MLB Opening Day 2021 TV Guide: How to Watch Oakland Athletics vs. Houston Astros on April 1, 2021 Live Online

Jason Gurwin

April 1, 2021

On Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 10:07 PM EDT, the Oakland Athletics face the Houston Astros. The game is airing exclusively on AT&T SportsNet Southwest and NBC Sports California, which you can stream with a Live TV Streaming Service.

Oakland Athletics vs. Houston Astros

When: Thursday, April 1, 2021 at 10:07 PM EDT
TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest and NBC Sports California
Stream: Watch with 5-Day Free Trial of DIRECTV STREAM

In Houston, the game is streaming on AT&T SportsNet Southwest, which is available with a 7-Day Free Trial of fuboTV. fuboTV and AT&T TV is your only options to stream Astros games all year long.

In Oakland and the Bay Area, the game is streaming on NBC Sports California, which will air most A’s games this season, which is available with a 7-Day Free Trial of fuboTV. The channel is also available on Hulu Live TV, AT&T TV, and YouTube TV.

You can stream this game without cable with a Live TV Streaming Service like DIRECTV STREAM, Fubo, Hulu Live TV, and YouTube TV. If you haven’t tried it before, you can get a 5-Day Free Trial of DIRECTV STREAM.

	DTV STREAM	Fubo	Hulu	Philo	Sling TV		YouTube
	Free Trial	Free Trial	Get a Free Trial	Free Trial	Get $10 Off		Sign Up
		$79.99	$91.99	$76.99	$25	$40	$40	$72.99
AT&T SportsNet Southwest	$29	✓	-	-	-	-	-
NBC Sports California	$29	✓	✓	-	-	-	✓

All Live TV Streaming Services

Price: $108.99
Includes: AT&T SportsNet Southwest and NBC Sports California + 35 Top Cable Channels

Price: $91.99
Includes: AT&T SportsNet Southwest and NBC Sports California + 25 Top Cable Channels

Price: $76.99
Includes: NBC Sports California + 33 Top Cable Channels

Price: $72.99
Includes: NBC Sports California + 32 Top Cable Channels

Astros vs. A's Preview

Projected Lineup

Oakland Athletics

Mark Canha, LF
Ramón Laureano, CF
Matt Olson, 1B
Matt Chapman, 3B
Jed Lowrie, 2B
Mitch Moreland, DH
Sean Murphy, C
Stephen Piscotty, RF
Elvis Andrus, SS

Houston Astros

Jose Altuve, 2B
Michael Brantley, LF
Alex Bregman, 3B
Kyle Tucker, RF
Carlos Correa, SS
Yordan Alvarez, DH
Yuli Gurriel, 1B
Myles Straw, CF
Martín Maldonado, C

Jason Gurwin has has spent the last 10 years in the technology, media, entertainment industries. For The Streamable, he specializes in all things media like streaming services, devices, and cord cutting.

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