Last Night in Sports: September 12, 2026

Atlanta broke a scoreless tie with eight runs in the fourth inning to bury Philadelphia 12-2, widening its NL East lead to six games. Detroit trailed 7-4 entering the eighth before scoring seven to beat Colorado 11-7, and Seattle out-hit Oakland 23-5 in a 19-1 rout.

MLB — September 12, 2026 (15 games)

• Atlanta Braves 12, Philadelphia Phillies 2
• Detroit Tigers 11, Colorado Rockies 7
• Washington Nationals 6, Los Angeles Angels 5
• New York Mets 12, New York Yankees 2
• Toronto Blue Jays 7, Baltimore Orioles 3
• Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 1
• Miami Marlins 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
• Tampa Bay Rays 3, Houston Astros 2
• Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3
• Milwaukee Brewers 13, Cincinnati Reds 9
• Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Guardians 3
• Chicago White Sox 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5
• Texas Rangers 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 2
• Seattle Mariners 19, Athletics 1
• San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 6

Atlanta Braves 12, Philadelphia Phillies 2. Atlanta (88-61) broke a scoreless game open with eight runs in the fourth inning, out-hitting Philadelphia (82-67) 13-7 and stretching its NL East lead to six games.

Detroit Tigers 11, Colorado Rockies 7. Down 7-4 entering the eighth, Detroit scored seven runs to beat Colorado, out-hitting the Rockies 18-12.

Seattle Mariners 19, Athletics 1. Seattle scored in seven of nine innings and finished with 23 hits, routing Oakland 19-1.

Chicago White Sox 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5. Trailing 4-1 after four innings, Chicago tied it with a three-run fifth, then scored twice in the ninth to beat St. Louis.

San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 6. San Diego trailed 3-0 after two innings, scored in six straight innings to take a 7-3 lead, then held off a three-run Giants eighth.

Quick Hits

• New York Mets 12, New York Yankees 2. New York led 5-1 through five before a five-run eighth put it away; the Mets out-hit the Yankees 14-7.
• Toronto Blue Jays 7, Baltimore Orioles 3. Toronto never trailed after a three-run third and out-hit Baltimore 11-6.
• Chicago Cubs 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3. Pittsburgh out-hit Chicago 6-5 and led 3-2 after a three-run sixth, but the Cubs' two-run eighth won it.
• Miami Marlins 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3. Los Angeles led 2-0 after the first, but Miami's three-run second put the Marlins ahead for good.
• Minnesota Twins 4, Cleveland Guardians 3. Minnesota's four-run third was the difference; Cleveland twice cut the deficit but never tied it.
• Tampa Bay Rays 3, Houston Astros 2. Houston led 1-0 before Tampa Bay scored twice in the fifth and added the go-ahead run in the seventh.
• Milwaukee Brewers 13, Cincinnati Reds 9. Milwaukee scored in four of its first five innings, capped by a five-run fifth, before Cincinnati's four-run eighth made the final margin closer.
• Texas Rangers 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 2. Texas scored all six of its runs in a single fifth inning and out-hit Arizona 13-6.
• Boston Red Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 1. Boston never trailed, out-hitting Kansas City 10-5.
• Washington Nationals 6, Los Angeles Angels 5.

What to watch tonight

Atlanta puts its six-game NL East cushion on the line against Philadelphia again tonight at Truist Park, and the NFL opens a full Sunday slate that closes with Dallas at the Giants.

• MLB: Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves, 1:35 PM ET. Atlanta (88-61) leads Philadelphia (82-67) by six games in the NL East.
• NFL: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants, 8:20 PM ET.

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