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Last Night in Sports: September 20, 2026

Milwaukee sweeps Baltimore to reach 98-58, Kansas City and Green Bay both win in overtime, and Carolina routs Atlanta 34-3: MLB and NFL scores from Sept. 20.

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Milwaukee blanked Baltimore 3-0 to complete a three-game sweep, pushing the majors' best record to 98-58. St. Louis and Los Angeles both rallied from late deficits, and the NFL's full Week 2 Sunday slate produced two overtime games, headlined by Kansas City outlasting Indianapolis 33-30 to improve to 2-0.

MLB — September 20, 2026 (15 games)

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

Milwaukee Brewers 3, Baltimore Orioles 0. Milwaukee shut out Baltimore to complete a three-game sweep, scoring single runs in the second, fourth, and seventh. The win pushes the Brewers to 98-58, still the best record in the majors, while Baltimore falls to 75-81.

St. Louis Cardinals 5, Washington Nationals 3. Washington led 3-2 entering the eighth, but St. Louis answered with three runs in the inning to go ahead for good and hold on for the win.

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, San Francisco Giants 1. San Francisco led 1-0 through five innings and managed just two hits all game, but Los Angeles scored single runs in the sixth, seventh, and eighth to pull away, despite committing two errors of its own.

Quick Hits

  • Philadelphia Phillies 7, New York Mets 2. New York out-hit Philadelphia 10-7 and still lost, with Philadelphia scoring in three separate innings, including a three-run eighth.
  • Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Kansas City Royals 3. Pittsburgh trailed 3-2 entering the eighth before a two-run inning put the Pirates ahead for good.
  • Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati Reds 1. Chicago broke it open with a four-run third and added three more in the fifth.
  • Cleveland Guardians 1, Athletics 0. Cleveland's lone run, scored in the fourth, was enough to shut out the Athletics.
  • Tampa Bay Rays 5, Boston Red Sox 1. Boston out-hit Tampa Bay 6-4 and still lost after the Rays scored four runs in the first inning.
  • Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 1. Chicago scored in four different innings, capped by a two-run eighth.
  • Atlanta Braves 4, Houston Astros 2. A four-run sixth inning was the difference for Atlanta; Houston's runs came an inning apart, in the fourth and eighth.
  • Toronto Blue Jays 7, Texas Rangers 2. Toronto broke a 3-2 game open with a four-run seventh, out-hitting Texas 11-8.
  • Seattle Mariners 2, Colorado Rockies 1. Colorado's only run came in the bottom of the ninth and wasn't enough.
  • Minnesota Twins 8, Los Angeles Angels 0. Minnesota shut out the Angels, scoring in four different innings including a three-run seventh.
  • Arizona Diamondbacks 8, New York Yankees 4. New York scored four runs in the third, but Arizona answered with five in the fifth and two more in the seventh.
  • San Diego Padres 7, Miami Marlins 3. San Diego scored in four different innings; Miami's three runs all came in a single seventh.

NFL — Week 2, September 20, 2026 (14 games)

  • Kansas City Chiefs 33, Indianapolis Colts 30 (OT)
  • Green Bay Packers 20, New York Jets 17 (OT)
  • Carolina Panthers 34, Atlanta Falcons 3
  • Dallas Cowboys 37, Washington Commanders 20
  • San Francisco 49ers 35, Miami Dolphins 13
  • Seattle Seahawks 31, Arizona Cardinals 7
  • New England Patriots 20, Pittsburgh Steelers 3
  • New Orleans Saints 24, Baltimore Ravens 17
  • Denver Broncos 20, Jacksonville Jaguars 13
  • Cincinnati Bengals 20, Houston Texans 6
  • Cleveland Browns 23, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19
  • Las Vegas Raiders 26, Los Angeles Chargers 14
  • Philadelphia Eagles 24, Tennessee Titans 20
  • Minnesota Vikings 9, Chicago Bears 3

Kansas City Chiefs 33, Indianapolis Colts 30 (OT). Kansas City and Indianapolis traded leads through four quarters — the Chiefs led after the first and third, the Colts after the second — before the game finished regulation tied at 27. Kansas City won it in overtime to improve to 2-0.

Green Bay Packers 20, New York Jets 17 (OT). New York led 17-14 entering the fourth quarter, but Green Bay tied it to force overtime and won there to move to 1-1.

Carolina Panthers 34, Atlanta Falcons 3. Carolina scored in every quarter, while Atlanta's only points came on a second-quarter field goal. The Falcons fall to 0-2.

Quick Hits

  • Dallas Cowboys 37, Washington Commanders 20. Dallas led from the opening quarter and scored in every period.
  • San Francisco 49ers 35, Miami Dolphins 13. San Francisco broke a 14-6 game open with 21 unanswered points in the third quarter.
  • Seattle Seahawks 31, Arizona Cardinals 7. The game was tied 7-7 at halftime before Seattle scored 24 unanswered points in the second half to improve to 2-0.
  • New England Patriots 20, Pittsburgh Steelers 3. New England never trailed, holding Pittsburgh to a single field goal all game.
  • New Orleans Saints 24, Baltimore Ravens 17. Baltimore led 17-9 entering the fourth quarter, but New Orleans scored 15 unanswered points and Baltimore was shut out the rest of the way.
  • Denver Broncos 20, Jacksonville Jaguars 13. Denver trailed 13-6 entering the fourth before a 14-0 quarter won it.
  • Cincinnati Bengals 20, Houston Texans 6. Cincinnati never trailed, out-scoring Houston 20-6 across the four quarters.
  • Cleveland Browns 23, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19. The game was tied 16-16 through three quarters before Cleveland outscored Tampa Bay 7-3 in the fourth.
  • Las Vegas Raiders 26, Los Angeles Chargers 14. Los Angeles led after the second and third quarters before Las Vegas closed with 9 unanswered points in the fourth.
  • Philadelphia Eagles 24, Tennessee Titans 20. Philadelphia trailed after the first quarter, tied the game at 17 through three, then won it in the fourth to improve to 2-0.
  • Minnesota Vikings 9, Chicago Bears 3. Chicago led 3-3 after the first quarter and was outscored 6-0 the rest of the way.

What to watch tonight

A light Monday slate: three MLB games close out the stretch run, and the NFL's Week 3 opens with a Monday night matchup.

  • MLB: Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles, 6:35 PM ET. Baltimore (75-81) was just swept by Milwaukee and now hosts Toronto (77-79).
  • NFL: New York Giants at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 PM ET. New York (1-0) looks to build on its Week 2 win against a Rams team (0-1) trying to get back to .500.

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MIL @ BALshutout, completes sweep
IND @ KCovertime
GB @ NYJovertime
Last Night in Sports: September 20, 2026
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