Last Night in Sports: August 19, 2026

Pittsburgh walked off Detroit, Seattle knocked off the team with baseball's best record, and Kansas City turned a five-run eighth-inning hole into a win in a 15-game MLB Wednesday.

MLB — August 19, 2026 (15 games)

• Seattle Mariners 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5
• Toronto Blue Jays 6, Tampa Bay Rays 7
• Detroit Tigers 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
• Miami Marlins 1, Philadelphia Phillies 4
• San Diego Padres 2, New York Mets 4
• Athletics 7, Kansas City Royals 9
• San Francisco Giants 1, Cleveland Guardians 0
• St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 5
• Chicago White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 0
• Arizona Diamondbacks 7, Boston Red Sox 6
• New York Yankees 5, Baltimore Orioles 3
• Atlanta Braves 4, Minnesota Twins 6
• Washington Nationals 6, Texas Rangers 0
• Los Angeles Angels 2, Houston Astros 3
• Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Colorado Rockies 4

Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 — Detroit Tigers, 3. Pittsburgh (63-66) trailed 3-2 entering the bottom of the ninth and walked it off with two runs, the deciding blow in a game Detroit (61-66) had led since the fifth.

Seattle Mariners, 7 — Milwaukee Brewers, 5. Seattle (60-67) scored seven unanswered runs in the first two innings on the road and held on as Milwaukee (78-49) — still the sport's best record — twice cut the deficit but ran out of innings. The Mariners out-hit the Brewers 10-8 despite committing two errors to Milwaukee's zero.

Kansas City Royals, 9 — Athletics, 7. Down 5-2 entering the eighth, Kansas City (54-74) scored seven runs in the inning to go up 9-5, then held off a two-run ninth from the Athletics (49-78) to escape 9-7.

Quick Hits

• Tampa Bay Rays, 7 — Toronto Blue Jays, 6. Tampa Bay's five-run fourth held up despite a Toronto push that scored four runs across the fifth and sixth.
• Philadelphia Phillies, 4 — Miami Marlins, 1. Philadelphia never trailed, scoring in the second, third, and seventh while out-hitting Miami 10-7.
• New York Mets, 4 — San Diego Padres, 2. New York scored two runs each in the fourth and eighth, out-hitting San Diego 7-5.
• San Francisco Giants, 1 — Cleveland Guardians, 0. The Giants shut out Cleveland on the road, scoring their only run in the fourth despite committing an error.
• Cincinnati Reds, 5 — St. Louis Cardinals, 4. Cincinnati's three-run sixth held up despite a two-run ninth-inning rally from St. Louis.
• Chicago White Sox, 3 — Chicago Cubs, 0. The White Sox out-hit the Cubs 9-2 in a crosstown shutout.
• New York Yankees, 5 — Baltimore Orioles, 3. New York's two-run eighth extended a one-run lead to two; Baltimore never got closer than a run after the third.
• Minnesota Twins, 6 — Atlanta Braves, 4. Minnesota built a three-run cushion in the fifth, watched Atlanta tie it with three in the sixth, then answered with two in the seventh to win it.
• Washington Nationals, 6 — Texas Rangers, 0. Washington shut out Texas behind a three-run seventh, out-hitting the Rangers 10-4.
• Houston Astros, 3 — Los Angeles Angels, 2. Houston scored single runs in the third and two more in the fourth to take the lead for good, holding on despite an error.
• Arizona Diamondbacks 7, Boston Red Sox 6.
• Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Colorado Rockies 4.

What to watch tonight

A nine-game MLB Thursday runs from a 12:40 PM ET first pitch in Cincinnati to a late finish in Houston. NFL preseason returns with two games.

• MLB: Seattle Mariners at Milwaukee Brewers, 2:10 PM ET. Milwaukee (78-49), still owner of the sport's best record, hosts a rematch a night after the Mariners beat them 7-5.
• NFL: San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers, 10:00 PM ET. Preseason continues at SoFi Stadium.

Full details in the Tonight preview.