Games on April 5, 1998

The games of April 5, 1998

On April 5, 1998, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 10-1 winners over the Kansas City Royals. The highest-scoring game ended 9-7, the New York Yankees over the Oakland Athletics. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (1-0), the New York Mets over the Pittsburgh Pirates (7-0), and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the Chicago White Sox (5-0). One-run games: the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 over the San Francisco Giants, the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 over the Atlanta Braves, the San Diego Padres 8-7 over the St. Louis Cardinals, and the Texas Rangers 6-5 over the Toronto Blue Jays. The rest of the slate: the Cleveland Indians beat the Anaheim Angels 6-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 6-3, the Chicago Cubs topped the Montreal Expos 7-2, the Milwaukee Brewers topped the Florida Marlins 5-2, the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 6-2, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 10-5. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Apr 4, 1998 and the next, Apr 6, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.