Games on June 2, 1998

The games of June 2, 1998

15 games were played on June 2, 1998, according to Retrosheet. The Atlanta Braves routed the Milwaukee Brewers 9-0, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Seattle Mariners 9-8. One-run games: the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Florida Marlins, the Montreal Expos 4-3 over the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Houston Astros 4-3 over the San Diego Padres. In the other games, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Colorado Rockies 9-3, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cleveland Indians, 8-3, the Anaheim Angels topped the Kansas City Royals 7-5, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 7-4, the Minnesota Twins topped the Oakland Athletics 10-3, the Chicago White Sox fell to the New York Yankees, 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the New York Mets 5-2, the San Francisco Giants beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Texas Rangers, 7-3, and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 11-3. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Jun 1, 1998 and the next, Jun 3, 1998. The 1998 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.