Philadelphia Phillies vs Minnesota Twins Final — August 16, 2026
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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
Phillies -1.5 (+144)
Phillies -1.5 (+143)
Twins -103 49%
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.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2026 | Phillies 9, Twins 1 Phillies won | ||
| Aug 13, 2026 | Phillies 7, Twins 1 Phillies won | ||
| Sep 28, 2025 | Twins 1, Phillies 2 Phillies won | ||
| Sep 27, 2025 | Twins 5, Phillies 0 Twins won | ||
| Sep 26, 2025 | Twins 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
- Philadelphia Phillies team stats
- Philadelphia Phillies 2, Atlanta Braves 6 (Oct 1)
- Philadelphia Phillies 3, Atlanta Braves 5 (Sep 29)
- Tampa Bay Rays 3, Philadelphia Phillies 7 (Sep 27)
Minnesota Twins
More MLB games on August 16, 2026
- Baltimore Orioles 10, Tampa Bay Rays 2 (Aug 16)
- Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Atlanta Braves 5 (Aug 16)
- Boston Red Sox 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 8 (Aug 16)
- New York Yankees 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 (Aug 16)
- Miami Marlins 7, Cincinnati Reds 1 (Aug 16)
- Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 5 (Aug 16)
- Washington Nationals 3, New York Mets 4 (Aug 16)
- St. Louis Cardinals 11, Chicago Cubs 4 (Aug 16)
- Colorado Rockies 13, San Francisco Giants 7 (Aug 16)
- Texas Rangers 2, Athletics 5 (Aug 16)
- Kansas City Royals 3, Los Angeles Angels 0 (Aug 16)
- Milwaukee Brewers 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 (Aug 16)
- San Diego Padres 5, Cleveland Guardians 0 (Aug 16)
- Seattle Mariners 3, Houston Astros 2 (Aug 16)
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