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Last Night in Sports: August 18, 2026

Milwaukee routs Seattle 22-0 behind a nine-run eighth, the Cubs walk off the White Sox in a crosstown opener, and Kansas City erases a two-run ninth-inning deficit to beat Oakland.

August 18, 20264 min read

Milwaukee blew open a shutout with a nine-run eighth inning, Chicago's Cubs and White Sox split a crosstown walk-off, and Kansas City erased a late two-run deficit in a 15-game MLB Tuesday.

MLB — August 18, 2026 (15 games)

Seattle Mariners 0, Milwaukee Brewers 22
Toronto Blue Jays 10, Tampa Bay Rays 5
Detroit Tigers 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 4
Miami Marlins 4, Philadelphia Phillies 6
San Diego Padres 5, New York Mets 2
Athletics 3, Kansas City Royals 4
San Francisco Giants 1, Cleveland Guardians 8
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 0
Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Boston Red Sox 9
New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 1
Atlanta Braves 1, Minnesota Twins 4
Washington Nationals 0, Texas Rangers 5
Chicago White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs 4
Los Angeles Angels 3, Houston Astros 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Colorado Rockies 6

Milwaukee Brewers, 22 — Seattle Mariners, 0. Milwaukee, which owns MLB's best record at 78-48, turned a 1-0 game into a rout with five runs in the fifth, five more in the sixth, and a nine-run eighth. The Brewers finished with 22 hits and no errors; Seattle managed five hits and committed four.

Chicago Cubs, 4 — Chicago White Sox, 3. The Cubs (74-53) trailed 3-2 after four innings, tied it with a run in the seventh, then walked it off with a run in the ninth to open a crosstown series with the White Sox (65-60).

Kansas City Royals, 4 — Athletics, 3. Down 3-1 entering the bottom of the ninth, the Royals (53-74) scored three runs to walk off the Athletics (49-77).

Quick Hits

Toronto Blue Jays, 10 — Tampa Bay Rays, 5. Toronto out-hit Tampa Bay 17-13, scoring in five of the first seven innings.
Pittsburgh Pirates, 4 — Detroit Tigers, 1. Pittsburgh's three-run fifth was the difference; Detroit's only run came in the same inning.
Philadelphia Phillies, 6 — Miami Marlins, 4. Philadelphia broke open a 1-1 game with a four-run sixth and held on despite two errors.
San Diego Padres, 5 — New York Mets, 2. San Diego out-hit New York 10-6, adding insurance runs in the seventh and ninth after a first-inning lead.
Cleveland Guardians, 8 — San Francisco Giants, 1. Cleveland scored five of its eight runs before the third inning ended and never trailed.
St. Louis Cardinals, 3 — Cincinnati Reds, 0. St. Louis held Cincinnati to three hits and no runs, adding single runs in the fifth, seventh, and eighth.
Boston Red Sox, 9 — Arizona Diamondbacks, 4. Boston spread its nine runs across six different innings and out-hit Arizona 13-7.
New York Yankees, 3 — Baltimore Orioles, 1. New York scored single runs in the third and a two-run seventh; Baltimore managed one run on four hits.
Minnesota Twins, 4 — Atlanta Braves, 1. Minnesota opened with two runs in the first and closed it out with two more in the eighth; Atlanta's only run came in the sixth.
Texas Rangers, 5 — Washington Nationals, 0. Texas shut out Washington despite the Nationals collecting seven hits; a three-run third put it away.
Los Angeles Angels, 3 — Houston Astros, 1. Los Angeles scored single runs in three straight innings, third through fifth, and out-hit Houston 8-3.
Los Angeles Dodgers, 7 — Colorado Rockies, 6. Colorado twice trimmed a six-run Dodgers lead down to one, scoring in three of the final five innings, but ran out of outs.