Games on September 26, 2020

The games of September 26, 2020

17 games were played on September 26, 2020, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Seattle Mariners, 12-3 winners over the Oakland Athletics. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cleveland Indians (8-0) and the Milwaukee Brewers over the St. Louis Cardinals (3-0). The closest finishes were the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the Kansas City Royals, the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-6 over the Anaheim Angels, the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Washington Nationals 4-3 over the New York Mets. The rest of the slate: the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the Colorado Rockies, 10-3, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Boston Red Sox, 8-2, the Chicago White Sox topped the Chicago Cubs 9-5, the Minnesota Twins topped the Cincinnati Reds 7-3, the New York Yankees beat the Miami Marlins 11-4, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Seattle Mariners, 5-1, the San Francisco Giants fell to the San Diego Padres, 6-2, the Texas Rangers beat the Houston Astros 6-1, the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-2, and the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Seattle Mariners and the Oakland Athletics and the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 25, 2020 and the next, Sep 27, 2020. For the wider picture, see the 2020 season.