Games on August 23, 1998

The games of August 23, 1998

On August 23, 1998, 15 games went into the books. The Houston Astros routed the Chicago Cubs 13-3, the widest margin of the day. The highest-scoring game ended 13-11, the San Diego Padres over the Milwaukee Brewers. A shutout went on the board for the Cincinnati Reds over the Montreal Expos (10-0). Decided by a single run were the Anaheim Angels 3-2 over the Toronto Blue Jays, the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 over the New York Mets, the Detroit Tigers 5-4 over the Oakland Athletics, and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 over the St. Louis Cardinals. In the other games, the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 12-7, the Cleveland Indians topped the Baltimore Orioles 4-1, the Florida Marlins fell to the San Francisco Giants, 10-5, the Boston Red Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 5-1, the Colorado Rockies beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2, the Chicago White Sox fell to the Seattle Mariners, 3-2, the Kansas City Royals topped the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11-5, and the Texas Rangers beat the New York Yankees 12-10. None of these games has a full box score on the site, so the list gives the final scores. The pager links to the previous game day, Aug 22, 1998 and the next, Aug 24, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.