Last Night in Sports: October 3, 2026

Tampa Bay held the New York Yankees to one hit and won 1-0 on a third-inning run. Milwaukee erased a two-run deficit against San Diego, and the Dodgers put up three in the sixth to push past Atlanta. The NHL filled the rest of the night with 13 games, three of which went to overtime.

MLB — October 3, 2026 (4 games)

• Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Guardians 0
• Tampa Bay Rays 1, New York Yankees 0
• Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 3
• Milwaukee Brewers 3, San Diego Padres 2

Tampa Bay Rays 1, New York Yankees 0. Tampa Bay (98-64) scored in the bottom of the third and never needed another run. New York (93-68) went hitless until it finished with one hit for the game and was blanked through nine innings. The Rays managed five hits themselves, and neither side made an error.

Milwaukee Brewers 3, San Diego Padres 2. San Diego (91-71) scored twice in the second and carried that lead into the third, when Milwaukee (103-59) answered with two of its own. The Brewers went ahead on a run in the seventh and held it. San Diego out-hit Milwaukee 9-7 and committed the only error in the game.

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 3. Los Angeles (100-62) broke a scoreless game with two runs in the fourth and added three more in the sixth to lead 5-1. Atlanta (94-68) scored once in the sixth and twice in the ninth, which left it short. The Dodgers out-hit the Braves 8-4.

Quick Hits

• Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Guardians 0. Chicago (84-78) scored twice in the fourth and once in the seventh, and Cleveland (85-77) was held to three hits in the shutout.

NHL — October 3, 2026 (13 games)

• Ottawa Senators 3, Toronto Maple Leafs 2
• Tampa Bay Lightning 3, Washington Capitals 1
• Pittsburgh Penguins 6, Montreal Canadiens 5
• Edmonton Oilers 3, Seattle Kraken 1
• Carolina Hurricanes 3, Philadelphia Flyers 2
• Utah Mammoth 4, Columbus Blue Jackets 1
• Buffalo Sabres 4, Chicago Blackhawks 3
• New York Islanders 6, New Jersey Devils 0
• Minnesota Wild 4, Boston Bruins 1
• Nashville Predators 2, Dallas Stars 1
• Colorado Avalanche 6, St. Louis Blues 1
• San Jose Sharks 5, Los Angeles Kings 4
• Vancouver Canucks 4, Calgary Flames 1

What to watch tonight

Fourteen NFL games headline the Sunday calendar, alongside two MLB games and five on the NHL schedule.

• MLB: Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Dodgers, 8:00 PM ET. The Dodgers (100-62) beat Atlanta (94-68) 5-3 last night and host again.
• MLB: San Diego Padres at Milwaukee Brewers, 4:00 PM ET. Milwaukee (103-59) took the opener 3-2 after San Diego (91-71) out-hit it 9-7.
• NHL: Calgary Flames at Seattle Kraken, 8:00 PM ET. Calgary (0-2) lost 4-1 at Vancouver last night and Seattle (1-1) lost 3-1 at Edmonton.
• NFL: Indianapolis Colts at Washington Commanders, 9:30 AM ET. The earliest kickoff of the day opens a 14-game NFL slate that closes with Detroit at Carolina at 8:20 PM ET.

Full details in the Tonight preview.