Games on July 3, 1998

The games of July 3, 1998

15 games were played on July 3, 1998, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Boston Red Sox's 15-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. Runs came easiest when the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-9. Shutouts: the Philadelphia Phillies over the Milwaukee Brewers (2-0). One-run games: the Atlanta Braves 3-2 over the New York Mets, the Houston Astros 6-5 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Cleveland Indians 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals, and the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Minnesota Twins. Elsewhere, the Oakland Athletics topped the Anaheim Angels 10-6, the Cincinnati Reds topped the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3, the Florida Marlins fell to the Montreal Expos, 8-4, the New York Yankees beat the Baltimore Orioles 3-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Colorado Rockies 4-2, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the San Francisco Giants, 6-3, the Seattle Mariners topped the Texas Rangers 8-2, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3-2. 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 2, 1998 and the next, Jul 4, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.