A 9-1 in Cincinnati, a slam in Phoenix, and a 1-0 after rain in Cleveland
September 20, 2026 was a 15-game Sunday. Pete Crow-Armstrong turned an 0-for-10 weekend into a 3-for-5 that missed a cycle. Nolan Arenado fouled a grand slam, then hit the next pitch out. Gavin Williams struck out nine after a rain delay and won 1-0. Atlanta clinched the National League East on Mike Yastrzemski's three-run homer.
That is the board: a team table the Cubs owned at 20 FP, a pitcher table Williams led at 30, and a hitter table that started with Jake Cronenworth at 17.
Top team fantasy scores (Sunday, September 20, 2026)
| Rank | Team | AthX Engine FP | Final | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Cubs | 20 | 9-1 | Cubs at Reds |
| 2 | Minnesota Twins | 19 | 8-0 | Twins at Angels |
| 3 | Chicago White Sox | 18 | 8-1 | White Sox vs Tigers |
| 4 | Arizona Diamondbacks | 15 | 8-4 | Diamondbacks vs Yankees |
| 5 | Philadelphia Phillies | 15 | 7-2 | Justin Crawford cleared the bases with a triple (ESPN) |
| 6 | Toronto Blue Jays | 15 | 7-2 | Four-run seventh after Jacob deGrom left (ESPN) |
| 7 | San Diego Padres | 14 | 7-3 | Cronenworth's two homers and five RBI (ESPN) |
| 8 | Tampa Bay Rays | 12 | 5-1 | 55th home win, a six-game AL East lead (ESPN) |
| 9 | St. Louis Cardinals | 10 | 5-3 | Iván Herrera homered twice in the eighth (ESPN) |
| 10 | Milwaukee Brewers | 9 | 3-0 | Franchise-record 98th win, Jackson Chourio to 20-20 for a third year (ESPN) |
Chicago sits first because a 9-1 with three homers fills a team table the way a 1-0 does not. Minnesota is second on a shutout. The White Sox are third after a 3-hour, 50-minute delay. Williams's Guardians finished 15th at 5 FP and still owned the pitcher board. That split is the night.
Top pitchers (AthX Engine, September 20, 2026)
| Rank | Player | Team | AthX Engine FP | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gavin Williams | Guardians | 30 | 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 9 K, 1 BB |
| 2 | Dean Kremer | Twins | 26 | 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 8 K, 3 BB |
| 3 | Emmet Sheehan | Dodgers | 22.33 | 5.1 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 9 K, 1 BB |
| 4 | David Peterson | Cubs | 21 | 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, 7 K, 1 BB |
| 5 | Hunter Brown | Astros | 20 | 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 10 K, 2 BB |
| 6 | Griffin Jax | Rays | 17 | 5.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 H, 5 K, 2 BB |
| 7 | Cristopher Sánchez | Phillies | 16.33 | 6.1 IP, 2 ER, 6 H, 6 K, 0 BB |
| 8 | Bailey Ober | Twins | 16 | 3.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 H, 3 K, 0 BB |
| 9 | Walker Buehler | Padres | 15.66 | 6.2 IP, 3 ER, 3 H, 6 K, 2 BB |
| 10 | Jack Perkins | Athletics | 15 | 6.0 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 4 K, 0 BB |
Williams at 30 FP is the card, and it came in a 1-0 after rain. Kremer allowed one hit in six. Sheehan struck out nine in a bullpen game the Dodgers won 3-1. Brown punched out 10 and still took a no-decision after Bryan King failed to record an out in the sixth. Perkins matched Williams into the fourth and lost 1-0. The ranking is the line. It is not who started, and it is not who won.
Top hitters (AthX Engine, September 20, 2026)
| Rank | Player | Pos | Team | AthX Engine FP | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake Cronenworth | 2B | Padres | 17 | 3-for-4, 2 HR, 1 2B, 5 RBI |
| 2 | Pete Crow-Armstrong | OF | Cubs | 14 | 3-for-5, 1 HR, 1 2B, 1 SB, 2 RBI |
| 3 | Iván Herrera | C | Cardinals | 11 | 2-for-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI |
| 4 | Alan Roden | OF | Twins | 10 | 3-for-5, 1 HR, 4 RBI |
| 5 | Rafael Flores Jr. | C | Pirates | 9 | 2-for-3, 1 HR, 1 2B, 2 RBI |
| 6 | Mike Yastrzemski | OF | Braves | 8 | 2-for-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI |
| 7 | Javier Sanoja | 2B | Marlins | 8 | 1-for-3, 1 HR, 3 RBI |
| 8 | Chase Meidroth | SS | White Sox | 8 | 1-for-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 SB |
| 9 | Nolan Arenado | 3B | Diamondbacks | 8 | 1-for-4, 1 HR, 4 RBI |
| 10 | George Lombard Jr. | SS | Yankees | 8 | 2-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI |
Cronenworth took the hitter board on two homers and a double in a 7-3. Crow-Armstrong did it a triple shy of the cycle. Herrera went deep twice in a home finale. Arenado's slam sat ninth, behind a 1-for-5 from Meidroth. Kade Anderson's 29 FP as a Mariners pitcher, Matt Wilkinson's 18 as a Giants pitcher, and Quinn Mathews's 9 as a Cardinals pitcher were filtered off this table. The hitter board is for bats.
Six featured games from Sunday
What stood out
The pitcher board and the team board split again. Williams at 30 FP came in a 1-0 his club barely scored. Brown at 20 FP came in a division-clinch the Astros lost. Perkins at 15 FP lost the same 1-0. Ober threw three innings for a save and sat eighth. Kade Anderson threw seven scoreless at Coors and leaked onto the hitter feed at 29 before the filter.
The hitter board rewarded the two-homer infield night and the near-cycle. Cronenworth and Crow-Armstrong sat 1-2. Arenado's slam sat behind Flores's 2-for-3 in a 4-3. Yastrzemski clinched a division and tied Sanoja at 8. That is the version of Sunday the recaps followed, plus the 1-0 the team table would have skipped.
What now?
Sunday's AthX Engine scores are a record of that slate. Use them to compare nights, then check roles and news before you treat any board as more than production.
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*Sources: AthX Engine daily scoring for September 20, 2026; MLB.com schedule; ESPN scoreboard; linked AthX game recaps. AthX Engine fantasy scoring is for information only and is not financial advice.*
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