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Last Night in Sports: September 7, 2026

The Athletics walk off Toronto in the ninth, Philadelphia shuts out Atlanta, Milwaukee erases a two-run deficit late, and a full 11-game MLB Sunday plays out.

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Tied 5-5 in the ninth, the Athletics walked it off to beat Toronto. Philadelphia shut out Atlanta on a single eighth-inning run, and Milwaukee erased a two-run eighth to beat Chicago. A full 11-game MLB Sunday played out coast to coast.

MLB — September 7, 2026 (11 games)

  • Athletics 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5
  • Philadelphia Phillies 1, Atlanta Braves 0
  • Milwaukee Brewers 4, Chicago Cubs 3
  • New York Mets 9, Miami Marlins 4
  • Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Guardians 4
  • Boston Red Sox 5, Los Angeles Angels 2
  • Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 4
  • San Diego Padres 3, Washington Nationals 2
  • Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 3
  • Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Kansas City Royals 4
  • San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4

Athletics 6, Toronto Blue Jays 5. Tied 5-5 entering the bottom of the ninth, the Athletics (58-87) scored to walk it off against Toronto (72-73). Toronto out-hit Oakland 9-6 and still lost.

Philadelphia Phillies 1, Atlanta Braves 0. Philadelphia (81-63) shut out Atlanta (85-59), scoring its only run in the eighth. Atlanta managed just two hits all game against four for Philadelphia.

Milwaukee Brewers 4, Chicago Cubs 3. Milwaukee (89-56) trailed 2-1 entering the eighth, scored three to take the lead, then held off a Chicago (81-64) run in the ninth.

Quick Hits

  • New York Mets 9, Miami Marlins 4. Miami's four-run second wasn't enough — New York answered across five different innings for the win.
  • Baltimore Orioles 6, Cleveland Guardians 4. Baltimore built a 6-1 lead by the sixth, then held on as Cleveland scored three in the ninth.
  • Boston Red Sox 5, Los Angeles Angels 2. Boston's four-run second was the difference against Los Angeles.
  • Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 4. Detroit built a 5-2 lead through five innings, and Minnesota's two-run sixth was as close as it got.
  • San Diego Padres 3, Washington Nationals 2. San Diego built a 3-0 lead through three and held on as Washington's two-run sixth fell short, San Diego out-hitting Washington 9-5.
  • Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Cincinnati Reds 3. Los Angeles scored two in the fifth and three more in the sixth to pull away.
  • Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Kansas City Royals 4.
  • San Francisco Giants 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4.

What to watch tonight

A 15-game MLB Tuesday follows, headlined by two of baseball's best records meeting in Atlanta.

  • MLB: Tampa Bay Rays at Atlanta Braves, 7:15 PM ET. Tampa Bay (85-58) and Atlanta (85-59) bring the two best records in their respective East divisions into Truist Park.

Full details in the Tonight preview.

Watch the highlights

Official league highlights, played right here via YouTube.

TOR @ ATHwalk-off
CHC @ MIL3-run 8th
ATL @ PHIshutout
Last Night in Sports: September 7, 2026
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