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Last Night in Sports: September 10, 2026

San Francisco routs LA 27-7 in the first NFL game played in Australia, Seattle erases a three-run deficit to beat Texas, and Atlanta holds off Tampa Bay 3-1.

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San Francisco led from the opening quarter and routed Los Angeles 27-7 in the first regular-season NFL game ever played in Australia. Atlanta broke a scoreless tie with a three-run eighth to hold off Tampa Bay, and Seattle erased a three-run deficit with a four-run seventh to beat Texas.

NFL — September 10, 2026 (1 game)

  • San Francisco 49ers 27, Los Angeles Rams 7

San Francisco 49ers 27, Los Angeles Rams 7. San Francisco (1-0) opened its season with a 3-0 lead after the first quarter and never trailed, closing it out with 10 unanswered points in the fourth to beat Los Angeles (0-1) at the Melbourne Cricket Ground — the first regular-season NFL game played in Australia.

MLB — September 10, 2026 (5 games)

  • Atlanta Braves 3, Tampa Bay Rays 1
  • Houston Astros 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1
  • Seattle Mariners 4, Texas Rangers 3
  • New York Yankees 10, Colorado Rockies 3
  • Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago White Sox 0

Atlanta Braves 3, Tampa Bay Rays 1. Atlanta (86-61) broke a scoreless tie with a three-run eighth inning and held off a Tampa Bay (87-59) run in the ninth to win 3-1.

Houston Astros 2, Philadelphia Phillies 1. Houston (75-72) and Philadelphia (82-65) were tied 1-1 after Philadelphia's fifth-inning run matched Houston's second-inning run, until the Astros scored again in the ninth to break the tie and hang on for the win.

Seattle Mariners 4, Texas Rangers 3. Texas (72-75) built a 3-0 lead through five innings, but Seattle (69-78) answered with a four-run seventh to take a 4-3 lead and closed it out from there.

Quick Hits

  • New York Yankees 10, Colorado Rockies 3. New York (84-62) led 4-1 after two innings, then blew it open with a six-run seventh to beat Colorado (55-91).
  • Pittsburgh Pirates 2, Chicago White Sox 0. Pittsburgh shut out Chicago and out-hit the White Sox 7-2, scoring in the fourth and eighth.

What to watch tonight

Atlanta and Philadelphia renew their series at Truist Park, and the Mets and Yankees meet across New York in a full 15-game MLB slate.

  • MLB: Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves, 7:15 PM ET. Atlanta (86-61) holds a four-game cushion over Philadelphia (82-65) in the standings.
  • MLB: New York Mets at New York Yankees, 7:05 PM ET.

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Watch the highlights

Official league highlights, played right here via YouTube.

SF @ LARhistoric Australia opener, SF leads wire-to-wire
TEX @ SEAerased 3-run deficit with 4-run 7th
PIT @ CWSshutout, out-hit 7-2
Last Night in Sports: September 10, 2026
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