Games on August 30, 1998

The games of August 30, 1998

15 games were played on August 30, 1998, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the Seattle Mariners' 13-3 win over the New York Yankees. The highest-scoring game ended 14-7, the Cincinnati Reds over the Florida Marlins. The day's shutouts were the Toronto Blue Jays over the Minnesota Twins (6-0). Decided by a single run were the Kansas City Royals 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles, the Chicago Cubs 4-3 over the Colorado Rockies, the Montreal Expos 2-1 over the San Diego Padres, and the Philadelphia Phillies 5-4 over the San Francisco Giants. The rest of the slate: the Milwaukee Brewers fell to the Arizona Diamondbacks, 7-3, the Anaheim Angels beat the Boston Red Sox 8-6, the Chicago White Sox beat the Texas Rangers 5-3, the Cleveland Indians beat the Oakland Athletics 9-4, the Detroit Tigers fell to the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 10-5, the Houston Astros topped the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-4, the New York Mets fell to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2, and the Atlanta Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-7. 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 29, 1998 and the next, Aug 31, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.