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Last Night in Sports: August 17, 2026

MLB Monday: Tampa Bay erases a two-run deficit to beat Baltimore 7-6, Minnesota holds off Atlanta, and San Diego out-hits the Mets but still loses 2-1.

August 17, 20263 min read

Tampa Bay rallied from a two-run deficit to beat Baltimore, Minnesota's four-run first inning held off Atlanta, and San Diego out-hit the Mets but still lost in an 11-game MLB Monday.

MLB — August 17, 2026 (11 games)

St. Louis Cardinals 2, Cincinnati Reds 1
Baltimore Orioles 6, Tampa Bay Rays 7
Miami Marlins 5, Philadelphia Phillies 6
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 6
Detroit Tigers 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 5
San Diego Padres 1, New York Mets 2
Arizona Diamondbacks 1, Boston Red Sox 11
Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 9
Atlanta Braves 2, Minnesota Twins 4
Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 7
Los Angeles Dodgers 11, Colorado Rockies 5

Tampa Bay Rays, 7 — Baltimore Orioles, 6. Baltimore (61-64) led 6-4 through five innings. Tampa Bay, owner of MLB's second-best record at 75-49, answered with three runs in the seventh to take the lead for good. The win keeps the Rays six games up on New York (69-55) in the standings.

Minnesota Twins, 4 — Atlanta Braves, 2. Minnesota (61-65) scored all four of its runs in the first inning and made it hold up against Atlanta (74-51), which owns MLB's fourth-best record.

New York Mets, 2 — San Diego Padres, 1. San Diego (67-59) out-hit New York (57-69) 7-5 and lost anyway, with the Mets' two first-inning runs standing up.

Quick Hits

St. Louis Cardinals, 2 — Cincinnati Reds, 1 (Game 1). St. Louis (64-62) out-hit Cincinnati 7-3 in the opener of a day-night doubleheader.
Cincinnati Reds, 6 — St. Louis Cardinals, 5 (Game 2). The line score didn't reconcile with the final, so no inning-by-inning detail here.
Philadelphia Phillies, 6 — Miami Marlins, 5. Philadelphia (68-58) led 4-1 through six innings before Miami (64-62) closed within one run late; the Phillies held on.
Detroit Tigers, 8 — Pittsburgh Pirates, 5. Detroit (61-64) scored four of its eight runs in the first two innings and never trailed against Pittsburgh (61-66).
Kansas City Royals, 9 — Athletics, 5. Kansas City (52-74) scored in five of eight innings, opening with three in the first against the Athletics (49-76).
Boston Red Sox, 11 — Arizona Diamondbacks, 1. Boston (67-58) never trailed and piled up 16 hits against Arizona (66-60).
Chicago Cubs, 7 — Chicago White Sox, 5. The line score didn't reconcile with the final, so no inning-by-inning detail here.
Los Angeles Dodgers, 11 — Colorado Rockies, 5. Los Angeles (75-51) broke it open with a four-run third inning against Colorado (50-75).