Last Night in Sports: August 25, 2026
Arizona erases a 4-0 deficit to walk off the Cubs, Atlanta holds off the Dodgers, and Houston rallies past the Yankees to close a full 15-game MLB slate.
Arizona erased a four-run deficit and walked it off in the ninth, Atlanta held off Los Angeles despite getting out-hit, and Houston rallied past two Yankees errors to close a 15-game MLB night. No NFL preseason games were on the slate.
MLB — August 25, 2026 (15 games)
- Boston Red Sox 7, Miami Marlins 3
- Tampa Bay Rays 1, Detroit Tigers 4
- Colorado Rockies 3, Washington Nationals 1
- Houston Astros 9, New York Yankees 7
- Kansas City Royals 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3
- Milwaukee Brewers 2, New York Mets 3
- Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Atlanta Braves 4
- Texas Rangers 7, Chicago White Sox 11
- Baltimore Orioles 13, St. Louis Cardinals 1
- Cleveland Guardians 8, Los Angeles Angels 6
- Pittsburgh Pirates 1, San Diego Padres 0
- Philadelphia Phillies 1, Seattle Mariners 4
- Minnesota Twins 2, Athletics 4
- Chicago Cubs 4, Arizona Diamondbacks 5
- Cincinnati Reds 1, San Francisco Giants 3
Arizona Diamondbacks, 5 — Chicago Cubs, 4. Arizona (70-63) trailed 4-0 entering the eighth before a three-run eighth and a two-run ninth walked it off against Chicago (76-57).
Atlanta Braves, 4 — Los Angeles Dodgers, 3. Los Angeles (80-52) carries MLB's second-best record, but Atlanta (77-55) held on for the win despite being out-hit 10-9.
Houston Astros, 9 — New York Yankees, 7. Houston (66-66) trailed New York (74-57) through seven innings before rallying to win, with the Yankees committing two errors along the way.
Baltimore Orioles, 13 — St. Louis Cardinals, 1. Baltimore (64-68) broke it open against St. Louis (66-67) with a four-run third and an eight-run fifth.
Quick Hits
- Chicago White Sox, 11 — Texas Rangers, 7. Chicago (69-63) sent runners around in a six-run first inning and held off Texas (66-67) the rest of the way.
- Seattle Mariners, 4 — Philadelphia Phillies, 1. Philadelphia out-hit Seattle 6-5 and still lost by three.
- Pittsburgh Pirates, 1 — San Diego Padres, 0. Pittsburgh out-hit San Diego 6-3 in the shutout.
- Kansas City Royals, 5 — Toronto Blue Jays, 3. Both teams were charged with an error in a game decided by two runs.
- San Francisco Giants, 3 — Cincinnati Reds, 1. Cincinnati was charged with the game's only error.
- Detroit Tigers, 4 — Tampa Bay Rays, 1.
- Colorado Rockies, 3 — Washington Nationals, 1.
- Athletics, 4 — Minnesota Twins, 2.
- Boston Red Sox, 7 — Miami Marlins, 3.
- New York Mets, 3 — Milwaukee Brewers, 2.
- Cleveland Guardians, 8 — Los Angeles Angels, 6.
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 (80-52) looks to even the series after Atlanta (77-55) held on for last night's 4-3 win despite being out-hit.
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