Best games on Friday, August 7

Friday, August 7, 2026 · final

The Lineup Is ranked 63 games on Friday, August 7 and found 8 worth watching, led by Braves at Yankees at 124/100. Here's how that day's slate finished.

  1. #1 · MLBImportance 124/100
    7:05 PM ET·ESPN Unlmtd

    Braves at Yankees

    Braves70-46
    Yankees65-51

    In a rain delay at ATL 0, NYY 0.

  2. #2 · WNBAImportance 104/100
    Final·ION

    Dream at Mystics

    Dream19-1274
    Mystics18-1279

    The Dream was chasing from the start and never got level. The Mystics controlled it throughout.

  3. #3 · MLBImportance 89/100
    Final·MLB.TV

    Dodgers at Diamondbacks

    Dodgers69-473
    Diamondbacks62-554

    It ended on the last swing — the Diamondbacks in the bottom of ninth.

  4. #4 · Leagues CupImportance 65/100
    9:00 PM ET·Apple TV

    Minnesota at Tigres

    Minnesota0-1-1
    Tigres0-2-0

    Minnesota (0-0-1) at Tigres (0-1-0).

  5. #5 · ATPImportance 61/100
    Final

    J. Fonseca at C. Ruud

    J. Fonseca#27
    C. Ruud#14

    The seedings were wrong: Fonseca beat the No. 9 seed Ruud, in straight sets.

  6. #6 · WTAImportance 59/100
    Final

    L. Fernandez at M. Andreeva

    L. Fernandez#34
    M. Andreeva#5

    Andreeva was the favourite for about four games. Fernandez took it in straight sets.

  7. #7 · MLBImportance 67/100
    Final·MLB.TV

    Reds at Nationals

    Reds56-593
    Nationals57-615

    The Nationals scored first and led the rest of the way.

  8. #8 · MLBImportance 60/100
    Final·Apple TV

    Orioles at Rangers

    Orioles56-601
    Rangers58-582

    The Orioles were level or ahead until the sixth.

How the ranking works

Every game gets an importance score, built from 11 factors — rankings, playoff stakes, rivalry, star power, elimination pressure, how close the game actually projects to be, and more. The score is explained, never a black box. Narratives are written from the real state of the season — not "tune in tonight."

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