Games on July 23, 1998

The games of July 23, 1998

On July 23, 1998, 14 games went into the books. The Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Florida Marlins 9-1, the widest margin of the day. Runs came easiest when the Baltimore Orioles beat the Oakland Athletics 9-7. A shutout went on the board for the San Diego Padres over the Arizona Diamondbacks (3-0). The closest finishes were the Boston Red Sox 8-7 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Chicago Cubs 2-1 over the Montreal Expos, the Detroit Tigers 3-2 over the Cleveland Indians, and the New York Mets 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers. Elsewhere, the Colorado Rockies topped the Cincinnati Reds 6-4, the Cincinnati Reds fell to the Colorado Rockies, 6-4, the Kansas City Royals fell to the Texas Rangers, 8-4, the Houston Astros topped the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-6, the Minnesota Twins fell to the Anaheim Angels, 6-5, the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2, and the San Francisco Giants fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-1. The Cincinnati Reds and the Colorado Rockies met twice, as a doubleheader. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Jul 22, 1998 and the next, Jul 24, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.