11 of the previous 14 games, including two sweeps at the hands of the White Sox and Red Sox, respectively.

The Rangers, of course, captured the team’s first World Series championship back in 2023 (a 4-1 series win over the Diamondbacks in the World Series). Since then, the team has struggled to maintain consistency. Texas has posted a 78-84 record in 2024, followed by a .500 record last year (81-81). On Monday, the Rangers were no-hit in a combined no-hitter thrown by the Astros, 9-0. That loss was the fourth consecutive one for Texas. The Rangers’ offensive attack is spearheaded by 1B Jake Burger, who leads the team in home runs (10) and runs batted in (34).

Baseball Night in America: Cubs vs. Cardinals or Braves vs. Reds — Saturday at 7:00 PM ET on Fox:
Baseball Night in America, Fox Sports’ weekly MLB primetime series, continues with regional coverage on Saturday, May 30, beginning at 7:00 PM ET on the Fox broadcast network. This week, Fox will regionalize two games across the country, including the Cubs playing the Cardinals in St. Louis and the Braves visiting the Reds in Cincinnati. Which game will you be seeing, and who’s scheduled to call the action? Read on to find out the answers.

Michael Busch and the Chicago Cubs (29-25), a team that is currently in the midst of a nine-game losing streak, look to return to their winning ways against their hated NL Central rival, Masyn Winn and the St. Louis Cardinals (29-23) on Saturday, May 30, at 7:15 PM ET (6:15 PM CT) on Fox. 🎤 Fox Sports’ Eric Collins (play-by-play), Hall of Famer John Smoltz (analyst) & Emmy Award winner Ken Rosenthal (reporter) will call Cubs-Cardinals from Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri.

Busch (30 RBI — 2nd on team), Nico Hoerner, Dansby Swanson, and the Cubs face a week-long NL Central stretch as the team looks to snap their current nine-game streak. Four games in Pittsburgh followed by a three-game set against the despised Cardinals. Chicago, which has two stretches of 10 consecutive wins earlier this year, has gone an abysmal 1-9 over their last 10 games. On Monday, the Cubs lost a close 2-1 game to the Pirates in Pittsburgh, with Michael Busch hitting his sixth home run of the season.

24-year-old Cardinals RF Jordan Walker is leading a Cardinals team looking to make a splash in the National League playoff race in 2026. Walker leads his squad in home runs (15), RBIs (42), runs (37), hits (58), and batting average (.297). Walker is a rising star who has flown under the radar in baseball circles. St. Louis has played average baseball over their last 10 contests, winning five and losing five. On Memorial Day, the Cardinals lost to the Brewers, 5-1, thanks to Brewers P Jacob Misiorowski’s brilliant seven-inning performance, where he only allowed one Cardinal run and struck out 12 Cardinals in the process. The Cardinals trail the Brewers by two and a half games for the National League Central lead.

Michael Harris II and the Atlanta Braves (36-18), who have the best record in the National League, look to continue their hot start to the season against the dangerous and speedy Elly De La Cruz and the hungry Cincinnati Reds (28-25) on Saturday, May 30, at 7:15 PM ET on Fox. 🎤 Fox Sports’ Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play) and 2005 World Series champion AJ Pierzynski (analyst) will call Braves-Reds from Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Harris II (4-for-4 with HR in Tuesday’s 7-6 win over the Red Sox) and the Braves continue their outstanding start to the 2026 campaign. Atlanta has won six of their last 10 matchups, with Tuesday’s win at Fenway Park included in that total. Atlanta looks to return to the playoffs this year following a rare non-playoff season last year (2025 was the first time since 2017 that the Braves didn’t make the postseason party). The Braves are 20-8 on the road this season, which means Atlanta is taking care of business away from their home ballpark, Truist Park.

De La Cruz, who is tied for fifth in hits with 62 (alongside Blue Jays 2B Ernie Clement), and the Reds look to cool down the best team in the National League. Cincinnati has started to come around, as the Reds have picked up wins in their last three games, including a 7-2 win over the Mets featuring Chase Burns’ seventh win of the season and three hits from Reds LF JJ Bleday. The Reds are third in the NL Central, behind the Brewers (division leader) and Cardinals. The Reds try to get to the postseason in back-to-back years for the first time since 2012-13.

For additional information about the 2026 MLB on Fox Schedule and 2026 MLB on FS1 Schedule, please consult the links displayed in the “Links Mentioned” section. Also, you can find the weekly 506 Sports Maps used to create these articles.

Links Mentioned 🔗:

This week’s MLB regular season schedule for Fox and FS1, alongside regional splits for Saturday’s Fox primetime window, is located below ⬊:
  • MLB on Fox: On Deck | MLB Broadcast Schedule & Regionalization (Fox and FS1) | Saturday, May 30, 2026 — All Times ET and Subject to Change
➨ 4:00 PM ET — FS1:
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|| ● Kansas City Royals at Texas Rangers — Connor Onion, Eric Karros — FS1
- ⏵ Distribution: National
- ⏵ 100% of Markets Include: ALL

➨ 7:00 PM ET — Fox:
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|| ● Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals — Eric Collins, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal — Fox
- ⏵ Distribution: Primary (Most Stations) | including 🔴 Alaska & 🔴 Hawaii
- ⏵ 59% of Markets Include: Albuquerque, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Fresno, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Memphis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Providence, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Spokane, St. Louis, Tucson, Tulsa

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|| ● Atlanta Braves at Cincinnati Reds — Brandon Gaudin, AJ Pierzynski — Fox
- ⏵ Distribution: Regional (Select Markets)
- ⏵ 41% of Markets Include: Albany, Atlanta, Baltimore, Birmingham, Buffalo, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton, Fort Myers, Greensboro, Greenville, Hartford, Jacksonville, Lexington, Louisville, Miami, Mobile, Nashville, New York City, Norfolk, Orlando, Philadelphia, Raleigh, Richmond, Scranton, Tampa, Washington D.C., West Palm Beach

◾UPDATES:
. ▪ Nashville, TN: ATL-CIN to CHC-STL (Fri.) ⸺ 0.956%
. ▪ Clarksburg, WV: ATL-CIN to CHC-STL (Fri.) ⸺ 0.081%

- 🞹 Note: This week’s MLB schedule and announcing assignments on Fox and FS1 are subject to change without notice.

|| 🛈 Sources: SportsLogos.Net & 506 Sports ||

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