Last Night in Sports: August 24, 2026
Washington's five-run fifth buries Colorado, Oakland's four-run ninth falls two runs short against Minnesota, and the Cubs shut out Arizona in a 10-game MLB Monday.
Washington scored five runs in one inning to bury Colorado, Oakland's ninth-inning rally against Minnesota came two runs short, and the Cubs shut out Arizona to close a 10-game MLB Monday. No NFL preseason games were on the slate.
MLB — August 24, 2026 (10 games)
- Colorado Rockies 3, Washington Nationals 13
- Boston Red Sox 4, Miami Marlins 2
- Tampa Bay Rays 4, Detroit Tigers 1
- Texas Rangers 11, Chicago White Sox 2
- Pittsburgh Pirates 3, San Diego Padres 2
- Philadelphia Phillies 2, Seattle Mariners 9
- Cincinnati Reds 0, San Francisco Giants 5
- Minnesota Twins 9, Athletics 6
- Chicago Cubs 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 0
- Cleveland Guardians 4, Los Angeles Angels 2
Minnesota Twins, 9 — Athletics, 6. Minnesota (64-68) led 9-2 after eight innings before Oakland answered with a four-run ninth. The rally cut the final margin to three but came two innings too late.
Washington Nationals, 13 — Colorado Rockies, 3. Washington (62-71) turned a close game into a rout with a five-run fifth inning, then coasted from there. Colorado (50-81) committed two errors along the way.
Boston Red Sox, 4 — Miami Marlins, 2. Miami led 1-0 into the fifth before Boston (72-59) tied it, then Miami (67-65) went back ahead in the seventh. Boston answered with a run in the eighth to tie it again and two more in the ninth to win it.
Quick Hits
- Tampa Bay Rays, 4 — Detroit Tigers, 1. Tampa Bay (78-53) never trailed, scoring twice in the first and adding on late while holding Detroit (61-70) to a single run in the fourth.
- Texas Rangers, 11 — Chicago White Sox, 2. Texas scored in seven of nine innings and out-hit Chicago 14-5, while the White Sox's only runs came in a single second-inning burst.
- Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 — San Diego Padres, 2.
- Philadelphia Phillies, 2 — Seattle Mariners, 9. Seattle (63-69) put the game away immediately with a five-run first inning and was never seriously threatened after.
- Cincinnati Reds, 0 — San Francisco Giants, 5. San Francisco (53-78) did all its damage early, scoring in the first two innings and shutting out Cincinnati (62-70) the rest of the way.
- Chicago Cubs, 7 — Arizona Diamondbacks, 0. Chicago (76-56) shut out Arizona (69-63) and broke the game open late with a three-run sixth and a two-run seventh.
- Cleveland Guardians, 4 — Los Angeles Angels, 2. Los Angeles tied it in the fourth, but Cleveland (66-66) answered right away and pulled ahead for good with a two-run sixth. The Angels (52-80) committed two errors along the way.
What to watch tonight
A full 15-game MLB slate runs coast to coast tonight, with no NFL preseason games on the board.
- MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves, 7:15 PM ET. Los Angeles (80-51) owns the National League's best record and visits an Atlanta team (76-55) that sits just four games back in the loss column.
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