Last Night in Sports: May 13, 2026

Wednesday turned on overtime. Colorado completed one of the harder comebacks in the modern playoff format — down 3-0 in the series, the Avalanche won three straight and closed it out 4-1 in OT to reach the Western Conference Finals. Cleveland needed extra minutes too, taking Game 5 in Detroit by four to lead the East semis 3-2. MLB ran a full 15-game Wednesday slate with Shohei Ohtani putting up another zero in LA.

NHL Playoffs — Colorado finishes the rally, books the Western Conference Finals

One game, one ticket punched. The Avalanche had lost three of the first four and were the team facing elimination 11 days ago; tonight they were the team advancing.

Colorado Avalanche, 4 — Minnesota Wild, 3 (OT). Colorado wins Game 5 by one in overtime to take the West 2nd Round 4-1 and reach the Western Conference Finals. Brett Kulak's overtime goal capped a stunning rally back from 3-0 down in the series after Nathan MacKinnon tied it late in regulation. Minnesota's run ends in the second round.

NBA Playoffs — Cavs flip the East semis in OT

A 2-2 series became a 3-2 series in the back half of overtime. Cleveland is now one win from the Eastern Conference Finals.

Cleveland Cavaliers, 117 — Detroit Pistons, 113 (OT). Cleveland wins Game 5 by four in overtime to lead the East Semifinals 3-2. James Harden led the Cavaliers with 30 points and 6 assists, Cade Cunningham went for 39 in the loss, and Donovan Mitchell scored 5 points in 10 seconds during overtime to settle a back-and-forth finish. Detroit now needs Games 6 and 7 to advance.

MLB — 15-game Wednesday, Ohtani shuts out the Giants

Fifteen games, one shutout, three one-run finishes. Ohtani's start was the cleanest line of the night.

Los Angeles Dodgers, 4 — San Francisco Giants, 0. Los Angeles wins by four behind a Shohei Ohtani shutout that dropped his ERA to 0.82 — the only zero on the board.

Baltimore Orioles, 7 — New York Yankees, 0. Baltimore wins by seven with Kyle Bradish over Max Fried in an AL East shutout.

Colorado Rockies, 10 — Pittsburgh Pirates, 4. Colorado wins by six on the road, one of two double-digit nights.

Miami Marlins, 9 — Minnesota Twins, 5. Miami wins by four on the road, the other double-digit total.

Washington Nationals, 8 — Cincinnati Reds, 7. Washington wins by one in a Reds park slugfest.

Atlanta Braves, 4 — Chicago Cubs, 1. Atlanta wins by three behind Ranger Suarez (4-0, 0.50 ERA).

Toronto Blue Jays, 5 — Tampa Bay Rays, 3. Toronto wins by two in the AL East.

Cleveland Guardians, 4 — Los Angeles Angels, 2. Cleveland wins by two with a Parker Messick start.

Boston Red Sox, 3 — Philadelphia Phillies, 1. Boston wins by two on a Sonny Gray night.

New York Mets, 3 — Detroit Tigers, 2. New York wins by one in a tight NL East-AL Central matchup.

San Diego Padres, 3 — Milwaukee Brewers, 1. San Diego wins by two.

Oakland Athletics, 6 — St. Louis Cardinals, 2. Oakland wins by four at home.

Texas Rangers, 6 — Arizona Diamondbacks, 5. Texas wins by one in an interleague one-run finish.

Houston Astros, 4 — Seattle Mariners, 3. Houston wins by one in an AL West tight one.

Chicago White Sox, 6 — Kansas City Royals, 5. Chicago wins by one in an AL Central one-run finish.

What to watch tonight

Thursday is hockey night — both NHL second-round storylines push toward the conference finals, the NBA takes a breather between East semis games, and MLB runs an 11-game Thursday board. Full details in the Tonight preview.

• NHL: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, 7:00 PM ET on TNT. East 2nd Round Game 5. Series tied 2-2. Whoever wins becomes one win from the Eastern Conference Finals.
• NHL: Vegas Golden Knights at Anaheim Ducks, 9:30 PM ET on TNT. West 2nd Round Game 6. Vegas leads 3-2 and can close out at the Honda Center to book the Western Conference Finals.
• MLB: Chicago Cubs at Atlanta Braves, 7:15 PM ET. Ben Brown opposite Chris Sale in the prime window — the Braves ace at home is the marquee of the MLB Thursday.