Last Night in Sports: September 11, 2026

Milwaukee's 92-56 record is now the best in baseball after an 8-run fifth inning buried Cincinnati 20-0. Atlanta held off a Philadelphia rally to win 6-5 and push its NL East lead to five games, and Washington erased a two-run eighth-inning deficit to beat the Angels.

MLB — September 11, 2026 (15 games)

• Chicago Cubs 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
• Detroit Tigers 6, Colorado Rockies 2
• Washington Nationals 4, Los Angeles Angels 3
• New York Yankees 6, New York Mets 4
• Baltimore Orioles 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4
• Kansas City Royals 3, Boston Red Sox 2
• Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Miami Marlins 2
• Tampa Bay Rays 3, Houston Astros 1
• Atlanta Braves 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5
• Milwaukee Brewers 20, Cincinnati Reds 0
• Cleveland Guardians 5, Minnesota Twins 2
• St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago White Sox 3
• Arizona Diamondbacks 9, Texas Rangers 1
• Athletics 6, Seattle Mariners 5
• San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 5

Milwaukee Brewers 20, Cincinnati Reds 0. Milwaukee (92-56) now owns the best record in baseball after shutting out Cincinnati (69-78) and breaking the game open with an eight-run fifth inning. The Brewers out-hit the Reds 23-2.

Atlanta Braves 6, Philadelphia Phillies 5. Atlanta (87-61) held off Philadelphia (82-66) for the second straight game, pushing its NL East lead to five games.

Washington Nationals 4, Los Angeles Angels 3. Washington trailed 2-1 entering the eighth before scoring three unanswered runs to take a 4-2 lead, then held on as Los Angeles answered with one in the ninth.

Kansas City Royals 3, Boston Red Sox 2. Kansas City never trailed, building a 3-0 lead through three innings on 10 hits before Boston's two-run fifth made it close.

Arizona Diamondbacks 9, Texas Rangers 1. Arizona strung together back-to-back big innings, four runs in the fifth and five in the sixth, to bury Texas after a scoreless first four frames.

Quick Hits

• Chicago Cubs 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 2. Chicago broke it open with a four-run fourth inning and out-hit Pittsburgh 16-7.
• Detroit Tigers 6, Colorado Rockies 2. The two were tied 1-1 after five innings before Detroit pulled away with a four-run sixth.
• New York Yankees 6, New York Mets 4. New York never trailed, opening a 4-0 lead through two innings and holding off a late Mets rally that trimmed it to two.
• Baltimore Orioles 7, Toronto Blue Jays 4. Baltimore never trailed after a five-run second inning.
• Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Miami Marlins 2. Los Angeles led 2-1 through six before pulling away with a four-run seventh.
• Tampa Bay Rays 3, Houston Astros 1. Houston out-hit Tampa Bay 9-4 but scored only once; the Rays' two-run ninth sealed it.
• Cleveland Guardians 5, Minnesota Twins 2. Minnesota led 1-0 into the seventh before Cleveland tied it at two, then pulled away with a three-run ninth.
• St. Louis Cardinals 7, Chicago White Sox 3. St. Louis scored in five different innings, breaking it open with a three-run fifth.
• San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 5. San Diego's five-run third built the cushion, and San Francisco's four-run fifth answer fell short.
• Athletics 6, Seattle Mariners 5.

What to watch tonight

Atlanta puts its five-game NL East cushion on the line against Philadelphia again tonight at Truist Park, and the Mets and Yankees renew their series in the Bronx in a full 15-game MLB slate.

• MLB: Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves, 7:15 PM ET. Atlanta (87-61) leads Philadelphia (82-66) by five games in the NL East.
• MLB: New York Mets at New York Yankees, 1:35 PM ET.

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