Games on May 8, 1998

The games of May 8, 1998

15 games were played on May 8, 1998, according to Retrosheet. The Boston Red Sox routed the Kansas City Royals 14-3, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Florida Marlins beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-6. The closest finishes were the San Diego Padres 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants. Elsewhere, the Anaheim Angels topped the Detroit Tigers 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Houston Astros 4-1, the New York Yankees topped the Minnesota Twins 5-1, the Colorado Rockies topped the Montreal Expos 7-5, the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-2, the Chicago White Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 5-3, the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-4, the Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-3, the Seattle Mariners beat the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8-2. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, May 7, 1998 and the next, May 9, 1998. The 1998 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.