Last Night in Sports: June 18, 2026
Royals bury the Cardinals 14-6 in the night's biggest blowout. Mariners and Athletics each spin shutouts, Mets hold off the Phillies 6-4 in an eight-game MLB Thursday.
Thursday was all baseball, and Kansas City set the tone. The Royals hung 14 on St. Louis for the night's widest margin, while Seattle and the Athletics each posted shutouts on the West Coast. The Mets held off the Phillies 6-4 and the Twins put up nine on Texas in an eight-game MLB board. With the Knicks already crowned NBA champions and the Hurricanes holding the Stanley Cup, both leagues sit deep in the offseason.
MLB — Eight-game Thursday board
A compact Thursday slate carried by the Royals' rout in Kansas City, two shutouts out west, and a stack of multi-run American League results.
Kansas City Royals, 14 — St. Louis Cardinals, 6. Kansas City poured it on at Kauffman, taking the AL Central / NL Central crossover by eight in the night's biggest margin.
Minnesota Twins, 9 — Texas Rangers, 3. Minnesota ran the AL Central / AL West matchup by six over Texas.
New York Mets, 6 — Philadelphia Phillies, 4. The Mets held off the Phillies by two in the NL East meeting.
Seattle Mariners, 3 — Baltimore Orioles, 0. A clean shutout out west, Seattle holding Baltimore to zero across nine in the AL West / AL East crossover.
Athletics, 5 — Los Angeles Angels, 0. Another West Coast zero, the Athletics blanking the Angels by five.
Chicago White Sox, 5 — New York Yankees, 1. Chicago handled the Yankees by four in the AL Central / AL East game.
Toronto Blue Jays, 4 — Boston Red Sox, 3. A one-run AL East result, Toronto edging Boston by a single run.
Cleveland Guardians, 4 — Milwaukee Brewers, 2. Cleveland took the AL Central / NL Central matchup by two over Milwaukee.
What to watch tonight
MLB owns Friday with a full 14-game board, headlined by Toronto's afternoon trip to Wrigley to face the Cubs. The Orioles and Dodgers close the night in Los Angeles in a late marquee window, and a pair of Thursday rematches carry over as the White Sox visit Detroit and the Cardinals head to Kansas City. Full details in the Tonight preview.
- MLB: Toronto Blue Jays at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 PM ET on Marquee Sports Net. Toronto opens the slate at Wrigley Field in an early interleague matinee.
- MLB: Baltimore Orioles at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 PM ET on ESPN Unlimited. The Orioles close the night in Los Angeles after Thursday's 3-0 loss in Seattle.
- MLB: St. Louis Cardinals at Kansas City Royals, 8:15 PM ET on Apple TV. A rematch in Kansas City after Thursday's 14-6 rout.
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