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We're in the critical stretch of the American League Championship Series, with game four between the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers upon us. The Rangers are up 2-1 over the Astros after racking up two early upsets. Can Houston tie the series tonight? Tune into this playoff baseball faceoff for the answer—we'll show you where to watch the Astros vs. Rangers game live.
Both teams are capable of slugging homers out of the park, but the Astros ate well in game three due to the Rangers' Max Scherzer suffering through an off night of pitching after returning from a shoulder injury. Scherzer gave up five runs on the mound. Texas has tough bullpen decisions to mull tonight as their championship hopes hang in the balance.
Should the Astros win tonight, we'll need at least six games to determine the ALCS representative in the World Series. Fox will broadcast all of the games in the ALCS, and we'll break down your live stream options for tuning in below.
Where to watch Astros vs. Rangers live streams in the US
In the US, all ALCS games (Astros vs. Rangers) will be broadcast on Fox and FS1, while the NLCS games (Phillies vs. Diamondbacks) will air on TBS. The World Series will be exclusively broadcast on Fox. You'll find a full broadcast schedule for each game of the 2023 bracket at the end of this article.
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How to watch Astros vs. Rangers from anywhere
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How to watch Astros vs. Rangers with a VPN
- Sign up for a VPN if you don't have one.
- Install it on the device you're using.
- Turn it on and set it to a United States location.
- Sign up for a live TV streaming service like Sling using a US postal code and payment method.
- Sign in and watch the Astros vs. Rangers game.
- When: Tonight at 8:03 p.m. ET / 1:03 a.m. BST (Fri) / 11:03 a.m. AEDT (Fri)
2023 MLB Playoffs schedule
Below is a full schedule of games for 2023's MLB playoffs, running through a potential World Series Game 7 on November 4. All times below are in US Eastern.
League Championship Series
- Thursday, Oct. 19 — ALCS Game 4: Astros vs. Rangers, 8:03 p.m. ET, FOX/FS1
- Thursday, Oct. 19 — NLCS Game 3: Phillies vs. Diamondbacks, 5:07 p.m. ET, TBS
- Friday, Oct. 20 — NLCS Game 4: Phillies vs. Diamondbacks, 8:07 p.m. ET, TBS
- Friday, Oct. 20 — ALCS Game 5: Astros vs. Rangers, 5:07 p.m. ET, FOX/FS1
- Saturday, Oct. 21 — NLCS Game 5*: Phillies vs. Diamondbacks, 8:07 p.m. ET, TBS
- Sunday, Oct. 22 — ALCS Game 6*: Rangers vs. Astros, 8:03 p.m. ET, FOX/FS1
- Monday, Oct. 23 — ALCS Game 7*: Rangers vs. Astros, 8:03 p.m. ET, FOX/FS1
- Monday, Oct. 23 — NLCS Game 6*: Diamondbacks vs. Phillies, 4:07 p.m. ET, TBS
- Tuesday, Oct. 24 — NLCS Game 7*: Diamondbacks vs. Phillies, 8:07 p.m. ET, TBS
World Series
- Friday, Oct. 27 — World Series Game 1: TBD vs. TBD, Fox
- Saturday, Oct. 28 — World Series Game 2: TBD vs. TBD, Fox
- Monday, Oct. 30 — World Series Game 3: TBD vs. TBD, Fox
- Tuesday, Oct. 31 — World Series Game 4: TBD vs. TBD, Fox
- Wednesday, Nov. 1 — World Series Game 5*: TBD vs. TBD, Fox
- Friday, Nov. 3 — World Series Game 6*: TBD vs. TBD, Fox
- Saturday, Nov. 4 — World Series Game 7*: TBD vs. TBD, Fox
* = Only if necessary
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