Best games on Thursday, August 20

Thursday, August 20, 2026 · final

The Lineup Is ranked 63 games on Thursday, August 20 and found 2 worth watching, led by Mirassol at LDU at 110/100. Here's how that day's slate finished.

  1. #1 · Copa LibertadoresImportance 110/100
    6:00 PM ET

    Mirassol at LDU

    Mirassol
    LDU

    Level at 0-0 from the first leg, and LDU have ninety minutes at home to settle it. A level aggregate after ninety more minutes means extra time, then penalties. The last meeting finished 1-1.

  2. #2 · Copa LibertadoresImportance 67/100
    Final

    Rosario Central at Corinthians

    Rosario Central0
    Corinthians1

    Corinthians took the night on the scoreboard, which leaves the tie at 1-0. 3 shots on target to 1. Breno Bidon scored the goals.

  3. #3 · MLBImportance 47/100
    Final·MLB.TV

    Nationals at Rangers

    Nationals61-680
    Rangers63-652

    One hit for one of the two sides, and the Rangers took it by two runs, with the Nationals finishing on zero in the run column. DeGrom finished with six innings and 10 strikeouts. The Rangers won the last meeting 2-0 earlier today.

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