Last Night in Sports: October 15, 2026

Milwaukee spotted Los Angeles four runs in the second inning and still won 6-4, with five hits to the Dodgers' eight. Cleveland answered Tampa Bay's two-run fourth with two of its own in the fifth and won 3-2 without batting in the ninth. Six of the NHL's 11 games went to overtime, as did Denver's 17-14 win over Seattle, and in NBA preseason play Toronto scored 41 points in the fourth quarter at New York and lost 122-120.

MLB — October 15, 2026 (2 games)

• Cleveland Guardians 3, Tampa Bay Rays 2
• Milwaukee Brewers 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Milwaukee Brewers 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4. Los Angeles (100-62) scored four runs in the second inning and did not score again. Milwaukee (103-59) got two in the fourth, two more in the fifth to tie it, went ahead on a run in the sixth and added one in the ninth. The Brewers did it with five hits to the Dodgers' eight, and committed the game's only error.

Cleveland Guardians 3, Tampa Bay Rays 2. Cleveland (85-77) led on a second-inning run, fell behind when Tampa Bay (98-64) scored twice in the fourth, then put up two in the fifth to go back ahead. The Rays finished with three hits and did not score over the last five innings. Cleveland never had to bat in the ninth.

NBA Preseason — October 15, 2026 (2 games)

• New York Knicks 122, Toronto Raptors 120
• Houston Rockets 116, Oklahoma City Thunder 89

New York Knicks 122, Toronto Raptors 120. New York led 35-32 after the first quarter and 87-79 after three in this preseason game. Toronto's 41 points in the fourth were the most either team scored in any quarter, and the Raptors still lost.

Quick Hits

• Houston Rockets 116, Oklahoma City Thunder 89. Houston opened this preseason game with a 33-15 first quarter, gave up 32 points in the second, and closed with 37 in the fourth.

NHL — October 15, 2026 (11 games)

• Ottawa Senators 2, New York Islanders 1
• Buffalo Sabres 5, Toronto Maple Leafs 4
• Tampa Bay Lightning 4, Seattle Kraken 3
• New Jersey Devils 7, New York Rangers 1
• Florida Panthers 3, Vancouver Canucks 2
• Detroit Red Wings 2, Philadelphia Flyers 1
• Chicago Blackhawks 4, Winnipeg Jets 3
• Minnesota Wild 5, St. Louis Blues 4
• San Jose Sharks 3, Nashville Predators 2
• Utah Mammoth 4, Edmonton Oilers 2
• Vegas Golden Knights 6, Calgary Flames 2

NFL — October 15, 2026 (1 game)

• Denver Broncos 17, Seattle Seahawks 14

What to watch tonight

Twelve NBA preseason games fill the calendar, with one MLB game and two late NHL starts around them.

• MLB: Tampa Bay Rays at Cleveland Guardians, 8:00 PM ET. The same two teams met last night, when Cleveland (85-77) won 3-2 and held Tampa Bay (98-64) to three hits.
• NBA preseason: Toronto Raptors at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 PM ET. Toronto is back out a night after its 122-120 preseason loss at New York. It is one of four NBA preseason games at 7:00 PM ET.
• NHL: Pittsburgh Penguins at Colorado Avalanche, 9:00 PM ET. One of only two NHL games on the calendar, both starting at 9:00 PM ET or later.

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