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MLB Scores and Game Recaps: Marlins Walk Off Dodgers, Rays Score 14

Agustín Ramírez completed Miami’s stunning ninth-inning comeback, Tampa Bay swept Houston and the Yankees moved closer to a playoff berth.

Major League Baseball’s 15-game schedule on Sunday, September 13, 2026, delivered a dramatic walk-off, several late rallies and major movement in the playoff races.

Agustín Ramírez’s two-run homer gave Miami a series victory over Los Angeles. Tampa Bay scored 14 runs to complete its MLB-leading 15th series sweep, Cleveland moved within one-half game of the AL Central lead and San Diego extended its winning streak to seven.

Here is an original capsule recap of every MLB game played Sunday.

Detroit Tigers 8, Colorado Rockies 1

Riley Greene homered and drove in three runs as Detroit completed a three-game sweep of Colorado.

Greene hit a two-run homer in the first and added an RBI single during Detroit’s two-run fourth. Kevin McGonigle contributed a two-run triple, while Spencer Torkelson added his 23rd homer.

Jackson Jobe allowed one run on three hits and struck out a season-high eight over 6⅓ innings. Colorado suffered its seventh consecutive defeat. Reuters game recap

Final: Tigers 8, Rockies 1
Winning pitcher: Jackson Jobe (2-2)
Losing pitcher: Gabriel Hughes (0-8)

Washington Nationals 6, Los Angeles Angels 5

Washington scored four times in the eighth inning and completed a three-game sweep of Los Angeles.

Jacob Young doubled home the go-ahead run after Jorbit Vivas tied the game with a pinch-hit single. Daylen Lile added an RBI triple, and Dylan Crews provided a valuable insurance run.

Moises Ballesteros and Zach Neto homered for the Angels. Los Angeles scored in the ninth before Jack Sinclair secured his first major-league save. Reuters game recap

Final: Nationals 6, Angels 5
Winning pitcher: Luis Tolman (1-1)
Losing pitcher: Luke Murphy (0-3)
Save: Jack Sinclair (1)

Philadelphia Phillies 9, Atlanta Braves 4

Philadelphia scored seven runs in the eighth inning to avoid a sweep and cut Atlanta’s NL East lead to five games.

Alec Bohm broke a 2-2 tie with a two-run double. Bryson Stott, J.T. Realmuto, Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner added RBI hits during the decisive rally.

Stott and Realmuto each collected three hits as Philadelphia finished with 16. Matt Olson hit his 39th homer for Atlanta in the ninth. Reuters game recap

Final: Phillies 9, Braves 4
Winning pitcher: José Alvarado (4-3)
Losing pitcher: Dylan Lee (6-1)

New York Yankees 2, New York Mets 0

Cam Schlittler pitched six innings of one-hit baseball as the Yankees blanked the Mets and moved closer to securing a postseason berth.

Schlittler struck out eight and lowered his American League-leading ERA to 1.95. He left after being struck in the leg by a comebacker but appeared to avoid a serious injury.

Ben Rice and Austin Wells hit solo home runs. Three Yankees relievers completed the one-hit shutout, with David Bednar converting his 34th save. Reuters game recap

Final: Yankees 2, Mets 0
Winning pitcher: Cam Schlittler (14-6)
Losing pitcher: Christian Scott (4-5)
Save: David Bednar (34)

Toronto Blue Jays 8, Baltimore Orioles 1

George Springer, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Kazuma Okamoto hit consecutive home runs as Toronto returned to .500.

The three straight homers came during a four-run fifth inning that broke open a one-run game. Guerrero finished 4-for-5, while Springer collected four RBIs.

Dylan Cease struck out nine and allowed one run over five innings. Baltimore stranded 13 runners and went 1-for-12 with runners in scoring position. Reuters game recap

Final: Blue Jays 8, Orioles 1
Winning pitcher: Dylan Cease (11-5)
Losing pitcher: Trevor Rogers (10-10)

Tampa Bay Rays 14, Houston Astros 4

Jonathan Aranda hit two home runs as Tampa Bay completed its MLB-leading 15th series sweep.

Aranda drove in three runs, Victor Mesa Jr. collected three hits and Richie Palacios launched a three-run homer. Nick Fortes also went deep as the Rays accumulated 15 hits.

Freddy Peralta pitched five hitless innings to win his fourth consecutive start. Houston committed an error that helped Tampa Bay score four unearned runs in the third. Reuters game recap

Final: Rays 14, Astros 4
Winning pitcher: Freddy Peralta (9-11)
Losing pitcher: Hayden Wesneski (5-2)

Miami Marlins 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4

Agustín Ramírez hit a two-run walk-off homer as Miami scored four times in the ninth inning to stun Los Angeles.

The Marlins trailed 4-2 before Javier Sanoja tied the game with a two-run double. Ramírez then drove Brock Stewart’s pitch over the wall to give Miami the series victory.

Dodgers rookie Josue De Paula homered and doubled, while Emmet Sheehan supplied six scoreless innings. Los Angeles’ bullpen could not protect its late advantage. Reuters game recap

Final: Marlins 6, Dodgers 4
Winning pitcher: Griffin Fulton (2-0)
Losing pitcher: Tanner Scott (1-6)

Cleveland Guardians 9, Minnesota Twins 2

Steven Kwan, Jo Adell and Travis Bazzana homered as Cleveland moved within one-half game of the AL Central lead.

Kwan finished 3-for-4 with two RBIs and two runs. Adell and Bazzana also drove in multiple runs as Cleveland collected 14 hits and scored in five different innings.

Tanner Bibee allowed two runs and struck out seven over 6⅔ innings. Minnesota lost for the third time in four games. Reuters game recap

Final: Guardians 9, Twins 2
Winning pitcher: Tanner Bibee (6-15)
Losing pitcher: Joe Ryan (6-10)

Cincinnati Reds 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Tyler Stephenson’s eighth-inning sacrifice fly drove home the winning run as Cincinnati ended Milwaukee’s five-game winning streak.

Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run homer in the sixth to erase a 2-0 deficit. Milwaukee tied the game on Jake Bauers’ solo homer before Elly De La Cruz scored the decisive run.

Joey Ortiz supplied Milwaukee’s first two runs with a second-inning homer. Emilio Pagán closed the victory for his 23rd save. Reuters game recap

Final: Reds 4, Brewers 3
Winning pitcher: Brandon Williamson (4-4)
Losing pitcher: Abner Uribe (5-3)
Save: Emilio Pagán (23)

St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago White Sox 1

Alec Burleson cleared the bases with a sixth-inning double as St. Louis denied Chicago a series victory.

White Sox rookie David Sandlin retired the first 16 hitters before an error extended the sixth. Burleson capitalized by driving in all three Cardinals runs.

Michael McGreevy allowed one run over six innings. Chicago went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position and had its AL Central lead reduced to one-half game. Reuters game recap

Final: Cardinals 3, White Sox 1
Winning pitcher: Michael McGreevy (7-9)
Losing pitcher: David Sandlin (2-2)
Save: George Soriano (4)

Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3

Brandon Lowe’s pinch-hit, two-run single in the sixth inning helped Pittsburgh avoid a three-game sweep.

Miguel Amaya’s two-run homer briefly gave Chicago a 3-2 lead in the fifth. Nick Gonzales tied the game with a ground-rule double before Lowe delivered the decisive hit.

Bubba Chandler worked 5⅓ innings and earned his eighth victory. Mason Montgomery retired the Cubs in order in the ninth. Reuters game recap

Final: Pirates 4, Cubs 3
Winning pitcher: Bubba Chandler (8-9)
Losing pitcher: Matthew Boyd (8-5)
Save: Mason Montgomery (13)

Boston Red Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 1

Roman Anthony delivered a two-out, go-ahead single in the seventh inning as Boston captured the series.

Payton Tolle struck out seven over six scoreless innings and recorded an immaculate first inning—three strikeouts on nine pitches. The rookie left-hander left with a 1-0 advantage but did not receive a decision.

Kansas City tied the game in the seventh before Anthony restored Boston’s lead. Trevor Story added a two-run single in the eighth. Reuters game recap

Final: Red Sox 4, Royals 1
Winning pitcher: Garrett Whitlock (7-1)
Losing pitcher: Craig Kimbrel (1-5)
Save: Aroldis Chapman (34)

Athletics 8, Seattle Mariners 7

The Athletics scored two runs in the ninth inning to walk off Seattle and win the three-game series.

Seattle carried a 7-6 advantage into the bottom of the ninth before Athletics closer-turned-winning-pitcher José Alvarado benefited from his team’s final rally. The Athletics won despite being outhit 12-9.

The clubs combined for six runs over the final three half-innings, one day after Seattle’s 19-1 victory.

Final: Athletics 8, Mariners 7
Winning pitcher: José Alvarado (5-3)
Losing pitcher: Andrés Muñoz (5-6)

Texas Rangers 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 6

Corey Seager homered and drove in three runs as Texas survived Arizona’s late comeback.

Seager’s 458-foot, two-run homer opened the scoring. The Rangers built a 7-1 advantage before Nolan Arenado’s three-run homer helped Arizona pull within one.

Cal Quantrill allowed two runs over six innings to earn his fifth victory in six starts. Jacob Latz escaped a bases-loaded threat and recorded his 29th save. Reuters game recap

Final: Rangers 7, Diamondbacks 6
Winning pitcher: Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Losing pitcher: Eduardo Rodríguez (15-6)
Save: Jacob Latz (29)

San Diego Padres 6, San Francisco Giants 4

Manny Machado homered as San Diego completed a three-game sweep and extended its winning streak to seven.

Fernando Tatis Jr. recorded three hits, two RBIs and two runs, while Jackson Merrill supplied a two-run double. The Padres built a 5-0 lead before San Francisco attempted a late comeback.

Four San Diego relievers protected the advantage after Nick Pivetta departed. The Padres increased their lead over Arizona to 2½ games for the final NL wild-card berth. Reuters game recap

Final: Padres 6, Giants 4
Winning pitcher: Wandy Peralta (3-2)
Losing pitcher: Logan Webb (8-9)
Save: Yuki Matsui (1)

September 13 MLB Scores at a Glance

• Detroit Tigers 8, Colorado Rockies 1
• Washington Nationals 6, Los Angeles Angels 5
• Philadelphia Phillies 9, Atlanta Braves 4
• New York Yankees 2, New York Mets 0
• Toronto Blue Jays 8, Baltimore Orioles 1
• Tampa Bay Rays 14, Houston Astros 4
• Miami Marlins 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
• Cleveland Guardians 9, Minnesota Twins 2
• Cincinnati Reds 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3
• St. Louis Cardinals 3, Chicago White Sox 1
• Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Chicago Cubs 3
• Boston Red Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 1
• Athletics 8, Seattle Mariners 7
• Texas Rangers 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 6
• San Diego Padres 6, San Francisco Giants 4

Scores and pitching decisions were verified using the official MLB scoreboard for September 13, 2026.

MLB Standings Through September 13, 2026

American League

East

• Tampa Bay Rays: 90-59
• New York Yankees: 86-63
• Boston Red Sox: 82-68
• Toronto Blue Jays: 75-75
• Baltimore Orioles: 72-78

Central

• Chicago White Sox: 76-73
• Cleveland Guardians: 76-74
• Minnesota Twins: 70-79
• Detroit Tigers: 70-79
• Kansas City Royals: 66-84

West

• Houston Astros: 75-75
• Texas Rangers: 74-76
• Seattle Mariners: 70-80
• Athletics: 61-89
• Los Angeles Angels: 56-93

National League

East

• Atlanta Braves: 88-62
• Philadelphia Phillies: 83-67
• Miami Marlins: 74-76
• Washington Nationals: 70-81
• New York Mets: 69-80

Central

• Milwaukee Brewers: 93-57
• Chicago Cubs: 83-67
• Pittsburgh Pirates: 75-75
• St. Louis Cardinals: 74-76
• Cincinnati Reds: 70-79

West

• Los Angeles Dodgers: 90-59
• San Diego Padres: 81-68
• Arizona Diamondbacks: 79-71
• San Francisco Giants: 62-88
• Colorado Rockies: 55-94

Standings reflect every game completed through September 13 and were verified against the official MLB standings. Tampa Bay and Milwaukee have clinched postseason berths.

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