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Last Night in Sports: September 27, 2026

Washington rallied past the Mets 6-4, Houston blanked the Athletics 9-0, and the Cubs scored three in the ninth to beat Boston 6-2 in a 14-game MLB night.

September 27, 20265 min read

Washington turned a 4-2 hole into a 6-4 win over the Mets by scoring in five different innings, the best story of a 14-game MLB night that also produced Houston's 9-0 shutout of the Athletics. Milwaukee (103-59) led St. Louis 6-0 after four and hung on 6-4. The NFL's Sunday slate left Buffalo, Kansas City, Minnesota, Las Vegas and San Francisco all at 3-0.

MLB — September 27, 2026 (14 games)

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

Washington Nationals 6, New York Mets 4. New York scored once in the first and three more in the second to lead 4-2. Washington (77-85) answered with two in the third to tie it, took the lead on a run in the fifth and added another in the seventh. New York (74-88) matched the Nationals with nine hits and did not score after the second inning.

Houston Astros 9, Athletics 0. Houston (81-81) broke through with four runs in the third and kept adding, scoring two in the sixth, two in the seventh and one in the eighth. The Athletics (64-98) managed five hits and never got a runner home. Houston finished with 12 hits.

Chicago Cubs 6, Boston Red Sox 2. Chicago (89-73) led 2-1 after the first, Boston (87-75) tied it in the second, and the Cubs went back ahead with a run in the third. It stayed 3-2 until Chicago scored three in the ninth. Boston was scoreless over the last seven innings and had five hits to Chicago's 13.

Quick Hits

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, San Francisco Giants 1.
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Tampa Bay Rays 3. Philadelphia (88-74) scored one in the first and three in the second, then three more in the fifth; Tampa Bay (98-64) did not score until the fifth.
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Cincinnati Reds 1. Toronto (79-83) scored two in the second, two in the third and one in the eighth, and won with five hits to Cincinnati's seven; the Reds (75-87) got their run in the third.
Chicago White Sox 4, Colorado Rockies 2. Chicago (84-78) scored all four of its runs in the third; Colorado (58-104) also scored in that inning and added one in the eighth.
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Detroit Tigers 2. Pittsburgh (82-80) scored in the first, second and fourth to lead 4-0, and Detroit (76-86) did not answer until a two-run seventh.
Kansas City Royals 3, Cleveland Guardians 2. Kansas City (69-93) broke a 2-2 tie with a run in the eighth despite two errors, and never batted in the ninth; Cleveland (85-77) had nine hits, the same as the Royals.
Miami Marlins 5, Atlanta Braves 3. Miami (80-82) scored three in the sixth to turn a 1-1 game into a 4-1 lead, then answered Atlanta's two-run seventh with a run of its own; Atlanta (94-68) had five hits.
Milwaukee Brewers 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4. Milwaukee (103-59) scored three in the first and led 6-0 after four; St. Louis (77-85) got all four of its runs in the eighth.
Minnesota Twins 6, Texas Rangers 4. Minnesota (77-85) led 5-1 after five innings; Texas (80-82) scored once in the eighth and twice in the ninth.
San Diego Padres 9, Arizona Diamondbacks 4. San Diego (91-71) scored in six consecutive innings, the third through the eighth, including three in the seventh and two in the eighth; Arizona (86-76) scored once in the sixth and three times in the seventh.
Seattle Mariners 7, Los Angeles Angels 3. Seattle (76-86) led 3-0 after three and put up three more in the sixth, finishing with 12 hits; the Angels (62-100) scored once in the sixth and twice in the eighth.