Games on June 5, 1998

The games of June 5, 1998

On June 5, 1998, 15 games went into the books. The New York Mets routed the Boston Red Sox 9-2, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 8-7, the Philadelphia Phillies over the Toronto Blue Jays. Shutouts: the Anaheim Angels over the Colorado Rockies (5-0), the Kansas City Royals over the Houston Astros (3-0), and the Seattle Mariners over the Los Angeles Dodgers (4-0). The closest finishes were the Baltimore Orioles 3-2 over the Atlanta Braves, the Chicago Cubs 6-5 over the Chicago White Sox, the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, and the Oakland Athletics 2-1 over the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the other games, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Milwaukee Brewers, 7-3, the New York Yankees topped the Florida Marlins 5-1, the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Minnesota Twins 6-1, the San Francisco Giants topped the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2, the Montreal Expos topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-2, and the Texas Rangers beat the San Diego Padres 8-7. 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 4, 1998 and the next, Jun 6, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.