Games on May 18, 1988

12 games

The games of May 18, 1988

On May 18, 1988, 12 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Kansas City Royals, 8-2 winners over the Minnesota Twins. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Baltimore Orioles over the California Angels. Shutouts went on the board for the Montreal Expos over the Los Angeles Dodgers (3-0) and the Texas Rangers over the Toronto Blue Jays (4-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Chicago White Sox. In the other games, the Boston Red Sox topped the Oakland Athletics 4-1, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 4-1, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Atlanta Braves 8-4, the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-2, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Detroit Tigers, 3-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the New York Mets, 5-2, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 17, 1988 and the next, May 19, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.

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