Last Night in Sports: October 4, 2026

Milwaukee went to the bottom of the ninth trailing San Diego 3-2 and scored twice to win 4-3. Atlanta did its scoring early in Los Angeles, taking single runs in the first, fifth and seventh and making them hold up 3-2. The NFL's 14-game Sunday left Kansas City, Minnesota and San Francisco at 4-0 and five teams at 0-4: Tennessee, Houston, Tampa Bay, Miami and the Los Angeles Chargers.

MLB — October 4, 2026 (2 games)

• Milwaukee Brewers 4, San Diego Padres 3
• Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Milwaukee Brewers 4, San Diego Padres 3. San Diego (91-71) scored in the first, the fifth and the seventh and led 3-2 going to the ninth. Milwaukee (103-59) answered in the bottom of the fifth and the bottom of the seventh, then scored twice in the ninth to end it. Both clubs finished with five hits; San Diego made two errors and Milwaukee three.

Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2. Atlanta (94-68) led from the first inning on, adding single runs in the fifth and the seventh. Los Angeles (100-62) tied it 1-1 in the fourth, then went scoreless until the ninth, when it got back within 3-2. Each side had six hits and neither made an error.

NHL — October 4, 2026 (5 games)

• Winnipeg Jets 3, Detroit Red Wings 2
• New York Rangers 4, Utah Mammoth 2
• Anaheim Ducks 3, Florida Panthers 2
• Seattle Kraken 6, Calgary Flames 1
• Vegas Golden Knights 3, Vancouver Canucks 2

NFL — October 4, 2026 (14 games)

• Indianapolis Colts 30, Washington Commanders 13
• New England Patriots 29, Buffalo Bills 26
• Chicago Bears 23, New York Jets 12
• Jacksonville Jaguars 22, Cincinnati Bengals 17
• New York Giants 36, Arizona Cardinals 24
• Los Angeles Rams 24, Philadelphia Eagles 20
• Green Bay Packers 17, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14
• Baltimore Ravens 24, Tennessee Titans 18
• Dallas Cowboys 34, Houston Texans 30
• Minnesota Vikings 15, Miami Dolphins 10
• Kansas City Chiefs 30, Las Vegas Raiders 27
• San Francisco 49ers 24, Denver Broncos 14
• Seattle Seahawks 30, Los Angeles Chargers 23
• Carolina Panthers 32, Detroit Lions 26

What to watch tonight

Three leagues are on the Monday card: four NHL games, two MLB games and one NFL game.

• NHL: Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins, 7:30 PM ET. Winnipeg (1-1) won 3-2 in Detroit last night and plays its second road game in two nights.
• MLB: New York Yankees at Tampa Bay Rays, 8:00 PM ET. The later of the two MLB games, after Chicago and Cleveland open the night at 5:00 PM ET.
• NFL: Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints, 8:15 PM ET. The only NFL game on the schedule tonight, and neither team played in Sunday's 14 games.

Full details in the Tonight preview.