Last Night in Sports: August 31, 2026

Chicago blew out Milwaukee 17-3 to shrink the majors-best Brewers' NL Central lead to seven games, San Francisco rallied from a three-run sixth past Atlanta, and San Diego shut out Cincinnati, in a 12-game MLB night.

MLB — August 31, 2026 (12 games)

• Chicago Cubs 17, Milwaukee Brewers 3
• San Francisco Giants 7, Atlanta Braves 3
• New York Mets 3, Tampa Bay Rays 2
• San Diego Padres 5, Cincinnati Reds 0
• Washington Nationals 6, Miami Marlins 3
• Boston Red Sox 9, Seattle Mariners 8
• Minnesota Twins 11, Detroit Tigers 1
• Texas Rangers 8, Athletics 1
• Houston Astros 6, Chicago White Sox 3
• Baltimore Orioles 2, Colorado Rockies 1
• Los Angeles Angels 10, New York Yankees 1
• Philadelphia Phillies 2, Arizona Diamondbacks 1

Chicago Cubs 17, Milwaukee Brewers 3. Chicago broke it open with three innings of four-plus runs — the first, seventh and eighth — and out-hit Milwaukee 20-9. The rout trims Milwaukee's (85-53) NL Central lead over Chicago (78-60) to seven games.

San Francisco Giants 7, Atlanta Braves 3. Atlanta led 3-2 through five innings before San Francisco scored four runs in the sixth to take the lead for good, out-hitting the Braves 11-9.

San Diego Padres 5, Cincinnati Reds 0. San Diego shut out Cincinnati, breaking the game open with a four-run fourth and out-hitting the Reds 15-5.

Washington Nationals 6, Miami Marlins 3. Washington trailed 3-0 after Miami's fourth inning, tied it with a two-run fifth, then broke it open with a four-run seventh.

Minnesota Twins 11, Detroit Tigers 1. Minnesota scored in six of eight innings, backed by three-run innings in the fifth and sixth, while Detroit committed two errors and managed five hits.

Quick Hits

• Los Angeles Angels 10, New York Yankees 1. New York committed three errors as Los Angeles scored in five different innings to run away with it.
• Texas Rangers 8, Athletics 1. Texas scored in five different innings and out-hit the Athletics 9-3.
• New York Mets 3, Tampa Bay Rays 2. Tampa Bay cut a 3-0 deficit to 3-2 with a two-run eighth, but New York held on.
• Houston Astros 6, Chicago White Sox 3. Houston scored in three straight innings — the third, fourth and fifth — to build the lead for good.
• Baltimore Orioles 2, Colorado Rockies 1. Colorado led 1-0 into the fifth before Baltimore answered with single runs in the fifth and seventh for the win.
• Philadelphia Phillies 2, Arizona Diamondbacks 1. Philadelphia scored single runs in the second and third and held off a third-inning answer from Arizona.
• Boston Red Sox 9, Seattle Mariners 8.

What to watch tonight

A 15-game MLB slate is topped by Milwaukee's return trip to Wrigley Field.

• MLB: Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs, 7:40 PM ET. Milwaukee (85-53) still holds MLB's best record, but Wednesday's 17-3 loss to the Cubs (78-60) cut the Brewers' NL Central lead to seven games, and they get an immediate shot to answer back.

Full details in the Tonight preview.