Games on April 7, 1998

The games of April 7, 1998

13 games were played on April 7, 1998, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Minnesota Twins, 12-2 winners over the Toronto Blue Jays. The highest-scoring game ended 12-11, the St. Louis Cardinals over the Colorado Rockies. The closest finishes were the New York Mets 3-2 over the Chicago Cubs, the Philadelphia Phillies 9-8 over the Florida Marlins, the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds, and the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the Houston Astros. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels topped the Boston Red Sox 6-1, the Detroit Tigers topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-1, the Baltimore Orioles topped the Kansas City Royals 11-7, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-1, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Montreal Expos 6-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Atlanta Braves, 11-3, and the Seattle Mariners fell to the New York Yankees, 13-7. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Apr 6, 1998 and the next, Apr 8, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.