Games on April 4, 1998

The games of April 4, 1998

On April 4, 1998, 15 games went into the books. The Cleveland Indians routed the Anaheim Angels 11-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 12-6, the Seattle Mariners over the Boston Red Sox. The closest finishes were the Atlanta Braves 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Minnesota Twins, and the New York Mets 7-6 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the Montreal Expos 3-1, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1, the Florida Marlins fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 6-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Colorado Rockies, 5-3, the Oakland Athletics beat the New York Yankees 7-3, the San Diego Padres fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-6, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Chicago White Sox 8-2, and the Texas Rangers fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 9-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 3, 1998 and the next, Apr 5, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.