Games on May 31, 1998

The games of May 31, 1998

15 games were played on May 31, 1998, according to Retrosheet. The Chicago White Sox routed the Detroit Tigers 8-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-7, the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees. Decided by a single run were the Cincinnati Reds 6-5 over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Milwaukee Brewers 7-6 over the Florida Marlins, and the Anaheim Angels 6-5 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Texas Rangers, 9-5, the Chicago Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2, the Houston Astros fell to the Colorado Rockies, 7-5, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Kansas City Royals, 10-4, the Philadelphia Phillies fell to the New York Mets, 8-6, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Montreal Expos 9-4, the San Diego Padres topped the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3, the Arizona Diamondbacks fell to the San Francisco Giants, 7-4, the Seattle Mariners beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11-6, and the Cleveland Indians topped the Toronto Blue Jays 8-3. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, May 30, 1998 and the next, Jun 1, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.