Last Night in Sports: July 27, 2026

Pittsburgh needed ten innings to close out Arizona. M. Montgomery (4-3, 3.95 ERA) got the win in relief; T. Clarke (2-2, 2.23 ERA) absorbed the loss after holding things through nine. The Pirates walk off at PNC Park, 3-2. A well-pitched extra-inning game decided in the final frame.

Eleven games played Monday. Cleveland and Cincinnati were rained out and will play a day-night doubleheader Tuesday.

MLB — July 27, 2026 (11 games)

Pittsburgh Pirates, 3 — Arizona Diamondbacks, 2 (F/10). T. Clarke came in with a 2.23 ERA and held the Pirates at bay through regulation. In the bottom of the tenth, M. Montgomery (4-3) got the decision in relief and Pittsburgh took the series opener in extra innings.

Quick Hits

• New York Mets, 14 — Atlanta Braves, 3. Z. Thornton (2-1, 2.43 ERA) was the beneficiary of New York's big night at Citi Field. C. Thomas (0-1, 21.32 ERA) absorbed the loss. Eleven-run win for the Mets in the series opener.
• New York Yankees, 9 — Chicago White Sox, 5. B. Headrick (6-1, 1.35 ERA) is one of the better stories in the AL rotation right now. D. Bednar collected his 21st save. B. Hudson (3-4, 3.00 ERA) took the loss for Chicago.
• San Francisco Giants, 3 — Milwaukee Brewers, 0. T. Mahle (3-9) got the shutout; E. Miller (3) finished it. B. Sproat (3-6, 5.05 ERA) took the loss for Milwaukee. Clean shutout to open the series.
• Texas Rangers, 7 — Seattle Mariners, 3. K. Rocker (4-8, 4.03 ERA) earned the win; G. Kirby (8-9, 3.98 ERA) took the loss. Rangers win the Arlington series opener.
• Baltimore Orioles, 8 — Detroit Tigers, 5. G. Wolfram (3-2, 4.22 ERA) earned the win; R. Garcia recorded his 5th save. K. Montero (7-6, 3.34 ERA) took the loss for Detroit.
• Miami Marlins, 8 — Philadelphia Phillies, 7. C. Faucher (5-5, 4.67 ERA) got the win; J. Duran (1-4, 2.04 ERA) took the loss as Philadelphia's bullpen let a lead slip away.
• Toronto Blue Jays, 3 — Washington Nationals, 2. M. Fluharty (5-1, 4.04 ERA) earned the win; L. Varland recorded his 22nd save. E. Yean (0-1, 2.35 ERA) took the loss for Washington.
• Chicago Cubs, 7 — St. Louis Cardinals, 3. D. Peterson (6-7, 5.80 ERA) earned the win; M. Liberatore (5-8, 5.26 ERA) took the loss. Cubs take the Monday series opener at Busch Stadium.
• Houston Astros, 6 — Los Angeles Angels, 4. C. Javier (1-1, 7.17 ERA) earned the win; J. Hader recorded his 13th save. J. Fermin (3-2, 3.00 ERA) took the loss for Los Angeles.
• Boston Red Sox, 4 — Oakland Athletics, 2. P. Tolle (6-6, 3.32 ERA) earned the win; A. Chapman recorded his 25th save. J. Perkins (2-6, 6.45 ERA) took the loss for Oakland.

What to Watch Tonight

Sixteen games Tuesday, paced by a national broadcast and a doubleheader makeup:

• Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals, 7:45 PM ET (TBS) — NL Central rematch on national television. Chicago took Monday's opener 7-3; St. Louis looks to even it at Busch Stadium.
• Cleveland Guardians at Cincinnati Reds, 1:40 PM / 7:10 PM ET (MLB.TV) — Day-night doubleheader to make up Monday's rainout. Two complete games at Great American Ball Park.
• New York Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 7:40 PM ET (MLB.TV) — Yankees look to build on Monday's 9-5 win. Headrick won't go on one day's rest; rotation shifts for both sides.
• Seattle Mariners at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 PM ET (MLB.TV) — West Coast late game to close the Tuesday card.

Full tonight schedule at the Tonight preview.