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Has an MLB game ever ended 18-2?

Yes. MLB has seen a final score of 18-2 47 times. It first happened on September 5, 1879, when Cincinnati Reds beat Syracuse Stars, and most recently on September 7, 2025, when Seattle Mariners beat Atlanta Braves.

Where 18-2 sits among nearby MLB scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

That makes 18-2 the 144th most common final score out of 330 that have ever occurred in MLB. One point away, 19-2 has happened 34 times and 18-3 has happened 51 times. At one point the score disappeared for 30 years, between 1905 and 1935.

Every 18-2 in MLB history

DateResultSeason
2025-09-07Seattle Mariners over Atlanta Braves2025
2025-05-31Los Angeles Dodgers over New York Yankees2025
2022-08-31Philadelphia Phillies over Arizona Diamondbacks2022
2019-05-24Arizona Diamondbacks over San Francisco Giants2019
2015-08-16Baltimore Orioles over Oakland Athletics2015
2011-09-04Detroit Tigers over Chicago White Sox2011
2005-06-11Pittsburgh Pirates over Tampa Bay Devil Rays2005
2002-08-23San Diego Padres over Florida Marlins2002
2001-05-18Detroit Tigers over Tampa Bay Devil Rays2001
2000-06-04San Francisco Giants over Oakland Athletics2000
1999-08-24Philadelphia Phillies over San Diego Padres1999
1997-08-26New York Yankees over Oakland Athletics1997
1996-06-27Oakland Athletics over California Angels1996
1993-06-17Texas Rangers over California Angels1993
1990-06-08Montreal Expos over St. Louis Cardinals1990
1989-08-03Cincinnati Reds over Houston Astros1989
1982-07-15Detroit Tigers over Minnesota Twins1982
1977-05-14Chicago White Sox over Cleveland Indians1977
1974-04-29Houston Astros over Chicago Cubs1974
1970-04-29Baltimore Orioles over Chicago White Sox1970
1964-07-25Los Angeles Angels over Kansas City Athletics1964
1960-04-23San Francisco Giants over Chicago Cubs1960
1959-08-06Pittsburgh Pirates over St. Louis Cardinals1959
1953-06-03New York Yankees over Chicago White Sox1953
1950-06-28Cleveland Indians over St. Louis Browns1950
1941-08-17Philadelphia Phillies over New York Giants1941
1940-05-07St. Louis Cardinals over Brooklyn Dodgers1940
1939-08-28New York Yankees over Detroit Tigers1939
1938-05-22New York Giants over Pittsburgh Pirates1938
1935-08-14Detroit Tigers over Washington Senators1935
1905-06-25Chicago Cubs over Cincinnati Reds1905
1897-07-21New York Giants over St. Louis Browns1897
1895-09-28Pittsburgh Pirates over St. Louis Browns1895
1895-07-30Louisville Colonels over St. Louis Browns1895
1893-05-29Boston Beaneaters over Chicago Colts1893
1891-10-05Philadelphia Athletics over Boston Reds1891
1890-05-19Brooklyn Bridegrooms over Pittsburgh Alleghenys1890
1888-05-01Cincinnati Red Stockings over Louisville Colonels1888
1887-05-30New York Metropolitans over Cleveland Blues1887
1887-05-11Detroit Wolverines over Pittsburgh Alleghenys1887
1887-05-09Cincinnati Red Stockings over Cleveland Blues1887
1887-05-07Detroit Wolverines over Indianapolis Hoosiers1887
1886-07-07Louisville Colonels over Philadelphia Athletics1886
1886-04-21Brooklyn Grays over Philadelphia Athletics1886
1884-06-19Detroit Wolverines over Buffalo Bisons1884
1882-08-07Boston Red Caps over Chicago White Stockings1882
1879-09-05Cincinnati Reds over Syracuse Stars1879

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