Tuesday, September 1, 2026

MLB on Fox: On Deck — National League Central foes face off as Jackson Chourio and the Milwaukee Brewers visit Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Chicago Cubs (or Red Sox vs. Orioles in select markets) | Saturday, September 3, at 7:00 PM (ET) on Fox & Fox One

Milwaukee Brewers left fielder Jackson Chourio (#11) poses for a photo with a bat in his hands. (Baseball Prospectus)

| ⏵ Tuesday, September 1, 2026

🟏 Highlights:
  • A special edition of “Baseball Night in America” on Thursday, September 3, with a pair of divisional clashes on Fox.
  • Both games have playoff implications as we are now in the final month of the MLB regular season.
  • Brewers, Cubs Collide in Chicago: Brice Turang and the Milwaukee Brewers visit Tyrone Taylor and the Chicago Cubs as the top two teams from the National League Central get together on Thursday, September 3 at 7:00 PM ET/6:00 PM CT on Fox & Fox One.
  • Red Sox, Orioles Duel from Baltimore: Roman Anthony and the Boston Red Sox battle Colton Cowser and the Baltimore Orioles in an American League East matchup on Thursday, September 3 at 7:00 PM ET on Fox & Fox One.
  • Adam Amin, John Smoltz & Ken Rosenthal to call Brewers-Cubs; Kenny Albert, World Series champions AJ Pierzynski & Adam Wainwright provide commentary for Red Sox-Orioles.

Hi, everyone! Welcome to September! Fox Sports turns the temperature 🌡 up this week, as the network plans to broadcast two editions of “Baseball Night in America” as the October pennant chase goes into maximum overdrive. On Thursday, September 3, Fox will air a special Thursday night edition of “Baseball Night in America,” featuring regional coverage of two games that will impact the playoff picture, with teams battling for seeding, division championships, and that sort of stuff. The game options are Brewers vs. Cubs and Red Sox vs. Orioles, with coverage starting at 7:00 PM ET on Fox and Fox One. Which game will you receive on Thursday, and who’s announcing the action? Read to find out the answer.

⮞ Brewers () vs. Cubs () — Thursday, 7:00 PM ET/6:00 PM CT on Fox, Fox One:
In a highly anticipated series, Andrew Vaughn and the Milwaukee Brewers oppose Nico Hoerner and the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, September 3 at 7:00 PM ET/6:00 PM CT on Fox and Fox One.

🎙 Fox Sports’ Adam Amin (play-by-play), Hall of Famer John Smoltz (analyst) & Emmy Award winner Ken Rosenthal (field reporter) will call Brewers-Cubs from Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.

These two teams will be quite familiar with each other over the next few weeks, as they will meet seven times in a short span. The Brewers lead the season series 4-3, after the Cubs’ 17-3 win over Milwaukee on Monday night. 

Despite the Cubs being seven games out in the NL Central, Chicago could possibly make the division race competitive again if they handle their business. If the Cubs drop this series, they can basically kiss their hopes of a potential NL Central title goodbye. However, a Chicago series victory allows them to maintain pressure on Milwaukee with roughly three weeks remaining in the regular season.

There are some exciting pitching matchups in this series, including Kyle Harrison vs. Clay Holmes in the series opener on Monday night. However, we have to talk about the NL MVP candidate himself, Pete Crow-Armstrong. During a weekend set vs. the Reds, PCA went 8-for-14 and smashed five home runs (including three in a single game), bringing his August total to 14.

⮞ Red Sox () vs. Orioles () — Thursday, 7:00 PM ET on Fox, Fox One:
We drop in on an American League East showdown as Trevor Story and the Boston Red Sox come marauding into Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore to play Samuel Basallo and the Baltimore Orioles on Thursday, September 3 at 7:00 PM ET on Fox and Fox One.

🎙 Fox Sports’ Kenny Albert (play-by-play) teams up with World Series champions Adam Wainwright (analyst) and AJ Pierzynski (analyst) to provide commentary for Red Sox-Orioles from Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland.

Welp, this Red Sox-Orioles series kinda means something in early September. Remember when both of these teams were considered complete afterthoughts? Now, both teams are involved in the playoff picture. The Red Sox lead the season series, 5-4, entering this weekend’s four-game set down in Baltimore.

The Red Sox have stunned the baseball world with an improbable in-season turnaround. From a dismal 32-46 record on June 24 to 75-63 on September 1, Boston has somehow found a way to stay relevant and have a realistic chance of playing some October baseball. For most of the year, Baltimore was below .500. With a 2-1 win over the Rockies on Monday in Denver, the Orioles got back to .500 for the first time since the end of April. Amazingly, the Orioles are on the fringe of a Wild Card spot, trailing the Guardians by one game entering the final month of September.

Red Sox CF Ceddanne Rafaela is making his hits count this season, as the 25-year-old center fielder has 32 doubles and 3 triples on the season so far.

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.

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Here is Thursday’s MLB on Fox broadcast schedule and commentator pairings (view below 👇):
  • MLB on Fox: On Deck | MLB Broadcast Schedule & Regionalization (Fox) | Thursday, September 3, 2026 (All Times EDT and Subject to Change):
🞙 7:00 PM ET/4:00 PM PT — Fox, Fox One (Regional):
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● Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs 🔴 — Adam Amin, John Smoltz, Ken Rosenthal — Fox, Fox One
- ⮞ Distribution: Primary (Most Stations) — including Alaska 🔴 & Hawaii 🔴
- ⮞ 81% of Markets Include: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Bakersfield, Baton Rouge, Biloxi, Birmingham, Bismarck, Boise, Charleston, Charlotte, Chicago, Chico, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Colorado Springs, Columbus, Corpus Christi, Dallas, Dayton, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Erie, Eugene, Flint, Fresno, Grand Rapids, Green Bay, Greensboro, Houston, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Knoxville, Lansing, Las Vegas, Lexington, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Louisville, Lubbock, Medford, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Mobile, Montgomery, Myrtle Beach, Nashville, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Omaha, Palm Springs, Panama City, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Raleigh, Rapid City, Reno, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Shreveport, South Bend, Spokane, Springfield, St. Louis, Tallahassee, Terre Haute, Tucson, Tulsa, West Palm Beach, Wheeling, Wichita, Wichita Falls & Youngstown

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● Boston Red Sox at Baltimore Orioles 🔵 — Kenny Albert, AJ Pierzynski, Adam Wainwright — Fox, Fox One
- ⮞ Distribution: Regional (Select Markets)
- ⮞ 19% of Markets Include: Albany, Baltimore, Bangor, Boston, Buffalo, Fort Myers, Greenville, Hartford, New York City, Norfolk, Orlando, Providence, Richmond, Roanoke, Scranton, Syracuse, Tampa & Washington D.C.

🔲 UPDATES:
TBD

✱ Note: Thursday’s MLB broadcast schedule and commentator lineup on Fox are subject to change without notice.

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

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