Games on June 28, 1998

The games of June 28, 1998

On June 28, 1998, 15 games went into the books. The Houston Astros routed the Cleveland Indians 12-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 11-10, the Colorado Rockies over the Oakland Athletics. Shutouts: the San Francisco Giants over the Texas Rangers (7-0). The closest finishes were the Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2 over the Seattle Mariners, the Minnesota Twins 3-2 over the St. Louis Cardinals, the New York Mets 2-1 over the New York Yankees, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5-4 over the Philadelphia Phillies. The rest of the slate: the Toronto Blue Jays fell to the Atlanta Braves, 10-3, the Chicago White Sox topped the Milwaukee Brewers 10-8, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Cincinnati Reds, 5-2, the Boston Red Sox fell to the Florida Marlins, 5-1, the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 6-3, the Pittsburgh Pirates topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-4, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Montreal Expos, 8-4, and the San Diego Padres fell to the Anaheim Angels, 11-3. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jun 27, 1998 and the next, Jun 30, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.