Last Night in Sports: September 29, 2026

Atlanta trailed Philadelphia 3-2 going to the bottom of the eighth and scored three there to take Game 1 of its League Championship Series 5-3. Two of the other three openers were shutouts, New York putting up nine on Boston and San Diego eight on the Cubs. The Chicago White Sox were the only road team to win, taking a 6-3 game in Houston.

MLB — September 29, 2026 (4 games)

• Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3
• Chicago White Sox 6, Houston Astros 3
• New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 0
• San Diego Padres 8, Chicago Cubs 0

Atlanta Braves 5, Philadelphia Phillies 3. Philadelphia (88-74) scored in the first and added two in the seventh to lead 3-2 with six outs left. Atlanta (94-68) answered with three runs in the eighth and did not need to bat again after the Phillies went scoreless in the ninth. Neither side committed an error, and the Braves won the opener on seven hits to Philadelphia's six. Atlanta leads the series 1-0.

New York Yankees 9, Boston Red Sox 0. New York (93-68) scored in four separate innings and broke the game open with five in the eighth, finishing with 12 hits. Boston (87-75) got three hits and never scored. The Yankees lead the series 1-0.

Chicago White Sox 6, Houston Astros 3. Chicago (84-78) scored in five separate innings and led 5-0 before Houston (81-81) got on the board with two in the bottom of the fifth. The White Sox added a run in the seventh; Houston answered with one in the eighth and nothing after. Chicago out-hit the Astros 11-6, with one error apiece, and leads the series 1-0.

Quick Hits

• San Diego Padres 8, Chicago Cubs 0. San Diego (91-71) scored in five innings, including three in the fifth, and out-hit Chicago (89-73) 13-3 to lead the series 1-0.

What to watch tonight

All four League Championship Series play Game 2, running from a 2:00 PM ET start to a 10:00 PM ET first pitch.

• MLB: Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves, 2:00 PM ET. Atlanta leads the series 1-0 after its three-run eighth, and Philadelphia (88-74) has to win in Atlanta to keep the road trip even.
• MLB: Chicago White Sox at Houston Astros, 5:00 PM ET. Chicago leads the series 1-0 after winning the opener at Houston, where the Astros (81-81) have lost home-field advantage in the series.
• MLB: Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees, 8:00 PM ET. New York leads the series 1-0 and held Boston (87-75) to three hits in Game 1.
• MLB: Chicago Cubs at San Diego Padres, 10:00 PM ET. San Diego leads the series 1-0 and the Cubs (89-73) close the night trying to score for the first time in it.

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