Games on September 18, 2018

The games of September 18, 2018

15 games were played on September 18, 2018, according to Retrosheet. The widest margin belonged to the Chicago Cubs, 9-1 winners over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Runs came easiest when the Anaheim Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 9-7. Shutouts: the Houston Astros over the Seattle Mariners (7-0) and the Tampa Bay Rays over the Texas Rangers (4-0). One-run games: the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 over the Colorado Rockies, the New York Yankees 3-2 over the Boston Red Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 over the Kansas City Royals, and the San Francisco Giants 5-4 over the San Diego Padres. The rest of the slate: the Atlanta Braves fell to the St. Louis Cardinals, 8-1, the Baltimore Orioles fell to the Toronto Blue Jays, 6-4, the Cleveland Indians topped the Chicago White Sox 5-3, the Minnesota Twins topped the Detroit Tigers 5-3, the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 4-2, the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 3-1, and the New York Mets fell to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-2. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 17, 2018 and the next, Sep 19, 2018. For the wider picture, see the 2018 season.