Games on September 8, 1998

The games of September 8, 1998

The schedule for September 8, 1998 lists 14 games. The most lopsided result was the Philadelphia Phillies' 16-4 win over the New York Mets. Runs came easiest when the Colorado Rockies beat the Florida Marlins 11-10. The day's shutouts were the Minnesota Twins over the Anaheim Angels (5-0) and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays over the Seattle Mariners (10-0). The closest finishes were the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 over the Arizona Diamondbacks, the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates 8-7 over the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Texas Rangers 7-6 over the Kansas City Royals. The rest of the slate: the Chicago White Sox topped the Detroit Tigers 12-6, the Houston Astros beat the Cincinnati Reds 13-7, the Atlanta Braves fell to the Montreal Expos, 6-3, the Oakland Athletics fell to the Baltimore Orioles, 5-2, the San Diego Padres fell to the San Francisco Giants, 5-1, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 6-3. 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, Sep 7, 1998 and the next, Sep 9, 1998. For the wider picture, see the 1998 season.