Games on May 5, 1998

The games of May 5, 1998

Retrosheet's records show 14 games on May 5, 1998. The most lopsided result was the San Diego Padres' 13-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. The highest-scoring game ended 13-11, the Toronto Blue Jays over the Anaheim Angels. Decided by a single run were the Cleveland Indians 6-5 over the Baltimore Orioles and the Montreal Expos 3-2 over the Cincinnati Reds. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Minnesota Twins 4-2, the Houston Astros topped the Chicago Cubs 10-5, the Florida Marlins fell to the San Francisco Giants, 8-2, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Kansas City Royals, 4-2, the New York Mets beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-1, the Colorado Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Seattle Mariners, 8-1, and the Texas Rangers fell to the New York Yankees, 7-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, May 4, 1998 and the next, May 6, 1998. The 1998 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.