MLB Scores: August 27, 2026 — Braves Beat Dodgers 1-0

The Atlanta Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 at Truist Park, with Chris Sale earning the win. Drake Baldwin hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning to give Atlanta the early lead. Yoshinobu Yamamoto took the loss despite striking out eight batters over 6.1 innings. Chris Sale pitched nine complete innings and allowed only five hits with no runs. Mookie Betts went 2-for-4 for the Dodgers but failed to score or drive in any runs. Edgardo Henriquez and Jack Dreyer each pitched a scoreless inning out of the Dodgers bullpen. The game drew an attendance of 39,650 fans to Truist Park on this regular season night. The Kansas City Royals defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 13-2 in a game played at Rogers Centre. Noah Cameron earned the win for the Royals, pitching six innings and allowing two earned runs. In the top of the first inning, Carter Jensen hit a home run to give Kansas City a 1-0 lead. Salvador Perez reached on a fielder's choice in the same inning, and Bobby Witt Jr. scored. Jac Caglianone drove in runs with a single in the second inning to extend the lead to 4-0. Vinnie Pasquantino hit a home run in the sixth inning, adding to the Royals' scoring spree. George Springer responded with a two-run homer in the bottom of the sixth to cut the lead to 10-2. The Washington Nationals defeated the Colorado Rockies 7-1 at Nationals Park, with Tom Cosgrove earning the win. Gabriel Hughes took the loss after allowing four earned runs in 5.0 innings pitched. In the bottom of the first inning, Daylen Lile singled and CJ Abrams scored. Attendance for the game was 14,768 people. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Baltimore Orioles 7-5 at Busch Stadium. Blaze Jordan hit a third home run in the bottom of the second inning, driving in three runs for the Cardinals. Ramón Urías added his third home run of the game in the fourth inning to extend the lead to 5-0. Luis Gastelum earned the win for the Cardinals, improving his record to 4-3 on the season. Trevor Rogers took the loss for the Orioles, falling to 9-9 with a 4.38 ERA. Riley O'Brien recorded the save for St. Louis, moving his record to 3-6 on the year. The game drew an attendance of 20,723 fans at Busch Stadium. The Houston Astros defeated the New York Yankees 5-1 at Yankee Stadium. Hayden Wesneski earned the win for the Astros, pitching five innings and allowing one earned run. Gerrit Cole took the loss for the Yankees, giving up three earned runs in six innings. In the top of the third inning, Isaac Paredes singled and Jeremy Peña scored to put Houston ahead 1-0. Christian Walker hit a two-run homer in the top of the sixth to extend the Astros' lead to 3-0. Cody Bellinger drove in a run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the sixth to cut the deficit to 3-1. Jeremy Peña hit his team's fourth run with a solo homer in the top of the seventh to make it 4-1. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the New York Mets 8-2 in a game played at Citi Field. Jacob Misiorowski earned the win for Milwaukee with a 6.0-inning performance allowing two runs on two hits. Sean Manaea took the loss for New York, surrendering six earned runs over 5.2 innings pitched. In the top of the first inning, Andrew Vaughn singled and Jackson Chourio scored, followed by Gary Sánchez grounding into a force out that allowed Luis Lara to score. Jackson Chourio hit his second home run of the game in the top of the eighth inning, driving in Cooper Pratt for Milwaukee's final run. The attendance for the game was 26,611 people. The San Francisco Giants defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 at Oracle Park, with Landen Roupp earning the win. Drew Gilbert hit a home run in the bottom of the first inning for the Giants, giving them a 1-0 lead. Gabriel Moreno responded with a home run for Arizona in the top of the fourth, tying the game at 1-1. The Giants scored multiple runs in the bottom of the fifth and eighth innings to build their lead. Drew Gilbert drove in another run with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the fifth. Jose Cabrera took the loss for Arizona, struggling through 4.1 innings pitched.