Games on October 2, 1988

The games of October 2, 1988

The schedule for October 2, 1988 lists 13 games. The Toronto Blue Jays routed the Baltimore Orioles 9-3, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Cincinnati Reds over the Atlanta Braves (1-0), the San Francisco Giants over the Los Angeles Dodgers (1-0), and the Oakland Athletics over the Milwaukee Brewers (4-0). Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Boston Red Sox, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the New York Yankees, and the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the California Angels. In the other games, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-4, the Houston Astros fell to the San Diego Padres, 5-1, the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 5-1, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the Montreal Expos, 3-1, the New York Mets topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5, and the Texas Rangers topped the Seattle Mariners 7-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Oct 1, 1988 and the next, Oct 4, 1988. For the wider picture, see the 1988 season.