Games on July 2, 1998

The games of July 2, 1998

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