Last Night in Sports: August 22, 2026

Seattle and Boston both needed the bottom of the ninth to win it, Los Angeles erased an early three-run hole to beat Pittsburgh, and a full 15-game MLB Saturday ran alongside a 10-game NFL preseason slate.

MLB — August 22, 2026 (15 games)

• Washington Nationals 2, Miami Marlins 4
• Los Angeles Angels 3, Texas Rangers 0
• Chicago Cubs 4, Seattle Mariners 5
• St. Louis Cardinals 3, Philadelphia Phillies 12
• Toronto Blue Jays 4, New York Yankees 3
• Atlanta Braves 1, Milwaukee Brewers 4
• Tampa Bay Rays 2, Baltimore Orioles 3
• Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
• Athletics 4, Houston Astros 3
• New York Mets 10, Chicago White Sox 5
• San Francisco Giants 2, Boston Red Sox 3
• Detroit Tigers 1, Kansas City Royals 3
• Minnesota Twins 5, San Diego Padres 7
• Cleveland Guardians 4, Colorado Rockies 3
• Cincinnati Reds 11, Arizona Diamondbacks 5

Chicago Cubs, 4 — Seattle Mariners, 5. Seattle trailed 4-1 after Chicago's three-run sixth, then answered with three runs in the bottom of the ninth to walk it off. The Mariners (62-68) out-hit the Cubs (74-56) 8-7 in the finish.

San Francisco Giants, 2 — Boston Red Sox, 3. Boston (70-59) was scoreless through eight innings before erupting for three runs in the bottom of the ninth to walk off San Francisco (52-77) — the night's second last-at-bat finish.

Quick Hits

• Washington Nationals, 2 — Miami Marlins, 4. Miami built a 4-0 lead through four innings and held on as Washington's two runs came too late, in the fifth and sixth.
• Los Angeles Angels, 3 — Texas Rangers, 0. Los Angeles shut out Texas and out-hit the Rangers 10-1.
• St. Louis Cardinals, 3 — Philadelphia Phillies, 12. Philadelphia's four-run third and four-run sixth built the margin, and the Phillies out-hit St. Louis 15-7.
• Toronto Blue Jays, 4 — New York Yankees, 3. Toronto out-hit New York 15-4 but needed single runs in the fourth, fifth, and eighth to hold on; the Yankees committed two errors in the loss.
• Atlanta Braves, 1 — Milwaukee Brewers, 4. Milwaukee's three-run third was the difference as the Brewers (81-49) padded baseball's best record.
• Tampa Bay Rays, 2 — Baltimore Orioles, 3.
• Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 — Los Angeles Dodgers, 4. Down 3-0 after Pittsburgh's three-run first, Los Angeles (79-51) answered with two runs in both the fourth and fifth to win it.
• Athletics, 4 — Houston Astros, 3. Oakland's three-run eighth was the difference on the road; Houston's own two-run seventh wasn't enough to catch up.
• New York Mets, 10 — Chicago White Sox, 5. New York scored three in the third and three more in the fifth, out-hitting Chicago 16-9.
• Detroit Tigers, 1 — Kansas City Royals, 3. Kansas City scored in the third, fourth, and sixth to hold off Detroit.
• Minnesota Twins, 5 — San Diego Padres, 7. San Diego's four-run fifth put the game away.
• Cleveland Guardians, 4 — Colorado Rockies, 3. Cleveland held on despite a Colorado run in the ninth.
• Cincinnati Reds, 11 — Arizona Diamondbacks, 5. Cincinnati scored in six different innings and out-hit Arizona 16-10 in the rout.

NFL Preseason — August 22, 2026 (10 games)

• Buffalo Bills 31, Cleveland Browns 7
• Atlanta Falcons 34, Indianapolis Colts 6
• Baltimore Ravens 13, Minnesota Vikings 3
• New Orleans Saints 0, Los Angeles Rams 34
• New York Giants 26, Miami Dolphins 3
• Chicago Bears 9, Cincinnati Bengals 27
• Philadelphia Eagles 21, New England Patriots 24
• Kansas City Chiefs 15, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16
• Washington Commanders 13, Detroit Lions 17
• Dallas Cowboys 34, Arizona Cardinals 13

Kansas City Chiefs, 15 — Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 16. Tampa Bay trailed 9-0 at halftime before scoring 16 unanswered points across the final two quarters to beat Kansas City.

• Buffalo Bills, 31 — Cleveland Browns, 7. Buffalo scored in every quarter, breaking it open with 10 points in the third.
• Atlanta Falcons, 34 — Indianapolis Colts, 6. Atlanta built a 24-0 lead by halftime and cruised from there.
• Baltimore Ravens, 13 — Minnesota Vikings, 3. Baltimore's only points outside two field goals came on a third-quarter touchdown.
• New Orleans Saints, 0 — Los Angeles Rams, 34. Los Angeles shut out New Orleans, breaking it open with 17 points in the second quarter.
• New York Giants, 26 — Miami Dolphins, 3. New York led 7-0 after the first quarter and added 13 more in the second.
• Chicago Bears, 9 — Cincinnati Bengals, 27. Cincinnati's 14-point second quarter put the game away.
• Philadelphia Eagles, 21 — New England Patriots, 24. New England trailed 14-10 at the half before scoring 14 points in the fourth to beat Philadelphia.
• Washington Commanders, 13 — Detroit Lions, 17. Washington and Detroit were tied 7-7 after one quarter before Detroit's third-quarter score put the Lions ahead for good.
• Dallas Cowboys, 34 — Arizona Cardinals, 13. Dallas led 14-0 after the first quarter and was never threatened.

What to watch tonight

A 15-game MLB slate runs from a 1:35 PM ET getaway-day start in Philadelphia to a 4:15 PM ET finish in Arizona, and NFL preseason winds down to a single game.

• MLB: Atlanta Braves at Milwaukee Brewers, 7:10 PM ET. Atlanta (75-55) is back at Milwaukee (81-49), which owns the best record in baseball.
• NFL: Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans, 8:00 PM ET. The lone preseason game left on tonight's board.

Full details in the Tonight preview.