Last Night in Sports: August 14, 2026
MLB Friday: Baltimore holds off a Tampa Bay rally 6-5, Cincinnati and the Cubs throw shutouts, and the White Sox blow open a five-run fourth in a 14-game slate.
Baltimore survived a ninth-inning push from Tampa Bay to escape 6-5, Cincinnati and the Cubs threw back-to-back shutouts, and the Chicago White Sox blew a game open with a five-run fourth inning in a 14-game Friday.
MLB — August 14, 2026 (14 games)
- Toronto Blue Jays 3, New York Yankees 1
- Baltimore Orioles 6, Tampa Bay Rays 5
- Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Boston Red Sox 4
- New York Mets 4, Washington Nationals 1
- Chicago White Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 5
- San Diego Padres 7, Cleveland Guardians 5
- Cincinnati Reds 1, Miami Marlins 0
- Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis Cardinals 0
- Arizona Diamondbacks 2, Atlanta Braves 0
- Colorado Rockies 5, San Francisco Giants 2
- Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Milwaukee Brewers 1
- Kansas City Royals 7, Los Angeles Angels 6
- Athletics 8, Texas Rangers 3
- Houston Astros 10, Seattle Mariners 7
Baltimore Orioles, 6 — Tampa Bay Rays, 5. Baltimore led 6-2 entering the ninth, and Tampa Bay answered with three runs in the bottom half to cut it to one. The rally died there, and the Orioles held on despite Tampa Bay out-hitting them 9-6.
Cincinnati Reds, 1 — Miami Marlins, 0. A lone sixth-inning run held up the rest of the way. Cincinnati held Miami to four hits and no runs across nine innings.
Chicago White Sox, 9 — Detroit Tigers, 5. Chicago broke a 2-1 game open with a five-run fourth inning and finished with 14 hits to Detroit's 10.
Quick Hits
- Toronto Blue Jays, 3 — New York Yankees, 1. New York committed two errors in a game decided by two runs, and Toronto made it stand up with a two-run sixth.
- Pittsburgh Pirates, 8 — Boston Red Sox, 4. Pittsburgh strung together three runs in the fourth and three more in the fifth to pull away.
- New York Mets, 4 — Washington Nationals, 1. New York scored in back-to-back innings — two in the sixth, two in the seventh — to pull away from Washington.
- San Diego Padres, 7 — Cleveland Guardians, 5. San Diego won despite committing two errors, breaking the game open with three runs in the fifth.
- Chicago Cubs, 3 — St. Louis Cardinals, 0. Chicago shut out St. Louis, all three runs coming in the sixth inning, while limiting the Cardinals to three hits.
- Arizona Diamondbacks, 2 — Atlanta Braves, 0. Arizona banged out 10 hits but managed just two runs, shutting out Atlanta on a first-inning run and a ninth-inning insurance run.
- Colorado Rockies, 5 — San Francisco Giants, 2. San Francisco out-hit Colorado 7-6 and still lost, unable to cash in the extra baserunners.
- Los Angeles Dodgers, 3 — Milwaukee Brewers, 1. Los Angeles scored in three separate innings — the first, fifth, and sixth — to hold off Milwaukee.
- Kansas City Royals, 7 — Los Angeles Angels, 6. The Angels erupted for four runs in the third, but Kansas City answered with three separate two-run innings to escape by one.
- Athletics, 8 — Texas Rangers, 3. Athletics opened with three runs in the first and closed with three more in the eighth to pull away from Texas.
- Houston Astros, 10 — Seattle Mariners, 7.
What to watch tonight
A 15-game MLB Saturday runs from a 1:10 PM ET matinee in Detroit to two late West Coast finishes after 9:30 PM ET.
- MLB: Milwaukee Brewers at Los Angeles Dodgers, 7:15 PM ET. The two teams play a rubber match after splitting the first two games of the series — Milwaukee's ninth-inning comeback Thursday, Los Angeles's answer Friday.
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