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Last Night in Sports: September 3, 2026

Los Angeles walks off St. Louis 3-2, the Athletics erase a 3-0 deficit to beat Seattle, and Chicago trims Milwaukee's NL Central lead to eight in MLB scores.

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Los Angeles walked off St. Louis 3-2 in the ninth, the Athletics erased a 3-0 hole to beat Seattle, and Chicago snapped Milwaukee's series-sweep bid in a nine-game MLB night.

MLB — September 3, 2026 (9 games)

  • Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 2
  • Toronto Blue Jays 6, Cleveland Guardians 3
  • Houston Astros 6, Chicago White Sox 2
  • Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 5
  • Chicago Cubs 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1
  • Kansas City Royals 7, Miami Marlins 3
  • Texas Rangers 6, Tampa Bay Rays 0
  • Athletics 7, Seattle Mariners 4
  • Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, St. Louis Cardinals 2. St. Louis (70-71) led 2-1 into the ninth, but Los Angeles (83-57) scored twice in the bottom of the inning for the walk-off win. The Cardinals out-hit the Dodgers 12-6 and still lost.

Athletics 7, Seattle Mariners 4. Seattle (66-75) scored three times in the first inning, but the Athletics (55-86) answered across five separate innings and out-hit the Mariners 14-9 to complete the comeback.

Chicago Cubs 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1. Chicago (79-62) snapped Milwaukee's bid for a series sweep, trimming MLB-best Milwaukee's (87-54) NL Central lead to eight games.

Quick Hits

  • Pittsburgh Pirates 5, San Francisco Giants 2. Pittsburgh out-hit San Francisco 5-2.
  • Toronto Blue Jays 6, Cleveland Guardians 3. Toronto's four-run fifth put it away; Cleveland's two errors compounded it.
  • Houston Astros 6, Chicago White Sox 2. Houston's four-run third put the game away early.
  • Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 5. Baltimore's two-run ninth pulled within one, but it wasn't enough.
  • Kansas City Royals 7, Miami Marlins 3. Kansas City's three-run eighth sealed it.
  • Texas Rangers 6, Tampa Bay Rays 0. Texas backed the night's only shutout with a three-run fifth.

What to watch tonight

A 16-game MLB slate is topped by a divisional showdown in Philadelphia.

  • MLB: Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies, 6:40 PM ET. Atlanta (83-57) holds a four-game NL East lead over Philadelphia (79-61) heading into this one.

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Watch the highlights

Official league highlights, played right here via YouTube.

STL @ LADwalk-off
ATH @ SEAcomeback, down 3-0
MIL @ CHCout-hit 5-3, lost
Last Night in Sports: September 3, 2026
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