Last Night in Sports: September 13, 2026

Philadelphia broke a 2-2 tie with seven runs in the eighth to beat Atlanta 9-4, cutting the Braves' NL East lead to five games. Miami and Oakland each won on walk-offs, and the NFL's first full Sunday of 2026 closed with Detroit outlasting New Orleans in overtime, 31-30.

MLB — September 13, 2026 (15 games)

• Detroit Tigers 8, Colorado Rockies 1
• Washington Nationals 6, Los Angeles Angels 5
• Boston Red Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 1
• New York Yankees 2, New York Mets 0
• Philadelphia Phillies 9, Atlanta Braves 4
• Toronto Blue Jays 8, Baltimore Orioles 1
• Miami Marlins 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
• Tampa Bay Rays 14, Houston Astros 4
• Cincinnati Reds 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3
• Cleveland Guardians 9, Minnesota Twins 2
• St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago White Sox 1
• Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3
• Athletics 8, Seattle Mariners 7
• Texas Rangers 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 6
• San Diego Padres 6, San Francisco Giants 4

Philadelphia Phillies 9, Atlanta Braves 4. Philadelphia broke a 2-2 tie with seven runs in the eighth, out-hitting Atlanta 16-12 and cutting the Braves' (88-62) NL East lead over the Phillies (83-67) from six games to five.

Miami Marlins 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4. Miami trailed 3-0 entering the eighth, cut it to 3-2, then scored four runs in the ninth to beat the Dodgers (90-59) in a walk-off.

Athletics 8, Seattle Mariners 7. Seattle led 7-6 entering the ninth and out-hit Oakland 12-9, but the Athletics scored twice in the bottom of the ninth to walk it off.

Quick Hits

• Detroit Tigers 8, Colorado Rockies 1. Detroit answered Colorado's first-inning run with two of its own, then added three more in the second.
• Washington Nationals 6, Los Angeles Angels 5. Washington broke a 2-2 tie with four runs in the eighth and held on as Los Angeles answered with one in the ninth.
• Boston Red Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 1. Boston never trailed, scoring in the second, seventh, and eighth.
• New York Yankees 2, New York Mets 0. New York held the Mets to three hits and no runs, scoring single runs in the first and third.
• Toronto Blue Jays 8, Baltimore Orioles 1. Toronto broke it open with three runs in the fifth and four more in the eighth.
• Tampa Bay Rays 14, Houston Astros 4. Tampa Bay scored in five different innings, capped by a four-run third, and out-hit Houston 15-4.
• Cincinnati Reds 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3. Cincinnati's three-run sixth put it ahead for good; Milwaukee's run in the seventh pulled within one but no closer.
• Cleveland Guardians 9, Minnesota Twins 2. Cleveland out-hit Minnesota 14-6, scoring in four different innings including a three-run ninth.
• St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago White Sox 1. St. Louis scored all three of its runs in a single sixth inning.
• Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3. Chicago led 2-1 before Pittsburgh's three-run sixth put the Pirates back in front for good.
• Texas Rangers 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 6. Texas led 7-4 after seven, and Arizona's two runs in the ninth, capping a 12-10 hit advantage, came up one short.
• San Diego Padres 6, San Francisco Giants 4. San Diego jumped ahead 5-2 through two innings and held on as San Francisco chipped away with single runs in the fifth and sixth.

NFL — Week 1, September 13, 2026 (13 games)

• Detroit Lions 31, New Orleans Saints 30 (OT)
• Cincinnati Bengals 33, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27
• New York Jets 23, Tennessee Titans 10
• Baltimore Ravens 41, Indianapolis Colts 23
• Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Atlanta Falcons 13
• Chicago Bears 59, Carolina Panthers 37
• Jacksonville Jaguars 34, Cleveland Browns 10
• Buffalo Bills 36, Houston Texans 31
• Las Vegas Raiders 27, Miami Dolphins 13
• Minnesota Vikings 39, Green Bay Packers 22
• Philadelphia Eagles 24, Washington Commanders 22
• Arizona Cardinals 26, Los Angeles Chargers 14
• New York Giants 28, Dallas Cowboys 20

Detroit Lions 31, New Orleans Saints 30 (OT). Detroit led 21-14 entering the fourth quarter, but New Orleans scored 10 unanswered points to force overtime tied at 24. The Lions then outscored the Saints 7-6 in the extra period to escape.

Chicago Bears 59, Carolina Panthers 37. Chicago led from the opening quarter and scored at least 14 points in every period, finishing with 59, the most any team scored Sunday, in a 96-combined-point shootout at Carolina.

Buffalo Bills 36, Houston Texans 31. Houston led 7-3 after the first quarter, but Buffalo scored 21 points in the second to take a 24-21 lead it never gave up, holding off a 10-point Texans fourth quarter.

Quick Hits

• Cincinnati Bengals 33, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 27. Cincinnati led 24-10 at halftime, and Tampa Bay's 17-9 second half wasn't enough to complete the comeback.
• New York Jets 23, Tennessee Titans 10. New York led 20-3 through three quarters before Tennessee's only touchdown of the day came in the fourth.
• Baltimore Ravens 41, Indianapolis Colts 23. Baltimore led 31-13 at halftime and cruised from there.
• Pittsburgh Steelers 20, Atlanta Falcons 13. Atlanta led 7-3 after the first quarter before Pittsburgh scored 10 unanswered to take a 13-7 halftime lead and never trailed again.
• Jacksonville Jaguars 34, Cleveland Browns 10. Jacksonville led 24-0 at halftime; Cleveland's only points came in the second half.
• Las Vegas Raiders 27, Miami Dolphins 13. Las Vegas led 17-6 at half and put the game away with a 10-point third quarter.
• Minnesota Vikings 39, Green Bay Packers 22. Green Bay led 22-17 after three quarters, but Minnesota scored 22 unanswered points in the fourth to pull away.
• Philadelphia Eagles 24, Washington Commanders 22. Philadelphia led 17-9 after three quarters before Washington's 13-point fourth pulled the Commanders within two.
• Arizona Cardinals 26, Los Angeles Chargers 14. Arizona led 13-7 at half, and Los Angeles pulled within two after three before the Cardinals closed it out with 10 points in the fourth.
• New York Giants 28, Dallas Cowboys 20. New York scored in every quarter to hold off a Dallas team that never led.

What to watch tonight

Atlanta opens a series at Chicago after Sunday's loss trimmed its NL East cushion to five games, and the NFL's Week 1 closes with Denver at Kansas City, both teams still 0-0.

• MLB: Atlanta Braves at Chicago Cubs, 7:40 PM ET. Atlanta (88-62) leads Philadelphia by five games in the NL East.
• NFL: Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 PM ET. Season opener for both teams.

Full details in the Tonight preview.