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Last Night in Sports: September 21, 2026

Baltimore rallies from 3-0 down to beat Toronto 4-3, Detroit routs Washington with a 5-run 5th, and the Rams rout the Giants 28-6: MLB, NFL scores Sept. 21.

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Baltimore trailed 3-0 after the first inning, tied it by the sixth, and scored two in the eighth to beat Toronto 4-3. Detroit and San Francisco both pulled away with mid-game outbursts, and the NFL's Week 3 opened with the Rams routing the Giants 28-6 on Monday night.

MLB — September 21, 2026 (3 games)

  • Baltimore Orioles 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3
  • Detroit Tigers 9, Washington Nationals 2
  • San Francisco Giants 5, Minnesota Twins 2

Baltimore Orioles 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3. Toronto scored three runs in the top of the first, but Baltimore (76-81) answered immediately with a run in the bottom of the inning, tied it with another in the sixth, and took the lead for good on a two-run eighth. Toronto (77-80) was held scoreless the rest of the way and did not answer in the ninth.

Quick Hits

  • Detroit Tigers 9, Washington Nationals 2. Detroit (74-83) scored in three separate innings, capped by a five-run fifth, to blow open a game it led just 2-0 after the first. Washington (73-84) managed only a two-run eighth.
  • San Francisco Giants 5, Minnesota Twins 2. San Francisco (65-92) never trailed, scoring twice in each of the first two innings before adding a run in the fifth. Minnesota (73-84) scored single runs in the fourth and eighth.

NFL — Week 3, September 21, 2026 (1 game)

Los Angeles Rams 28, New York Giants 6. Los Angeles (4-1) scored a touchdown in every quarter and never trailed, holding New York (3-2) to a pair of second- and third-quarter field goals.

What to watch tonight

A full 16-game MLB slate, with no NFL games on the Tuesday calendar.

  • MLB: San Diego Padres at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 PM ET. San Diego (87-69) closes the night in a NL West matchup against a Dodgers club (96-60) with the best record in the National League.
  • MLB: Tampa Bay Rays at New York Yankees, 1:05 PM ET and 7:05 PM ET. The two meet twice in a Bronx doubleheader.
  • MLB: Milwaukee Brewers at Philadelphia Phillies, 6:40 PM ET. Milwaukee (98-58), still the majors' best record, visits Philadelphia (86-70).

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Watch the highlights

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TOR @ BALtrailed 3-0, won on 2-run 8th
WSH @ DET5-run 5th
NYG @ LARTD in every quarter
Last Night in Sports: September 21, 2026
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