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MLB Wild Card, Game 1: Schedule, broadcast info, and open thread, 9/29/26

The opening day of the Major League Baseball Wild Card round on September 29, 2026, features a busy slate of four matchups broadcast across NBC, Peacock, and NBCSN. Action kicks off in the afternoon with Jesús Luzardo taking the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies against Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves, followed by Hagen Smith starting for the Chicago White Sox opposite AJ Blubaugh and the Houston Astros.

Later in the evening, Payton Tolle leads the Boston Red Sox into a rivalry clash with Cam Schlittler and the New York Yankees. The day concludes out west as Matthew Boyd and the Chicago Cubs face Michael King and the San Diego Padres.

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