Today’s Phillies-Dodgers game can only be watched through YouTube

If you were hoping to watch Phillies take on the Los Angeles Dodgers on television this afternoon, you can’t. But you can stream the game right here.

Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola delivers against the Washington Nationals on July 13.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer

by Rob Tornoe

Updated July 18, 2019, 10:38 a.m. ET

Published July 18, 2019, 6:30 a.m. ET

If you were hoping to turn on the television Thursday afternoon to watch Phillies ace Aaron Nola take the mound against the Los Angeles Dodgers, good luck finding the game.

For the first time in MLB history, YouTube has the exclusive rights to a baseball game, meaning once again Phillies fans have to jump on their computers or grab their smartphones to tune in.

Fortunately, you can stream the game right here:

The game is the first in a new deal between MLB and YouTube that will see the popular video platform exclusively air one game a week through the end of the season. If that sounds familiar, it’s because last year, MLB partnered with Facebook for a similar arrangement in a bid to reach a new and younger audience (sending somewhat-reluctant Phillies fans to their computers four times last season).

NBC Sports Philadelphia’s John Kruk was scheduled to call the game, but the former Phillies great called in sick following last night’s rain-delayed loss. Instead, it’s be Ben Davis in the booth alongside MLB Network’s Scott Braun and Orel Hershiser, the legendary Dodgers pitcher who now calls games for Sportsnet LA. MLB Network’s Alexa Datt will join the broadcast as an in-game social media reporter.

Thursday’s broadcast on YouTube includes a pre- and post-game show, and like last year’s Facebook broadcasts, there will be no commercials during the game.

Here’s a peek at what MLB’s scorebug looks like for YouTube games:

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 Larry Anderson will have the call.

So far, YouTube has only announced the first three weeks of its 13-game schedule:

Los Angeles Dodgers at Philadelphia Phillies: Thursday, July 18, at 12:35 p.m.
Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays: Tuesday, July 23, at 7 p.m.
Detroit Tigers at Los Angeles Angels: Monday, July 29, at 10 p.m.

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Where: Citizens Bank Park

Time: 12:35 p.m.

Streaming: YouTube (Scott Braun, Orel Hershiser, Ben Davis)

Radio: 94.1 WIP (Scott Franzke, Larry Anderson )

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

Pitchers: Ross Stripling, Dodgers (4-3) vs. Aaron Nola, Phillies (8-2)