Games on August 11, 1998

The games of August 11, 1998

On August 11, 1998, 15 games went into the books. The widest margin belonged to the Colorado Rockies, 15-6 winners over the Montreal Expos. The day's shutouts were the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Cincinnati Reds (7-0) and the New York Yankees over the Minnesota Twins (7-0). One-run games: the Texas Rangers 2-1 over the Cleveland Indians, the Anaheim Angels 5-4 over the Detroit Tigers, the Houston Astros 6-5 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the San Francisco Giants 8-7 over the Chicago Cubs. In the other games, the Arizona Diamondbacks topped the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3, the Boston Red Sox topped the Kansas City Royals 7-4, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Oakland Athletics, 6-4, the Los Angeles Dodgers fell to the Florida Marlins, 8-6, the San Diego Padres topped the Atlanta Braves 3-1, the New York Mets topped the St. Louis Cardinals 8-3, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 2-1, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Seattle Mariners 7-4. Only final scores are available for this date. Neighboring dates are one click away: the previous game day, Aug 10, 1998 and the next, Aug 12, 1998. The 1998 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.