Last Night in Sports: August 27, 2026

Atlanta out-pitched Los Angeles for a 1-0 shutout, Kansas City buried Toronto with a six-run sixth, and Buffalo erased a fourth-quarter deficit in NFL preseason, in a seven-game MLB night that also carried a four-game preseason slate.

MLB — August 27, 2026 (7 games)

• Baltimore Orioles 5, St. Louis Cardinals 7
• Colorado Rockies 1, Washington Nationals 7
• Kansas City Royals 13, Toronto Blue Jays 2
• Houston Astros 5, New York Yankees 1
• Milwaukee Brewers 8, New York Mets 2
• Los Angeles Dodgers 0, Atlanta Braves 1
• Arizona Diamondbacks 1, San Francisco Giants 6

Atlanta Braves, 1 — Los Angeles Dodgers, 0. Atlanta (79-55) scored its only run in the first inning and made it stand up, holding the Dodgers (80-54) to five hits and no runs across nine innings in a pitchers' duel between two of the National League's best records.

Kansas City Royals, 13 — Toronto Blue Jays, 2. Kansas City broke the game open with a six-run sixth inning and out-hit Toronto 16-8 on the night, cruising to the 13-2 win.

San Francisco Giants, 6 — Arizona Diamondbacks, 1. San Francisco led just 2-1 before a four-run eighth inning put the game away, beating Arizona 6-1.

Quick Hits

• St. Louis Cardinals, 7 — Baltimore Orioles, 5. St. Louis led 6-1 before Baltimore's three-run seventh cut the deficit to two; the Orioles added a run in the ninth but ran out of innings.
• Washington Nationals, 7 — Colorado Rockies, 1. Washington scored in four separate innings, including a three-run eighth, while Colorado's only run came in the third.
• Houston Astros, 5 — New York Yankees, 1. Houston scored in four different innings — the third, sixth, seventh, and eighth — while New York's only run came in the sixth.
• Milwaukee Brewers, 8 — New York Mets, 2. Milwaukee scored in five different innings, including a two-run first and a two-run eighth; New York's only runs came in the fifth.

NFL Preseason — August 27, 2026 (4 games)

• Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Buffalo Bills 28
• New England Patriots 13, Cleveland Browns 37
• Los Angeles Rams 20, Los Angeles Chargers 18
• San Francisco 49ers 18, Las Vegas Raiders 12

Buffalo Bills, 28 — Pittsburgh Steelers, 27. Pittsburgh led 21-17 entering the fourth quarter, but Buffalo outscored the Steelers 11-6 in the frame to escape with a 28-27 preseason win.

Cleveland Browns, 37 — New England Patriots, 13. Cleveland built a 27-13 halftime lead and blanked New England over the final two quarters in a 37-13 win.

Quick Hits

• Los Angeles Rams, 20 — Los Angeles Chargers, 18. The Rams led 13-10 entering the fourth quarter and held on despite an 8-7 Chargers edge in the frame.
• San Francisco 49ers, 18 — Las Vegas Raiders, 12. Tied 9-9 through three quarters, San Francisco scored nine points in the fourth to beat Las Vegas 18-12.

What to watch tonight

A 15-game MLB slate runs alongside a 10-game NFL preseason night.

• MLB: Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees, 7:15 PM ET. New York (75-58) hosts Boston (73-60) with a two-game edge in this head-to-head.
• NFL: Seattle Seahawks at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:00 PM ET. Seattle visits Kansas City in NFL preseason action.

Full details in the Tonight preview.