Games on July 20, 1998

The games of July 20, 1998

The schedule for July 20, 1998 lists 11 games. The St. Louis Cardinals routed the San Diego Padres 13-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 10-9. Shutouts: the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds (2-0). One-run games: the Cleveland Indians 5-4 over the Chicago White Sox, the Detroit Tigers 4-3 over the New York Yankees, and the New York Yankees 4-3 over the Detroit Tigers. The rest of the slate: the Chicago Cubs topped the Atlanta Braves 11-4, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Florida Marlins 5-3, the Montreal Expos fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-1, the New York Mets fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates, 3-1, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3. Doubleheaders on the date: the Detroit Tigers and the New York Yankees. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Jul 19, 1998 and the next, Jul 21, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.