Last Night in Sports: August 26, 2026

Cincinnati trailed by six runs entering the ninth and scored seven of them to steal a win in San Francisco, Cleveland erased an early three-run deficit, and Baltimore held off a Cardinals rally that had erased a seven-run lead in a 15-game MLB night. No NFL preseason games were on the slate.

MLB — August 26, 2026 (15 games)

• Houston Astros 3, New York Yankees 9
• Colorado Rockies 13, Washington Nationals 1
• Kansas City Royals 0, Toronto Blue Jays 3
• Philadelphia Phillies 6, Seattle Mariners 0
• Cincinnati Reds 10, San Francisco Giants 9
• Pittsburgh Pirates 0, San Diego Padres 3
• Baltimore Orioles 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7
• Milwaukee Brewers 8, New York Mets 1
• Cleveland Guardians 4, Los Angeles Angels 3
• Tampa Bay Rays 3, Detroit Tigers 0
• Texas Rangers 4, Chicago White Sox 10
• Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 6
• Chicago Cubs 0, Arizona Diamondbacks 2
• Boston Red Sox 0, Miami Marlins 4
• Minnesota Twins 4, Athletics 7

Cincinnati Reds, 10 — San Francisco Giants, 9. Cincinnati (63-71) trailed 9-3 entering the ninth, then scored seven runs in the inning, including the go-ahead run, to beat San Francisco (54-79), which was held scoreless in the bottom of the ninth.

Cleveland Guardians, 4 — Los Angeles Angels, 3. Los Angeles built a 3-0 lead through two innings, but Cleveland (68-66) answered with single runs in the fifth and eighth before a two-run ninth completed the comeback against the Angels (52-82).

Baltimore Orioles, 8 — St. Louis Cardinals, 7. Baltimore (65-68) opened a 7-0 lead through two innings, watched St. Louis (66-68) erase nearly all of it with a six-run fifth, then answered with a run in the ninth to hold on.

Athletics, 7 — Minnesota Twins, 4. Minnesota (64-70) led 3-2 through five innings before the Athletics (53-81) scored four runs in the sixth to take the lead for good.

Quick Hits

• New York Yankees, 9 — Houston Astros, 3. New York (75-57) broke the game open with a four-run seventh.
• Colorado Rockies, 13 — Washington Nationals, 1. Colorado (52-81) scored four or more runs in three separate innings — the fifth, seventh, and eighth.
• Toronto Blue Jays, 3 — Kansas City Royals, 0. Toronto (65-69) shut out Kansas City (59-75) on the strength of a three-run fourth.
• Philadelphia Phillies, 6 — Seattle Mariners, 0. Philadelphia (74-60) scored six runs in the first two innings and shut out Seattle (64-70) the rest of the way.
• San Diego Padres, 3 — Pittsburgh Pirates, 0. San Diego (72-62) out-hit Pittsburgh (65-70) 7-5 in the shutout.
• Milwaukee Brewers, 8 — New York Mets, 1. Milwaukee (82-51) scored four runs in the second and three in the fourth.
• Tampa Bay Rays, 3 — Detroit Tigers, 0. Tampa Bay (79-54) shut out Detroit (62-71) with two runs in the second and one in the sixth.
• Chicago White Sox, 10 — Texas Rangers, 4. Chicago (70-63) broke the game open with a four-run sixth.
• Atlanta Braves, 6 — Los Angeles Dodgers, 5. Atlanta (78-55) held off Los Angeles (80-53) in a one-run game.
• Arizona Diamondbacks, 2 — Chicago Cubs, 0. Arizona (71-63) shut out Chicago (76-58), scoring in the sixth and eighth.
• Miami Marlins, 4 — Boston Red Sox, 0. Miami (68-66) shut out Boston (73-60), which committed four errors.

What to watch tonight

A seven-game MLB slate runs alongside a four-game NFL preseason night.

• MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves, 7:15 PM ET. Los Angeles (80-53) looks to even the series after Atlanta (78-55) held on for last night's 6-5 win.
• NFL: Los Angeles Rams at Los Angeles Chargers, 10:00 PM ET. Los Angeles's two NFL tenants share SoFi Stadium for a preseason meeting.

Full details in the Tonight preview.