Last Night in Sports: August 13, 2026

Cincinnati held off a Chicago White Sox ninth-inning rally 9-8, Milwaukee erased a two-run deficit in the ninth to steal one from the Dodgers, and five shutouts filled out a nine-game Thursday.

MLB — August 13, 2026 (9 games)

• Washington Nationals 7, Chicago Cubs 0
• Boston Red Sox 7, Toronto Blue Jays 0
• Seattle Mariners 1, New York Yankees 0
• Milwaukee Brewers 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
• Pittsburgh Pirates 13, Miami Marlins 1
• Los Angeles Angels 7, Texas Rangers 0
• Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Guardians 0
• Cincinnati Reds 9, Chicago White Sox 8
• Philadelphia Phillies 7, Minnesota Twins 1

Cincinnati Reds, 9 — Chicago White Sox, 8. Cincinnati led 9-7 entering the ninth, and Chicago answered with a run to pull within one. The rally stopped there, and the Reds closed it out despite Chicago out-hitting them 12-8.

Milwaukee Brewers, 5 — Los Angeles Dodgers, 4. Los Angeles led 4-2 after eight innings on the strength of a one-run fifth and a three-run sixth, but Milwaukee answered with three runs in the top of the ninth to take the lead for good. The Brewers out-hit the Dodgers 10-4.

Pittsburgh Pirates, 13 — Miami Marlins, 1. Pittsburgh scored in four separate innings, capped by a five-run ninth, and finished with 16 hits to Miami's three.

Quick Hits

• Washington Nationals, 7 — Chicago Cubs, 0. Washington broke it open with a five-run fifth inning and held Chicago to a single hit all night.
• Boston Red Sox, 7 — Toronto Blue Jays, 0. Boston turned a 1-0 game into a rout with four runs in the eighth; Toronto managed just two hits.
• Seattle Mariners, 1 — New York Yankees, 0. A second-inning run held up the rest of the way in a pitchers' duel; Seattle out-hit New York 5-4.
• Los Angeles Angels, 7 — Texas Rangers, 0. Los Angeles broke a scoreless tie with a four-run fifth and shut out Texas on five hits.
• Detroit Tigers, 3 — Cleveland Guardians, 0. Detroit scored in three separate innings and held Cleveland off the board while out-hitting the Guardians 6-4.
• Philadelphia Phillies, 7 — Minnesota Twins, 1. Philadelphia spread its runs across three different innings; Minnesota's only run came in the second.

What to watch tonight

A 14-game MLB Friday runs from a 2:20 PM ET getaway game in Chicago to a 10:15 PM ET finish on the West Coast.

• MLB: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers, 10:10 PM ET. Milwaukee and Los Angeles play again after the Brewers erased a two-run ninth-inning deficit to win 5-4 on Thursday.

Full details in the Tonight preview.