Last Night in Sports: August 9, 2026
MLB Sunday: Cardinals walk it off with a three-run eighth to beat Colorado 7-4, Athletics take a ninth-inning lead to edge Boston, Marlins rout the Angels 12-3.
All 15 MLB games from Sunday were final by publish time. St. Louis walked it off with a three-run eighth to beat Colorado 7-4, the Athletics broke a ninth-inning tie to edge Boston 4-3, and Miami blew the game open with a six-run fifth to rout the Angels 12-3.
MLB — August 9, 2026 (15 games)
- St. Louis Cardinals 7, Colorado Rockies 4
- Athletics 4, Boston Red Sox 3
- Miami Marlins 12, Los Angeles Angels 3
- New York Mets 11, Pittsburgh Pirates 1
- Washington Nationals 7, Cincinnati Reds 1
- Baltimore Orioles 10, Texas Rangers 5
- Tampa Bay Rays 4, Seattle Mariners 1
- San Diego Padres 7, Houston Astros 2
- Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
- Chicago Cubs 10, Kansas City Royals 2
- Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Guardians 3
- Detroit Tigers 3, San Francisco Giants 1
- Philadelphia Phillies 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6
- Milwaukee Brewers 4, Minnesota Twins 3
- Atlanta Braves 2, New York Yankees 1
St. Louis Cardinals, 7 — Colorado Rockies, 4. St. Louis was tied 4-4 entering the eighth and walked it off with a three-run frame, its last at-bat of the game.
Athletics, 4 — Boston Red Sox, 3. The two teams were tied 3-3 through eight innings before Oakland scored in the top of the ninth. Boston didn't answer in the bottom half.
Miami Marlins, 12 — Los Angeles Angels, 3. Miami led 3-1 after the first, then blew the game open with six runs in the fifth.
Quick Hits
- New York Mets, 11 — Pittsburgh Pirates, 1. New York broke it open with a four-run fourth and finished with 15 hits to Pittsburgh's four.
- Washington Nationals, 7 — Cincinnati Reds, 1. Washington out-hit Cincinnati 13-4 and closed it out with a three-run eighth.
- Baltimore Orioles, 10 — Texas Rangers, 5. Baltimore scored in five separate innings and finished with 15 hits.
- Tampa Bay Rays, 4 — Seattle Mariners, 1. Seattle's only run came in the first; Tampa Bay answered with runs in three of the next five innings.
- San Diego Padres, 7 — Houston Astros, 2. Houston managed just two hits all game.
- Arizona Diamondbacks, 4 — Los Angeles Dodgers, 2. Arizona led wire-to-wire, scoring two runs apiece in the first and second.
- Chicago Cubs, 10 — Kansas City Royals, 2. Chicago out-hit Kansas City 18-6, scoring three runs in both the sixth and seventh.
- Chicago White Sox, 5 — Cleveland Guardians, 3. Chicago's four-run third held up despite a Cleveland run in the ninth.
- Detroit Tigers, 3 — San Francisco Giants, 1.
- Philadelphia Phillies, 7 — Toronto Blue Jays, 6.
- Milwaukee Brewers, 4 — Minnesota Twins, 3.
- Atlanta Braves, 2 — New York Yankees, 1.
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