Games on September 2, 1998

The games of September 2, 1998

15 games were played on September 2, 1998, according to Retrosheet. The most lopsided result was the St. Louis Cardinals' 14-4 win over the Florida Marlins. Shutouts: the Toronto Blue Jays over the Kansas City Royals (5-0), the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies (6-0), and the Oakland Athletics over the New York Yankees (2-0). The closest finishes were the Chicago White Sox 3-2 over the Baltimore Orioles and the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The rest of the slate: the Houston Astros topped the Atlanta Braves 4-2, the Seattle Mariners fell to the Boston Red Sox, 7-3, the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-2, the Cleveland Indians fell to the Anaheim Angels, 13-5, the Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers 5-3, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Colorado Rockies 8-4, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays topped the Minnesota Twins 4-1, the San Diego Padres fell to the New York Mets, 4-1, and the San Francisco Giants topped the Montreal Expos 12-3. Only final scores are available for this date. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 1, 1998 and the next, Sep 3, 1998. The 1998 season page has the standings and leaders for the year.