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Philadelphia Phillies vs Minnesota Twins Final — August 16, 2026

Sunday, August 16 · 2:11 PM ET
Last 10 games
-6+4-1-2+1+1-2-6+6+8
Game by game
-1+1+2-1-1+4-3+2-6-8
5-5
Last 10
4-6
+3
Net
-11
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
985 mi1,585 km
Travel to the game
Home
−1 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Phillies visited the Twins on Sunday, August 16 at 2:11 PM ET.

The total closed 9.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Phillies -111, Twins -105) prices the Phillies at 51% and the Twins at 49%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Philadelphia Phillies 7, Minnesota Twins 5

Philadelphia Phillies won by 2.

  • Against the closing spread (Minnesota Twins +1.5): Philadelphia Phillies covered.
  • Combined score 12 vs the closing total of 9.5: Over.
  • Philadelphia Phillies closed at -111 on the moneyline (a 51% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenTwins +1.5 (-173)
Phillies -1.5 (+144)
CloseTwins +1.5 (-173)
Phillies -1.5 (+143)
Totalno move
Open9.5 (o +102 / u -121)
Close9.5 (o -101 / u -116)
Moneyline
OpenPhillies -109 51%
Twins -103 49%
ClosePhillies -111 51%
Twins -105 49%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 11 times since 2023: the Phillies won 6 and the Twins 5.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 15, 2026Phillies 9, Twins 1
Phillies won


Aug 13, 2026Phillies 7, Twins 1
Phillies won


Sep 28, 2025Twins 1, Phillies 2
Phillies won


Sep 27, 2025Twins 5, Phillies 0
Twins won


Sep 26, 2025Twins 1, Phillies 3
Phillies won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Philadelphia Phillies

Minnesota Twins

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