Games on May 2, 1998

The games of May 2, 1998

On May 2, 1998, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Toronto Blue Jays, 7-0 winners over the Oakland Athletics. Runs came easiest when the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 12-6. Shutouts: the Seattle Mariners over the Detroit Tigers (4-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 4-3 over the San Francisco Giants, the Minnesota Twins 8-7 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Texas Rangers 7-6 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Anaheim Angels beat the Chicago White Sox 5-3, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-1, the San Diego Padres topped the Florida Marlins 8-7, the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 8-5, the Montreal Expos topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4, the New York Mets fell to the Colorado Rockies, 7-3, the Houston Astros topped the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1, and the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-4. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, May 1, 1998 and the next, May 3, 1998. The 1998 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.