Last Night in Sports: July 18, 2026

Saturday's MLB slate ran 15 games to completion, with the Dodgers-Yankees game called for weather and rescheduled to Sunday. Oakland answered Friday's 23-run loss with a 15-1 demolition of Washington. Pittsburgh and Cleveland played a full doubleheader in Cleveland after Friday's air quality postponement. NBA and NHL are in their offseasons; NFL training camps open next week.

MLB — Second Half, July 18

Athletics, 15 — Washington Nationals, 1. Oakland bounced back in the same series that produced Friday's 23-4 loss. J.T. Ginn delivered a dominant outing as the Athletics scored 15 on a Washington staff that had just allowed 23 runs. The 14-run margin swung Oakland's run differential in a meaningful direction and closed out the series.

Pittsburgh Pirates, 7 — Cleveland Guardians, 1 (DH G1); Cleveland Guardians, 5 — Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 (DH G2). Pittsburgh and Cleveland made up Friday's air quality postponement as Game 1 of a Saturday doubleheader, then played the regularly scheduled contest in Game 2. Pittsburgh took the opener by six; Cleveland won Game 2 to split the day.

Texas Rangers, 7 — Atlanta Braves, 6. A close one at Truist Park. Texas held off Atlanta to avoid a sweep in the series, getting the road win by a single run in a back-and-forth game.

Boston Red Sox, 7 — Tampa Bay Rays, 6. Boston held on at Fenway after a tight finish. The Red Sox had swept both ends of a doubleheader against Tampa Bay on Friday; Saturday's single-game rematch went to the wire before Boston secured the win.

Quick Hits

• Chicago Cubs, 6 — Minnesota Twins, 2. Chicago rebounded from Friday's loss to take the series at Wrigley.
• Philadelphia Phillies, 6 — New York Mets, 1. Philadelphia handled New York at Citizens Bank Park.
• Toronto Blue Jays, 1 — Chicago White Sox, 0. A pitcher's duel in Toronto after Friday's 12-run White Sox loss. Blue Jays won by a single run to take the series.
• Colorado Rockies, 10 — Cincinnati Reds, 3. Colorado scored early at Coors Field and held the lead throughout.
• Baltimore Orioles, 4 — Houston Astros, 2. Baltimore took the road series game in Houston.
• Milwaukee Brewers, 8 — Miami Marlins, 6. Milwaukee edged Miami in a two-run game at American Family Field.
• Kansas City Royals, 6 — San Diego Padres, 1. Kansas City handled San Diego at Kauffman Stadium.
• Arizona Diamondbacks, 5 — St. Louis Cardinals, 3. Arizona took the game at Chase Field.
• Seattle Mariners, 4 — San Francisco Giants, 3. Seattle won a tight one at T-Mobile Park.
• Detroit Tigers, 7 — Los Angeles Angels, 0. Detroit shut out Los Angeles in Anaheim.

What to Watch Tonight

MLB Sunday runs 16 games, including a Dodgers-Yankees doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. The rescheduled makeup goes at 12:35 PM ET; the series finale closes on NBC/Peacock at 7:20 PM with Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the hill for Los Angeles:

• Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees (Eve), 7:20 PM ET (NBC/Peacock) — Yamamoto vs. Cam Schlittler; Dodgers won Friday's opener 2-1 and the makeup runs earlier in the afternoon.
• Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays, 12:15 PM ET (Peacock) — Blue Jays won Saturday 1-0 and look to take the series on Sunday morning.
• Pittsburgh Pirates at Cleveland Guardians, 1:40 PM ET — The series continues after Saturday's split doubleheader.

Full tonight schedule at the Tonight preview.