Last Night in Sports: August 16, 2026

Philadelphia dug out of a five-run hole to beat Minnesota, Colorado outscored an out-hitting San Francisco club, and Miami turned a tight game into a rout with a five-run ninth in a 15-game MLB Sunday.

MLB — August 16, 2026 (15 games)

• New York Yankees 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3
• Boston Red Sox 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 8
• Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Atlanta Braves 5
• Baltimore Orioles 10, Tampa Bay Rays 2
• Washington Nationals 3, New York Mets 4
• Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 5
• San Diego Padres 5, Cleveland Guardians 0
• Miami Marlins 7, Cincinnati Reds 1
• Philadelphia Phillies 7, Minnesota Twins 5
• St. Louis Cardinals 11, Chicago Cubs 4
• Colorado Rockies 13, San Francisco Giants 7
• Texas Rangers 2, Athletics 5
• Kansas City Royals 3, Los Angeles Angels 0
• Milwaukee Brewers 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
• Seattle Mariners 3, Houston Astros 2

Philadelphia Phillies, 7 — Minnesota Twins, 5. Minnesota (60-65) scored four in the first and led 5-0 through five innings. Philadelphia (67-58) answered with four runs in the sixth to close within one, then took the lead for good with three more in the eighth.

Colorado Rockies, 13 — San Francisco Giants, 7. San Francisco (51-73) led 7-6 after five innings and out-hit Colorado (50-74) 11-9 on the night, and still lost. The Rockies scored four in the sixth and three more in the seventh to pull away.

Miami Marlins, 7 — Cincinnati Reds, 1. Miami (64-61) led just 2-1 into the ninth before scoring five runs to blow the game open. Cincinnati (59-64) managed only four hits and committed three errors.

Quick Hits

• New York Yankees, 4 — Toronto Blue Jays, 3. The line score didn't reconcile with the final, so no inning-by-inning detail here.
• Boston Red Sox, 3 — Pittsburgh Pirates, 8. Pittsburgh (61-65) broke it open with a five-run third inning.
• Arizona Diamondbacks, 3 — Atlanta Braves, 5. Arizona (66-59) fell to Atlanta (74-50).
• Baltimore Orioles, 10 — Tampa Bay Rays, 2. Baltimore (61-63) trailed 1-0 before scoring three in the fifth and seven more in the sixth to blow it open against Tampa Bay (74-49).
• Washington Nationals, 3 — New York Mets, 4. Washington (60-66) led 2-0 through three innings before New York (56-69) scored four unanswered across the fourth and fifth to take the lead for good.
• Chicago White Sox, 7 — Detroit Tigers, 5. Chicago (65-58) erased an early 3-0 deficit, tying it in the sixth before scoring twice in the seventh and adding an insurance run in the ninth to beat Detroit (60-64).
• San Diego Padres, 5 — Cleveland Guardians, 0. San Diego (67-58) shut out Cleveland (60-65) the same night Kansas City blanked the Angels.
• Texas Rangers, 2 — Athletics, 5. The Athletics (49-75) won despite entering the night with the second-worst record in the sport.
• Kansas City Royals, 3 — Los Angeles Angels, 0. Kansas City (51-74) threw the second shutout of the night, blanking Los Angeles (49-76).
• Milwaukee Brewers, 6 — Los Angeles Dodgers, 2. The win keeps Milwaukee (77-48) at the sport's best record among last night's 30 participating teams.
• Seattle Mariners, 3 — Houston Astros, 2. Seattle (59-66) led 2-0 through three innings, and Houston's (63-62) runs in the fourth and sixth weren't enough to catch up.
• St. Louis Cardinals, 11 — Chicago Cubs, 4. St. Louis (63-61) led just 3-2 before a six-run fourth inning blew the game open against Chicago (72-53).

What to watch tonight

An 11-game MLB Monday runs from a 1:40 PM ET matinee in Cincinnati to an 8:40 PM ET finale at Coors Field, with St. Louis and Cincinnati playing twice in a day-night doubleheader.

• MLB: Arizona Diamondbacks at Boston Red Sox, 7:10 PM ET. Arizona (66-59) and Boston (66-58) enter the night separated by percentage points, the closest records of any matchup on tonight's board.

Full details in the Tonight preview.