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Last Night in Sports: August 7, 2026

MLB Friday: Diamondbacks walk off the Dodgers 4-3, Red Sox rout the Athletics 13-1, and Twins rally from 4-0 down to beat the Brewers 8-6 in a 15-game night.

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Fifteen MLB games Friday. Arizona walked off Los Angeles 4-3, Boston routed the Athletics 13-1, and Minnesota rallied from 4-0 down to beat Milwaukee 8-6.

MLB — August 7, 2026 (15 games)

  • Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
  • Boston Red Sox 13, Athletics 1
  • Minnesota Twins 8, Milwaukee Brewers 6
  • New York Mets 6, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
  • Washington Nationals 5, Cincinnati Reds 3
  • Cleveland Guardians 8, Chicago White Sox 2
  • Toronto Blue Jays 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4
  • New York Yankees 3, Atlanta Braves 2 (10 innings)
  • Los Angeles Angels 4, Miami Marlins 3
  • Texas Rangers 2, Baltimore Orioles 1
  • St. Louis Cardinals 3, Colorado Rockies 2
  • Tampa Bay Rays 2, Seattle Mariners 1
  • San Francisco Giants 5, Detroit Tigers 2
  • Houston Astros 6, San Diego Padres 3
  • Chicago Cubs 6, Kansas City Royals 4

Arizona Diamondbacks, 4 — Los Angeles Dodgers, 3. Arizona trailed 3-2 entering the bottom of the ninth and scored twice to walk it off. The two teams meet again tonight at Chase Field.

Boston Red Sox, 13 — Athletics, 1. Boston put up five runs in the second and four more in the fourth, finishing with 15 hits to Oakland's 2.

Minnesota Twins, 8 — Milwaukee Brewers, 6. Milwaukee led 4-0 after two innings. Minnesota answered with runs in four straight frames — the third through the sixth — to take the lead for good.

Quick Hits

  • New York Mets, 6 — Pittsburgh Pirates, 4. New York broke it open with a four-run third.
  • Washington Nationals, 5 — Cincinnati Reds, 3. Washington scored three in the first and never trailed.
  • Cleveland Guardians, 8 — Chicago White Sox, 2. Cleveland's five-run fifth put the game away.
  • Toronto Blue Jays, 5 — Philadelphia Phillies, 4. Philadelphia scored twice in the ninth but ran out of outs; Toronto committed two errors and still held on.
  • New York Yankees, 3 — Atlanta Braves, 2 (10 innings).
  • Los Angeles Angels, 4 — Miami Marlins, 3. Miami out-hit the Angels 12-6 and lost; Los Angeles broke through with three runs in the seventh.
  • Texas Rangers, 2 — Baltimore Orioles, 1. Texas won despite being out-hit 7-3.
  • St. Louis Cardinals, 3 — Colorado Rockies, 2. St. Louis won despite being out-hit 10-4.
  • Tampa Bay Rays, 2 — Seattle Mariners, 1. Seattle's only run came in the bottom of the ninth, too late.
  • San Francisco Giants, 5 — Detroit Tigers, 2. Detroit out-hit San Francisco 11-5 and lost.
  • Houston Astros, 6 — San Diego Padres, 3. Houston scored in five separate innings.
  • Chicago Cubs, 6 — Kansas City Royals, 4. Chicago's four-run second held up despite a two-run Kansas City rally in the eighth.

What to watch tonight

Fifteen MLB games on Saturday's card.

  • MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers at Arizona Diamondbacks, 8:10 PM ET. The rematch at Chase Field, a night after Arizona's walk-off win.

Full details in the Tonight preview.

Watch the highlights

Official league highlights, played right here via YouTube.

LAD @ ARIwalk-off
ATL @ NYY10 innings
MIN @ MILcomeback from 4-0
Last Night in Sports: August 7, 2026
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