Phillies-Astros Game 5: Start time, channel, how to watch and stream World Series

The World Series is now a best-of-three as the Phillies take on the Houston Astros in Game 5 in South Philly in what will be the last game of the season played at Citizens Bank Park.

It’ll be a busy night for Philly sports fans (though for others it’s been the week from hell). The Phillies game is scheduled to begin at 8:03 p.m. Eastern on Fox. Twelve minutes later, the undefeated Eagles will kickoff on Thursday Night Football against the Houston Texans on Amazon’s Prime Video and PHL17 in Philadelphia.

At bars across Philadelphia, expect to see more Phillies red than Eagles green. “I think even the Eagles want to watch the Phillies,” Ken Correll, the cofounder of Memphis Taproom in Kensington, told The Inquirer.

Taking the mound for the Phillies is Noah Syndergaard, but don’t expect him to stay in the game for much longer than three innings. He’ll face veteran Justin Verlander, who blew a 5-0 lead to the Phillies in Game 1.

Here’s everything you need to know to watch Game 5 of the World Series between the Phillies and Houston Astros:

Phillies-Astros Game 5 is scheduled to begin at 8:03 p.m. Eastern Thursday on Fox. The World Series is tied 2-2.

Calling the game is a crew that has become familiar to Phillies fans — Joe Davis and Hall of Famer John Smoltz. Ken Rosenthal and Tom Verducci will be reporting from the field at Citizens Bank Park.

Phillies announcers Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen will once again handle play-calling duties, joined by Tom McCarthy in the fifth and sixth innings. But Thursday’s radio broadcast will air on 1210 WPHT and KYW Newsradio because the Eagles Thursday Night Football game against the Texans is broadcasting on 94.1 WIP.

Bill Kulik and Oscar Budejen will broadcast Phillies-Astros in Spanish on La Unika 1680 AM. The game will also air on TV in Spanish on Fox Deportes, with Adrian Garcia Marquez and Edgar Gonzalez on the call.

Phillies-Astros will stream on the Fox Sports app, though it will only be available to those with a cable subscription.

The game will also stream on any so-called skinny bundle that carries Fox, including fuboTV, YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, and DirecTV Stream. Most offer a free trial.

If you’re looking to stream the game for free and you live in or around Philadelphia, your best option is using a digital antenna, since all the games will air on broadcast television.

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