Major League Baseball game schedules

Major League Baseball matchups in late August and early September 2026 involve various teams contending for divisional titles and Wild Card positions.

On August 31, matchups included a makeup game between the San Francisco Giants and the Atlanta Braves, as well as games involving the Washington Nationals, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, and Chicago Cubs. In the Giants-Braves game, San Francisco started Anthony Molina while Atlanta utilized Bryce Elder.

By September 4, the New York Mets defeated the San Francisco Giants 10-6 at Citi Field. The Mets’ offensive performance included five home runs from Francisco Alvarez (two), Mark Vientos, Bo Bichette, and Francisco Lindor. The Giants’ lone home run was hit by Rafael Devers, who also recorded five RBIs.

In a September 3 series at Petco Park, the San Diego Padres defeated the New York Yankees 3-2 in ten innings. Luis Campusano secured the win with a two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the tenth, hitting a 94-MPH sinker from Paul Blackburn. The Yankees had briefly taken a 2-1 lead in the tenth via an RBI single from rookie Spencer Jones, but Jones was subsequently thrown out attempting to steal third. Yankees starter Max Fried pitched 5.2 innings, allowing one earned run, before being replaced by Will Warren in a piggyback arrangement. The Padres’ victory moved them back into the third National League wild-card spot, leapfrogging the Arizona Diamondbacks, while the Yankees fell four games behind the Tampa Bay Rays in the AL East race.