Last Night in Sports: August 21, 2026

Chicago erased a four-run deficit and walked it off in the ninth to beat the Mets, Miami delivered the night's second walk-off against Washington, and a full 15-game MLB Saturday followed on the schedule alongside three NFL preseason games.

MLB — August 21, 2026 (15 games)

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

New York Mets, 4 — Chicago White Sox, 6. New York (58-71) led 4-0 through five innings before Chicago (67-61) answered with a four-run sixth to tie it, then won it on a two-run ninth. The Mets out-hit the White Sox 8-6 and still lost.

Washington Nationals, 2 — Miami Marlins, 3. Miami (65-64) erased a 2-0 Washington lead with runs in the eighth and ninth and walked it off in the bottom of the ninth, despite getting out-hit 9-6 by the Nationals (61-69).

Quick Hits

• St. Louis Cardinals, 6 — Philadelphia Phillies, 7.
• Toronto Blue Jays, 1 — New York Yankees, 3. New York scored single runs in the second and fourth and held on despite getting out-hit 9-4 by Toronto, whose only run came in the fifth.
• Atlanta Braves, 1 — Milwaukee Brewers, 2. Milwaukee scored twice in the third and held on as Atlanta's only run came in the eighth; the Brewers out-hit the Braves 9-8.
• San Francisco Giants, 4 — Boston Red Sox, 6. Boston's five-run third proved decisive. San Francisco answered with three in the fourth but got no closer, and Boston out-hit the Giants 11-7.
• Tampa Bay Rays, 3 — Baltimore Orioles, 5. Baltimore scored in three different innings, including a three-run fifth, while Tampa Bay's runs all came on a three-run second.
• Los Angeles Angels, 1 — Texas Rangers, 2.
• Chicago Cubs, 5 — Seattle Mariners, 6.
• Minnesota Twins, 2 — San Diego Padres, 6. San Diego opened with two in the first and added four more in the fifth. Minnesota's only runs came in the fourth, and the Padres out-hit the Twins 9-2.
• Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 — Los Angeles Dodgers, 5.
• Detroit Tigers, 2 — Kansas City Royals, 5. Kansas City scored in five straight innings starting in the fourth, while Detroit's only runs came on a two-run seventh; the Royals out-hit the Tigers 10-6 despite a Detroit error.
• Athletics, 0 — Houston Astros, 4. Houston shut out Oakland, scoring in the fourth, fifth, and seventh while limiting the Athletics to three hits all game.
• Cleveland Guardians, 9 — Colorado Rockies, 1. Cleveland scored in six different innings, capped by a three-run seventh, and out-hit Colorado 14-6 as the Rockies committed two errors.
• Cincinnati Reds, 0 — Arizona Diamondbacks, 9. Arizona shut out Cincinnati, scoring in five of its first seven innings including a three-run second, and out-hit the Reds 15-4.

NFL Preseason — August 21, 2026 (3 games)

• New York Jets 17, Pittsburgh Steelers 0
• Carolina Panthers 34, Jacksonville Jaguars 17
• Green Bay Packers 33, Denver Broncos 13

New York Jets, 17 — Pittsburgh Steelers, 0. New York shut out Pittsburgh on the road, scoring a touchdown in the first quarter and adding 10 more in the fourth to close it out.

• Carolina Panthers, 34 — Jacksonville Jaguars, 17. Carolina built a 27-6 lead through three quarters before Jacksonville's 11-point fourth made the final margin closer than the game felt.
• Green Bay Packers, 33 — Denver Broncos, 13. Green Bay's 16-point second quarter put the game away, and Denver was outscored 26-6 across the final three quarters.

What to watch tonight

A 15-game MLB Saturday runs from a 1:35 PM ET getaway-day game in the Bronx to an 8:40 PM ET finish in San Diego. NFL preseason closes out with a full 10-game slate.

• MLB: Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers, 2:10 PM ET. Atlanta (75-54) visits a Milwaukee team (80-49) that owns the best record in baseball.
• NFL: Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 7:30 PM ET. The two playoff-caliber rosters close out the preseason slate.

Full details in the Tonight preview.