NBC Sports is putting the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs in the primetime slot on Sunday Night Baseball on June 7, 2026, with first pitch set for 8:00 PM ET on NBC and Peacock. For a game built for a national audience, the broadcast team is as much part of the draw as the matchup itself.
Jason Benetti will call the game, joined by Jim Deshaies and Hunter Pence, while Bob Costas and Anthony Rizzo will handle the pregame show. Rizzo, a 12-year MLB pitcher and four-time All-Star outfielder, will also contribute Inside the Pitch commentary from the batter’s perspective during the game, giving viewers a closer look at the kind of at-bat thinking that can turn a night like this.
The timing matters because fans looking for the game today know exactly where to find it: NBC and Peacock will carry the Giants-Cubs matchup, while the Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks meet earlier in the day at 3:00 PM ET on Peacock. NBC Sports is streaming one out-of-market game each day of the 2026 MLB season nationally on Peacock, part of a Sunday slate that also includes league-wide Spanish-language coverage on Telemundo Deportes and NBC broadcasts on Universo.
The baseball on the field comes with its own pressure. The Giants are under first-year manager Tony Vitello and trying to find stability while avoiding a fifth consecutive season out of the playoffs. The Cubs, by contrast, are trying to build on the momentum of ending a four-year playoff drought last season. That gives the matchup a sharper edge than a routine midsummer showcase, even if the broadcast window is the bigger event for casual viewers.
What happens next is straightforward: the Giants and Cubs take the field at 8:00 PM ET on Sunday, and the national audience gets one of NBC Sports’ marquee regular-season games of 2026. For fans, the only unresolved question is the one that will matter most once the cameras roll — which team sets the tone when the spotlight comes on.
