Last Night in Sports: July 10, 2026
Eduardo Rodriguez out-pitched the Dodgers as Arizona won 9-3 at Dodger Stadium, while the White Sox pummeled Oakland 14-1 in Friday's 14-game MLB card.
Friday's MLB card went 14 games with one postponement. The headline result: Eduardo Rodriguez was dominant at Dodger Stadium, Arizona scored nine, and the Dodgers — who entered as -267 favorites for the marquee series opener — lost at home by six. Chicago's White Sox produced the night's largest margin, 14-1 over Oakland. The NBA and NHL are in their offseasons.
MLB — Friday, July 10
Arizona Diamondbacks, 9 — Los Angeles Dodgers, 3. Eduardo Rodriguez moved to 8-3 with a 2.29 ERA, limiting the Dodgers at their own ballpark. Arizona scored nine runs and the Dodgers answered with three. The Diamondbacks had split their prior series — losing 10-4 to San Diego Wednesday, winning 3-1 Thursday — and came to Dodger Stadium for a fresh matchup. The Dodgers were heavy favorites. The result was not close.
Chicago White Sox, 14 — Oakland Athletics, 1. The largest margin of the night. Chicago scored 14 and Oakland answered with one. Nothing complicated about this one.
Detroit Tigers, 10 — Philadelphia Phillies, 2. Detroit put up 10 runs at home to take the series opener. Philadelphia had blanked Cincinnati 1-0 the night before; the Tigers answered Friday with 10.
New York Yankees, 5 — Washington Nationals, 3. New York opened a new series in Washington with a 5-3 win. The Yankees had just split four games in Tampa Bay.
Baltimore Orioles, 5 — Kansas City Royals, 3. Baltimore took Game 1 of the home series, 5-3 over Kansas City.
Cincinnati Reds, 4 — Chicago Cubs, 0. Cincinnati shut out the Cubs at home, 4-0. The Cubs scored nothing.
Cleveland Guardians, 3 — Miami Marlins, 2. Cleveland won a one-run game in Miami to take the series opener.
Tampa Bay Rays, 7 — Seattle Mariners, 2. Tampa Bay won 7-2 at home over Seattle.
Boston Red Sox, 6 — New York Mets, 2. Apple TV carried this one. Boston won 6-2 in New York to take the series opener.
Texas Rangers, 7 — Houston Astros, 3. Texas followed up Thursday's 7-6 win over the Angels with a 7-3 win over Houston — back-to-back 7-run games at home.
Los Angeles Angels, 4 — Minnesota Twins, 3. The Angels won 4-3 in Minneapolis to take the series opener.
St. Louis Cardinals, 2 — Atlanta Braves, 1. Atlanta came off Thursday's 10-5 win in Pittsburgh and opened in St. Louis. The Cardinals held them to one and won by one.
Toronto Blue Jays, 5 — San Diego Padres, 3. Toronto won the series opener in San Diego, 5-3.
Colorado Rockies, 4 — San Francisco Giants, 3. Colorado won 4-3 in San Francisco. The Giants had taken Thursday's game 8-2; the Rockies answered to split.
Milwaukee Brewers at Pittsburgh Pirates — Postponed, inclement weather. Rescheduled as a Saturday doubleheader: Game 1 at 12:05 PM ET, Game 2 at 4:05 PM ET.
What to watch tonight
Sixteen games Saturday, including the noon Brewers-Pirates doubleheader making up Friday's rainout. The night game: Arizona at Los Angeles again at 9:10 PM ET, with Yoshinobu Yamamoto going for the Dodgers after Friday's 9-3 loss. FS1 carries Red Sox at Mets at 4:10 PM.
- MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks at Los Angeles Dodgers, 9:10 PM ET on MLB.TV. Yamamoto vs. Pfaadt. LA is -282 for the rematch after the 9-3 Friday upset.
- MLB: Boston Red Sox at New York Mets, 4:10 PM ET on FS1. Boston leads the series 1-0 after Friday's 6-2 win.
- MLB: Atlanta Braves at St. Louis Cardinals, 7:15 PM ET on MLB.TV. Cardinals took the series opener 2-1 Friday; Braves need to even it.
- MLB: Houston Astros at Texas Rangers, 7:05 PM ET on MLB.TV. Texas has won two straight at home — Thursday over the Angels, Friday over Houston.
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