Games on August 7, 1998

The games of August 7, 1998

On August 7, 1998, 16 games went into the books. The Cincinnati Reds routed the Milwaukee Brewers 17-0, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 16-9, the Baltimore Orioles over the Minnesota Twins. Shutouts went on the board for the Houston Astros over the Philadelphia Phillies (9-0) and the Atlanta Braves over the San Francisco Giants (5-0). One-run games: the New York Mets 8-7 over the Colorado Rockies, the Texas Rangers 4-3 over the Boston Red Sox, and the Oakland Athletics 7-6 over the Toronto Blue Jays. Elsewhere, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Seattle Mariners, 6-3, the Seattle Mariners beat the Detroit Tigers 7-1, the Los Angeles Dodgers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1, the Montreal Expos fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 6-4, the New York Yankees topped the Kansas City Royals 8-2, the New York Yankees beat the Kansas City Royals 14-2, the San Diego Padres topped the Florida Marlins 6-3, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 16-3, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays fell to the Cleveland Indians, 5-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Seattle Mariners and the Detroit Tigers and the Kansas City Royals and the New York Yankees. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 6, 1998 and the next, Aug 8, 1998. The 1998 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.