Last Night in Sports: August 23, 2026

Philadelphia needed just one inning to erase a four-run hole, the Cubs put up a nine-run eighth in a 19-run rout of Seattle, and a 15-game MLB Wednesday closed out with the week's last NFL preseason game.

MLB — August 23, 2026 (15 games)

• Washington Nationals 2, Miami Marlins 6
• Los Angeles Angels 3, Texas Rangers 5
• Chicago Cubs 19, Seattle Mariners 2
• Minnesota Twins 1, San Diego Padres 8
• St. Louis Cardinals 4, Philadelphia Phillies 6
• Toronto Blue Jays 3, New York Yankees 8
• Atlanta Braves 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2
• Detroit Tigers 7, Kansas City Royals 11
• Pittsburgh Pirates 0, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
• Athletics 7, Houston Astros 6
• Cleveland Guardians 7, Colorado Rockies 2
• New York Mets 1, Chicago White Sox 2
• San Francisco Giants 4, Boston Red Sox 5
• Tampa Bay Rays 3, Baltimore Orioles 1
• Cincinnati Reds 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 5

St. Louis Cardinals, 4 — Philadelphia Phillies, 6. Philadelphia (73-58) trailed 4-0 entering the bottom of the ninth, then scored six runs to walk it off — the Cardinals hadn't allowed a run since the seventh.

Chicago Cubs, 19 — Seattle Mariners, 2. Chicago led just 6-2 through seven innings before a nine-run eighth blew the game open. The Cubs (75-56) out-hit Seattle (62-69) 17-7 on the night.

Athletics, 7 — Houston Astros, 6. Down 6-1 after four innings, Oakland answered with a six-run fifth and held on to beat Houston (65-66) on the road.

Quick Hits

• Washington Nationals, 2 — Miami Marlins, 6. Miami (67-64) scored in four different innings and out-hit Washington (61-71) 8-5, never trailing.
• Los Angeles Angels, 3 — Texas Rangers, 5. Los Angeles out-hit Texas 11-8 but managed only a three-run eighth, while a two-run Rangers fifth held up.
• Minnesota Twins, 1 — San Diego Padres, 8. San Diego (71-60) broke it open with a four-run sixth and added two more in the seventh.
• Toronto Blue Jays, 3 — New York Yankees, 8. New York out-hit Toronto 11-5, scoring in four different innings including a three-run sixth.
• Atlanta Braves, 4 — Milwaukee Brewers, 2. Milwaukee (81-50), owner of the sport's best record, lost anyway as Atlanta scored in four different innings.
• Detroit Tigers, 7 — Kansas City Royals, 11. Kansas City's five-run second and four-run fifth outlasted a Detroit team that answered with a four-run fifth of its own.
• Pittsburgh Pirates, 0 — Los Angeles Dodgers, 4. Los Angeles shut out Pittsburgh and out-hit the Pirates 6-2.
• Cleveland Guardians, 7 — Colorado Rockies, 2. Cleveland never trailed, scoring in each of the first two innings and out-hitting Colorado 12-7.
• New York Mets, 1 — Chicago White Sox, 2. Chicago's runs came late — one in the eighth, one in the ninth — to hold off New York.
• San Francisco Giants, 4 — Boston Red Sox, 5. Boston's three-run fifth overcame an early two-run Giants lead, and the Red Sox held on despite two errors.
• Tampa Bay Rays, 3 — Baltimore Orioles, 1. Tampa Bay held Baltimore to just two hits, breaking the game open with a three-run sixth.
• Cincinnati Reds, 3 — Arizona Diamondbacks, 5. Down 3-0 after Cincinnati's third-inning runs, Arizona answered with four in the seventh to win it.

NFL Preseason — August 23, 2026 (1 game)

• Seattle Seahawks 16, Tennessee Titans 19

Seattle Seahawks, 16 — Tennessee Titans, 19. Seattle scored 16 points in the first quarter alone and then went scoreless the rest of the way. Tennessee's 3-6-0-10 line by quarter was enough to pull off the comeback and close out the week's preseason schedule.

What to watch tonight

A 10-game MLB slate runs coast to coast tonight, with no NFL preseason games on the board.

• MLB: Philadelphia Phillies at Seattle Mariners, 9:40 PM ET. Philadelphia (73-58) looks to carry the momentum from last night's ninth-inning comeback into Seattle, which was routed 19-2 by the Cubs a night ago.

Full details in the Tonight preview.