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Tonight’s Phillies-Giants game can only be watched through YouTube

For the second time this season, you're not going to find the Phillies game on television.

Aaron Nola of the Phillies pitches against the White Sox at Citizens Bank Park on Aug. 3, 2019.
Aaron Nola of the Phillies pitches against the White Sox at Citizens Bank Park on Aug. 3, 2019.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer
    by Rob Tornoe
    Updated 
    Published 

For the second time this season, Phillies ace Aaron Nola will take the mound with fans scrambling to find the game on television.

Once again, YouTube has exclusive rights to a Phillies game, which means fans won’t be able to watch Thursday’s match-up against the San Francisco Giants on NBC Sports Philadelphia.

Fortunately, you can stream the game right here:

The game is part of a new deal between MLB and YouTube that has allowed the popular video platform to exclusively air one game a week through the end of the season. Last year, Facebook had a similar deal with the league, which forced somewhat-reluctant Phillies fans to the social media giant’s website four times in order to watch games.

Calling the game on YouTube will be play-by-play announcer Rich Waltz, former Giants All-Star pitcher Shawn Estes, and NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Ben Davis, who also called the team’s YouTube debut last month (filling in for a sick John Kruk).

If you don’t feel like turning to YouTube, you can still listen to play-by-play on 94.1 WIP, where Scott Franzke and Kevin Frandsen will have the call.

Here are the YouTube games scheduled through the end of August:

  1. Philadelphia Phillies at San Francisco Giants: Thursday, Aug. 8, at 9:45 p.m.

  2. Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers: Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 2 p.m.

  3. Colorado Rockies at Arizona Diamondbacks: Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 3:40 p.m.

  4. Atlanta Braves at Colorado Rockies: Monday, Aug. 26, at 3 p.m.

Philadelphia Phillies vs. San Francisco Giants

Where: Oracle Park, San Francisco

Time: 9:45 p.m.

Streaming: YouTube (Rich Waltz, Shawn Estes, Ben Davis)

Radio: 94.1 WIP (Scott Franzke, Kevin Frandsen)

Spanish: WTTM-AM 1680 (Bill Kulik, Angel Castillo)

Pitchers: Aaron Nola, Phillies (10-2) versus Madison Bumgarner, Giants (6-7)

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