MLB Highlights: 2026-07-08

Dylan Cease delivered a dominant performance as the Toronto Blue Jays shut out the San Francisco Giants 10-0. He tossed 8.0 innings, allowing just 1 hit and 0 earned runs while fanning 11 and walking 3 on 118 pitches. Cease earned the win to improve to 6-4 on the season.

Foster Griffin earned the win as the Washington Nationals defeated the Houston Astros 8-2. He worked 7.0 innings, surrendering 1 earned run on 5 hits with 9 strikeouts and no walks. Griffin improved to 10-2 on the season.

Shane McClanahan picked up the win as the Tampa Bay Rays blanked the New York Yankees 3-0. He threw 6.1 innings of shutout ball on 4 hits, striking out 5 without issuing a walk. McClanahan moved to 8-5.

Jared Jones turned in a gem as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0. He hurled 6.0 perfect innings with 8 strikeouts and no walks on 77 pitches. Jones earned the win to improve to 4-3.

Jake Bennett earned the win as the Boston Red Sox shut out the Chicago White Sox 5-0. He tossed 7.0 scoreless innings on 4 hits, striking out 4 and walking 1. Bennett improved to 4-3.

Troy Melton earned the win as the Detroit Tigers defeated the Athletics 6-1. He worked 5.1 innings, allowing no earned runs on 4 hits with 9 strikeouts and 1 walk. Melton moved to 5-1.

Jo Adell powered the Los Angeles Angels to a 13-1 victory over the Texas Rangers. He went 2-for-4 with 2 home runs, 5 RBI and 3 runs scored while being hit by a pitch. Adell finished with 8 total bases in the contest.

George Kirby took the loss as the Miami Marlins defeated the Seattle Mariners 2-0. He allowed 2 earned runs over 6.0 innings on 8 hits, striking out 7. Kirby fell to 7-8 on the year.

Christian Scott turned in a strong outing as the New York Mets defeated the Kansas City Royals 6-2. He tossed 5.0 scoreless innings on 3 hits with 5 strikeouts and 1 walk. Scott did not factor into the decision.

Michael McGreevy earned the win as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1. He worked 6.1 innings, allowing 1 earned run on 5 hits with 6 strikeouts and 1 walk. McGreevy improved to 4-7.

Pete Crow-Armstrong went 2-4 with two home runs, a walk and two strikeouts as the Chicago Cubs won 9-7 over the Baltimore Orioles.

Sal Stewart went 2-4 with two home runs, a walk and three RBI as the Cincinnati Reds won 11-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Gabriel Hughes allowed three earned runs over 6.0 innings with seven strikeouts and two walks in the Colorado Rockies’ 4-3 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Michael King earned the win (6-7), allowing one earned run over 6.0 innings with four strikeouts and two walks as the San Diego Padres won 10-4 over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Roki Sasaki allowed three earned runs over 6.0 innings with five strikeouts and one walk in the Los Angeles Dodgers’ 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies.

Gerrit Cole took the loss (3-4), allowing three earned runs over 6.1 innings with six strikeouts and one walk as the New York Yankees fell 3-0 to the Tampa Bay Rays.

Elly De La Cruz went 2-3 with a home run, a double and two walks as the Cincinnati Reds won 11-5 over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Grant Holmes allowed no earned runs over 5.0 innings with five strikeouts and one walk in the Atlanta Braves’ 3-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Tyler O’Neill went 2-2 with two home runs and two RBI as the Baltimore Orioles fell 9-7 to the Chicago Cubs.

Connor Prielipp allowed three earned runs over 5.0 innings with six strikeouts and two walks in the Minnesota Twins’ 6-5 win over the Cleveland Guardians.