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JULY
1998

Wednesday, July 1st

IN THE NEWS: Trailing the Mets, 8–7, in the bottom of the 8th inning, Toronto comes up with eight runs. New York fights back with two in their half of the 9th, but the Blue Jays hold on for a 15–10 triumph.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 1, 1998
San Francisco Giants 6, Anaheim Angels 3 (10 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,299)
W: Robb Nen L: Greg Cadaret
Florida Marlins 5, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 41,997)
W: Livan Hernandez L: Pete Smith S: Jay Powell
Boston Red Sox 6, Montreal Expos 1 at Fenway Park (att. 24,923)
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Dustin Hermanson
New York Yankees 5, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 28,919)
W: David Wells L: Matt Beech S: Mariano Rivera
San Diego Padres 8, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,154)
W: Kevin Brown L: Blake Stein
Seattle Mariners 9, Colorado Rockies 5 at Kingdome (att. 25,551)
W: Ken Cloude L: Mike Saipe
Atlanta Braves 6, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5 at Tropicana Field (att. 41,100)
W: Russ Springer L: Roberto Hernandez S: Kerry Ligtenberg
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Texas Rangers 5 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 28,928)
W: Scott Radinsky L: John Wetteland S: Antonio Osuna
Toronto Blue Jays 15, New York Mets 10 at Skydome (att. 37,252)
W: Dan Plesac L: Mel Rojas
Chicago Cubs 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 31,002)
W: Kerry Wood L: Amaury Telemaco S: Rod Beck
Minnesota Twins 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 15,592)
W: Brad Radke L: Scott Sullivan S: Rick Aguilera
Houston Astros 10, Chicago White Sox 4 at Astrodome (att. 29,050)
W: Pete Schourek L: Jim Parque
Cleveland Indians 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 19,558)
W: Dave Burba L: Jeff Juden S: Mike Jackson
Detroit Tigers 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 18,957)
W: Seth Greisinger L: Chris Peters
Kansas City Royals 6, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 36,144)
W: Tim Belcher L: Kent Mercker S: Jeff Montgomery
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Thursday, July 2nd

IN THE NEWS: The Red Sox and Pedro Martinez pile on the Expos, defeating them 15–0 at Fenway. The Sox collect 20 hits for Pedro.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 2, 1998
San Francisco Giants 7, Anaheim Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 33,272)
W: Kirk Rueter L: Jason Dickson
Baltimore Orioles 5, Florida Marlins 3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 46,006)
W: Sidney Ponson L: Joe Fontenot S: Armando Benitez
Boston Red Sox 15, Montreal Expos 0 at Fenway Park (att. 32,637)
W: Pedro Martinez L: Carl Pavano
New York Yankees 9, Philadelphia Phillies 8 (11 inn.) at Yankee Stadium (att. 31,259)
W: Mike Buddie L: Jerry Spradlin
Oakland Athletics 7, San Diego Padres 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 40,374)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Sterling Hitchcock
Seattle Mariners 10, Colorado Rockies 3 at Kingdome (att. 32,523)
W: Bill Swift L: Darryl Kile
Atlanta Braves 6, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0 at Tropicana Field (att. 40,749)
W: Greg Maddux L: Rolando Arrojo
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Texas Rangers 1 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 38,514)
W: Chan Ho Park L: Darren Oliver S: Scott Radinsky
New York Mets 9, Toronto Blue Jays 1 at Skydome (att. 27,325)
W: Bobby Jones L: Pat Hentgen
Chicago Cubs 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 29,268)
W: Steve Trachsel L: Jeff Suppan S: Rod Beck
Cincinnati Reds 8, Minnesota Twins 7 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 16,528)
W: Jeff Shaw L: Rick Aguilera
Chicago White Sox 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 25,344)
W: James Baldwin L: Jose Lima S: Bill Simas
Cleveland Indians 7, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 21,022)
W: Bartolo Colon L: Brad Woodall
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Detroit Tigers 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 34,594)
W: Esteban Loaiza L: Brian Powell S: Rich Loiselle
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Kansas City Royals 0 at Busch Stadium II (att. 42,803)
W: Juan Acevedo L: Hipolito Pichardo S: Jeff Brantley
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Friday, July 3rd

IN THE NEWS: Manny Ramirez's two home runs are Cleveland's only hits against KC pitcher, Jose Rosado, but they're enough to give the Tribe a 2–1 win over the Royals.

The Mets trade P John Hudek to the Reds in exchange for OF Lenny Harris.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 3, 1998
Oakland Athletics 10, Anaheim Angels 6 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 39,636)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Omar Olivares
Boston Red Sox 15, Chicago White Sox 2 at Fenway Park (att. 32,467)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Mike Sirotka
Cleveland Indians 2, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 27,661)
W: Paul Shuey L: Jose Rosado S: Mike Jackson
Detroit Tigers 5, Minnesota Twins 4 (10 inn.) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 10,818)
W: Doug Brocail L: Dan Naulty S: Todd Jones
New York Yankees 3, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 43,328)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Jesse Orosco
Seattle Mariners 8, Texas Rangers 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 45,233)
W: Jeff Fassero L: John Burkett
Toronto Blue Jays 3, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2 (10 inn.) at Skydome (att. 25,625)
W: Randy Myers L: Esteban Yan
Atlanta Braves 3, New York Mets 2 at Turner Field (att. 48,757)
W: Tom Glavine L: Brian Bohanon S: Kerry Ligtenberg
Chicago Cubs 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 9 at Wrigley Field (att. 40,420)
W: Kevin Tapani L: Francisco Cordova S: Rod Beck
Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 41,302)
W: Mike Remlinger L: Todd Stottlemyre S: Jeff Shaw
Houston Astros 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 5 at Astrodome (att. 34,382)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Andy Benes S: Billy Wagner
Montreal Expos 8, Florida Marlins 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,048)
W: Javier Vazquez L: Jesus Sanchez
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 55,393)
W: Curt Schilling L: Scott Karl S: Mark Leiter
San Diego Padres 4, Colorado Rockies 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 40,588)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Mike DeJean S: Trevor Hoffman
San Francisco Giants 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 56,788)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Ismael Valdes S: Robb Nen
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Saturday, July 4th

IN THE NEWS: Three White Sox pitchers combine to shut out the Red Sox, 3-0, on five hits. John Snyder gets the win with seven 1/3 innings. Nomar Garciaparra has two walks but his 24-game hit streak ends.

Dodger interim GM Tommy Lasorda sends blue chippers Dennis Reyes and Paul Konerko to the Reds for closer Jeff Shaw. Lasorda later admits he was unaware that Shaw, under terms of the Basic Agreement, has the right to demand a trade at the end of the season.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 4, 1998
Oakland Athletics 8, Anaheim Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 43,571)
W: Mike Oquist L: Jarrod Washburn S: Billy Taylor
Chicago White Sox 3, Boston Red Sox 0 at Fenway Park (att. 29,600)
W: John Snyder L: Jin ho Cho S: Bill Simas
Kansas City Royals 5, Cleveland Indians 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 34,270)
W: Pat Rapp L: Charles Nagy S: Jeff Montgomery
Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 14,067)
W: Justin Thompson L: Dan Serafini S: Todd Jones
New York Yankees 4, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 37,390)
W: Orlando Hernandez L: Doug Drabek S: Mariano Rivera
Texas Rangers 9, Seattle Mariners 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 46,067)
W: Aaron Sele L: Jamie Moyer
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0 at Skydome (att. 29,198)
W: Chris Carpenter L: Dennis Springer
Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 1 at Turner Field (att. 47,900)
W: Kevin Millwood L: Masato Yoshii
Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Wrigley Field (att. 37,780)
W: Marc Pisciotta L: Jason Schmidt S: Rod Beck
Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 26,200)
W: Danny Graves L: Rich Croushore
Arizona Diamondbacks 7, Houston Astros 4 at Astrodome (att. 31,477)
W: Brian Anderson L: Mike Hampton
Florida Marlins 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,362)
W: Brian Edmondson L: Shawn Boskie S: Antonio Alfonseca
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 35,596)
W: Wayne Gomes L: Bob Wickman
San Diego Padres 9, Colorado Rockies 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 61,148)
W: Mark Langston L: Bobby Jones
Los Angeles Dodgers 9, San Francisco Giants 5 at Candlestick Park (att. 41,012)
W: Dave Mlicki L: Mark Gardner
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Sunday, July 5th

IN THE NEWS: The White Sox plate 14 runs—including eight in the 6th inning—on 12 hits against Red Sox pitching, but it's not enough for a win. Boston strokes 20 hits and pushes 15 runners across for a 15–14 victory.

Toronto defeats Tampa Bay, 2–1, with the help of seven 1/3 strong innings by Roger Clemens. In the game, Clemens fanned Devil Ray LF Randy Winn for his 3,000th career K. Only 10 other pitchers have reached that mark in major league annals.

Hot-hitting Manny Ramirez hits two more homers, one a grand slam, in the Indians 12–3 win over KC. Manny had two homers on July 3.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 5, 1998
Oakland Athletics 5, Anaheim Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 23,208)
W: Mike Fetters L: Troy Percival S: Billy Taylor
Boston Red Sox 15, Chicago White Sox 14 at Fenway Park (att. 32,970)
W: Carlos Reyes L: Bob Howry S: Tom Gordon
Cleveland Indians 12, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 15,507)
W: Jaret Wright L: Glendon Rusch
Minnesota Twins 5, Detroit Tigers 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 10,060)
W: La Troy Hawkins L: Brian Moehler S: Rick Aguilera
New York Yankees 1, Baltimore Orioles 0 at Yankee Stadium (att. 52,506)
W: David Cone L: Scott Erickson S: Mariano Rivera
Texas Rangers 8, Seattle Mariners 4 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 38,053)
W: Xavier Hernandez L: Randy Johnson
Toronto Blue Jays 2, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1 at Skydome (att. 31,240)
W: Paul Quantrill L: Rick White S: Randy Myers
Atlanta Braves 3, New York Mets 2 (11 inn.) at Turner Field (att. 40,430)
W: Rudy Seanez L: John Franco
Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Wrigley Field (att. 38,742)
W: Dave Stevens L: Rich Loiselle S: Rod Beck
Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 28,830)
W: Brett Tomko L: Kent Mercker
Houston Astros 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 2 at Astrodome (att. 23,607)
W: Sean Bergman L: Willie Blair S: Billy Wagner
Florida Marlins 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,483)
W: Brian Meadows L: Carlos Perez S: Antonio Alfonseca
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,116)
W: Carlton Loewer L: Cal Eldred S: Mark Leiter
San Diego Padres 7, Colorado Rockies 2 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 32,649)
W: Andy Ashby L: Pedro Astacio
San Francisco Giants 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 0 at Candlestick Park (att. 40,111)
W: Shawn Estes L: Darren Dreifort S: Robb Nen
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Tuesday, July 7th

IN THE NEWS: The American League defeats the National League, 13–8, in the 69th All–Star Game. Baltimore's Roberto Alomar is named the game's MVP, going 3–for–4 with a home run, RBI, SB and two runs scored.

Thursday, July 9th

IN THE NEWS: Bud Selig is elected as the 9th Commissioner of Baseball by a vote of club owners.

Ila Borders becomes the first female pitcher in history to start a minor league baseball game, as she hurls the first five innings, surrendering five hits and three runs, while registering two walks and two strikeouts, for the Duluth–Superior Dukes in their 8–3 loss to the Sioux Falls Canaries in the Northern League. Borders was tagged with the loss.

Benny Agbayani, Norfolk Tides outfielder about to be called up to the Mets, is married at home plate to his fiancee Neila before Triple–A All–Star game between the International and Pacific Coast Leagues. Agbayani, from Hawaii, and his bride wear Hawaiian shirts and have a receiving line of bat–toting ballplayers. The IL whips the PCL, 8-4. Tomorrow, Agbayani will make his ML debut, pinch–running in the 9th of an 8–8 game. He will slip trying to steal and get run down. Another Met runner is doubled off 2B in the 10th and the Expos win, 9–8.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 9, 1998
Baltimore Orioles 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 48,014)
W: Jesse Orosco L: Jim Corsi S: Armando Benitez
Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park II (att. 15,023)
W: Tim Belcher L: Mike Sirotka S: Jeff Montgomery
Minnesota Twins 3, Cleveland Indians 0 at Jacobs Field (att. 43,236)
W: Bob Tewksbury L: Dave Burba S: Rick Aguilera
Detroit Tigers 4, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 16,012)
W: Matt Anderson L: Dan Plesac S: Todd Jones
Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 11,428)
W: John Burkett L: Billy Taylor S: John Wetteland
Seattle Mariners 8, Anaheim Angels 6 at Kingdome (att. 24,210)
W: Jeff Fassero L: Omar Olivares S: Mike Timlin
New York Yankees 2, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0 at Tropicana Field (att. 38,386)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Bryan Rekar S: Mariano Rivera
Atlanta Braves 6, Florida Marlins 4 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 25,535)
W: John Smoltz L: Livan Hernandez S: Kerry Ligtenberg
Los Angeles Dodgers 12, San Diego Padres 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 41,250)
W: Chan Ho Park L: Mark Langston
Milwaukee Brewers 12, Chicago Cubs 9 at County Stadium (att. 38,055)
W: Alberto Reyes L: Bob Patterson S: Bob Wickman
Montreal Expos 9, New York Mets 8 (11 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 27,193)
W: Mike Maddux L: John Franco S: Ugueth Urbina
Houston Astros 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 34,398)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Todd Stottlemyre S: Billy Wagner
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Friday, July 10th

IN THE NEWS: The Mets trade P Brian Bohanon to the Dodgers in exchange for P Greg McMichael.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 10, 1998
Baltimore Orioles 3, Boston Red Sox 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 48,043)
W: Jesse Orosco L: Pedro Martinez S: Armando Benitez
Chicago White Sox 10, Kansas City Royals 3 at Comiskey Park II (att. 15,378)
W: Jaime Navarro L: Jose Rosado
Cleveland Indians 6, Minnesota Twins 5 at Jacobs Field (att. 43,182)
W: Mike Jackson L: Mike Trombley
Detroit Tigers 3, Toronto Blue Jays 2 (10 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 23,394)
W: Todd Jones L: Paul Quantrill
Texas Rangers 1, Oakland Athletics 0 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,625)
W: Rick Helling L: Billy Taylor S: John Wetteland
Anaheim Angels 5, Seattle Mariners 3 (11 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 28,689)
W: Troy Percival L: Bobby Ayala
New York Yankees 8, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4 at Tropicana Field (att. 40,363)
W: Hideki Irabu L: Wilson Alvarez S: Ramiro Mendoza
Cincinnati Reds 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 4 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 45,278)
W: Brett Tomko L: Andy Benes
Colorado Rockies 11, San Francisco Giants 2 at Coors Field (att. 48,174)
W: Darryl Kile L: Shawn Estes
Florida Marlins 3, Atlanta Braves 1 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 26,018)
W: Jesus Sanchez L: Denny Neagle S: Felix Heredia
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, San Diego Padres 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 53,245)
W: Antonio Osuna L: Dan Miceli
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Chicago Cubs 5 at County Stadium (att. 43,575)
W: Bronswell Patrick L: Kerry Wood
Montreal Expos 8, New York Mets 6 at Shea Stadium (att. 36,538)
W: Shayne Bennett L: John Franco S: Ugueth Urbina
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 18,665)
W: Curt Schilling L: Francisco Cordova
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Houston Astros 3 at Busch Stadium II (att. 44,655)
W: Curtis King L: C. J. Nitkowski S: Jeff Brantley
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Saturday, July 11th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 11, 1998
Baltimore Orioles 2, Boston Red Sox 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 48,244)
W: Scott Erickson L: Tim Wakefield S: Jesse Orosco
Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 3 at Comiskey Park II (att. 21,814)
W: James Baldwin L: Pat Rapp S: Matt Karchner
Cleveland Indians 12, Minnesota Twins 2 at Jacobs Field (att. 43,140)
W: Dwight Gooden L: Brad Radke
Detroit Tigers 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 21,072)
W: Brian Moehler L: Chris Carpenter S: Sean Runyan
Texas Rangers 4, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 26,458)
W: Xavier Hernandez L: Mike Fetters S: John Wetteland
Seattle Mariners 2, Anaheim Angels 0 at Kingdome (att. 35,788)
W: Randy Johnson L: Steve Sparks
New York Yankees 2, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0 at Tropicana Field (att. 44,589)
W: David Cone L: Rolando Arrojo S: Mariano Rivera
Cincinnati Reds 8, Arizona Diamondbacks 0 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 47,323)
W: Mike Remlinger L: Willie Blair
Colorado Rockies 5, San Francisco Giants 4 at Coors Field (att. 48,262)
W: Chuck McElroy L: Orel Hershiser S: Mike Munoz
Florida Marlins 4, Atlanta Braves 3 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 36,795)
W: Matt Mantei L: Greg Maddux
San Diego Padres 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 48,950)
W: Andy Ashby L: Ismael Valdes S: Trevor Hoffman
Chicago Cubs 11, Milwaukee Brewers 8 at County Stadium (att. 52,067)
W: Steve Trachsel L: Cal Eldred S: Rod Beck
New York Mets 8, Montreal Expos 4 at Shea Stadium (att. 48,006)
W: Rick Reed L: Carl Pavano
Philadelphia Phillies 1, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 30,084)
W: Mark Portugal L: Rich Loiselle S: Mark Leiter
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Houston Astros 3 (11 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 45,760)
W: Lance Painter L: Billy Wagner
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Sunday, July 12th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 12, 1998
Baltimore Orioles 11, Boston Red Sox 7 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 48,193)
W: Doug Johns L: Jin ho Cho S: Alan Mills
Kansas City Royals 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Comiskey Park II (att. 32,929)
W: Scott Service L: Matt Karchner S: Jeff Montgomery
Minnesota Twins 11, Cleveland Indians 6 at Jacobs Field (att. 43,053)
W: Eric Milton L: Charles Nagy
Toronto Blue Jays 7, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 20,231)
W: Roger Clemens L: Doug Brocail
Oakland Athletics 7, Texas Rangers 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 22,992)
W: Jimmy Haynes L: Darren Oliver S: Billy Taylor
Anaheim Angels 8, Seattle Mariners 5 at Kingdome (att. 32,797)
W: Jason Dickson L: Bill Swift S: Troy Percival
New York Yankees 9, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2 at Tropicana Field (att. 43,373)
W: Mike Stanton L: Roberto Hernandez
Cincinnati Reds 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 3 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 42,329)
W: John Hudek L: Brian Anderson
Colorado Rockies 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Coors Field (att. 48,334)
W: Pedro Astacio L: Kirk Rueter S: Mike Munoz
Florida Marlins 5, Atlanta Braves 3 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 24,956)
W: Brian Meadows L: Tom Glavine S: Antonio Alfonseca
San Diego Padres 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 42,056)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Brian Bohanon S: Trevor Hoffman
Chicago Cubs 3, Milwaukee Brewers 0 at County Stadium (att. 50,735)
W: Mark Clark L: Brad Woodall
New York Mets 5, Montreal Expos 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 51,568)
W: Jeff Tam L: Javier Vazquez S: Dennis Cook
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 34,144)
W: Carlton Loewer L: Esteban Loaiza
St. Louis Cardinals 6, Houston Astros 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 45,485)
W: Juan Acevedo L: Sean Bergman S: Rich Croushore
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Monday, July 13th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 13, 1998
Baltimore Orioles 5, Toronto Blue Jays 0 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 41,474)
W: Nerio Rodriguez L: Juan Guzman
Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 2 at Comiskey Park II (att. 16,741)
W: John Snyder L: Dan Serafini S: Bill Simas
Cleveland Indians 4, New York Yankees 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 43,177)
W: Jaret Wright L: Orlando Hernandez S: Mike Jackson
Kansas City Royals 6, Detroit Tigers 4 (10 inn.) at Tiger Stadium (att. 13,945)
W: Matt Whisenant L: Todd Jones S: Jeff Montgomery
Oakland Athletics 5, Anaheim Angels 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 8,401)
W: Mike Oquist L: Jarrod Washburn S: Billy Taylor
Seattle Mariners 10, Texas Rangers 3 at Kingdome (att. 25,170)
W: Ken Cloude L: Todd VanPoppel
Boston Red Sox 2, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 0 at Tropicana Field (att. 29,186)
W: Steve Avery L: Julio Santana S: Tom Gordon
Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Houston Astros 3 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 40,007)
W: Amaury Telemaco L: Pete Schourek S: Gregg Olson
Colorado Rockies 9, San Diego Padres 5 at Coors Field (att. 48,098)
W: Bobby Jones L: Sterling Hitchcock
Florida Marlins 8, Montreal Expos 7 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 11,716)
W: Antonio Alfonseca L: Anthony Telford
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Francisco Giants 5 at Dodger Stadium (att. 36,409)
W: Dave Mlicki L: Danny Darwin S: Jeff Shaw
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at County Stadium (att. 17,230)
W: Steve Woodard L: Tyler Green S: Bob Wickman
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 2 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,772)
W: Jon Lieber L: Jeremi Gonzalez
Cincinnati Reds 6, St. Louis Cardinals 5 (13 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 37,258)
W: Gabe White L: Bobby Witt
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Tuesday, July 14th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 14, 1998
Baltimore Orioles 11, Toronto Blue Jays 5 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 44,122)
W: Mike Mussina L: Woody Williams
Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 5 at Comiskey Park II (att. 13,841)
W: Keith Foulke L: Rick Aguilera
New York Yankees 7, Cleveland Indians 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 43,164)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Dave Burba
Detroit Tigers 8, Kansas City Royals 3 at Tiger Stadium (att. 17,491)
W: Justin Thompson L: Tim Belcher
Oakland Athletics 6, Anaheim Angels 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,231)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Omar Olivares
Seattle Mariners 6, Texas Rangers 3 at Kingdome (att. 25,545)
W: Jeff Fassero L: John Burkett S: Mike Timlin
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5, Boston Red Sox 4 at Tropicana Field (att. 27,310)
W: Albie Lopez L: Ron Mahay
Houston Astros 4, Arizona Diamondbacks 2 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 40,419)
W: Shane Reynolds L: Omar Daal S: Billy Wagner
San Diego Padres 8, Colorado Rockies 7 at Coors Field (att. 48,114)
W: Scott Sanders L: Darryl Kile S: Trevor Hoffman
Montreal Expos 2, Florida Marlins 1 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 11,866)
W: Dustin Hermanson L: Livan Hernandez S: Ugueth Urbina
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Francisco Giants 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 41,513)
W: Scott Radinsky L: John Johnstone
Philadelphia Phillies 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 16,861)
W: Wayne Gomes L: Jeff Juden S: Mark Leiter
Atlanta Braves 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 38,000)
W: John Smoltz L: Bobby Jones S: Kerry Ligtenberg
Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 13,405)
W: Kevin Tapani L: Chris Peters S: Rod Beck
Cincinnati Reds 7, St. Louis Cardinals 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 31,183)
W: Scott Sullivan L: Todd Stottlemyre S: Danny Graves
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Wednesday, July 15th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 15, 1998
Anaheim Angels 4, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 19,681)
W: Shigetoshi Hasegawa L: Wilson Alvarez S: Troy Percival
Boston Red Sox 1, Cleveland Indians 0 at Fenway Park (att. 33,501)
W: Pedro Martinez L: Bartolo Colon
Chicago White Sox 9, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Comiskey Park II
W: Jaime Navarro L: Pat Hentgen
Chicago White Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 2 at Comiskey Park II (att. 15,602)
W: Carlos Castillo L: Dave Stieb S: Bill Simas
New York Yankees 11, Detroit Tigers 0 at Tiger Stadium (att. 19,868)
W: Hideki Irabu L: Seth Greisinger
Kansas City Royals 5, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 9,619)
W: Jose Rosado L: Tom Candiotti
Seattle Mariners 4, Minnesota Twins 1 at Kingdome (att. 23,250)
W: Jamie Moyer L: La Troy Hawkins S: Mike Timlin
Baltimore Orioles 14, Texas Rangers 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 46,682)
W: Sidney Ponson L: Rick Helling
Arizona Diamondbacks 9, Houston Astros 8 (11 inn.) at Bank One Ballpark (att. 42,229)
W: Alan Embree L: Mike Magnante
San Diego Padres 6, Colorado Rockies 2 at Coors Field (att. 48,369)
W: Kevin Brown L: Jamey Wright
Montreal Expos 9, Florida Marlins 5 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 15,672)
W: Carlos Perez L: Brian Edmondson
San Francisco Giants 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 34,596)
W: Orel Hershiser L: Darren Dreifort S: Robb Nen
Milwaukee Brewers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at County Stadium (att. 20,554)
W: Scott Karl L: Curt Schilling S: Bob Wickman
Atlanta Braves 12, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 41,347)
W: Denny Neagle L: Masato Yoshii
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 28,655)
W: Francisco Cordova L: Kerry Wood S: Ricardo Rincon
Cincinnati Reds 4, St. Louis Cardinals 2 (11 inn.) at Busch Stadium II (att. 32,321)
W: Gabe White L: John Frascatore
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Thursday, July 16th

IN THE NEWS: Randy Johnson tosses a 1–hitter as he leads Seattle to a 3–0 win over Minnesota. Johnson fans 11 and gives up only a single to 3B Brent Gates.

Red Sox SS Nomar Garciaparra goes 4–for–4, with two doubles and a home run, driving in five runs and scoring three as he leads Boston to a 15–5 win over the Indians. The Sox ice the game with seven runs in the 8th inning.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 16, 1998
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8, Anaheim Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 24,085)
W: Rolando Arrojo L: Steve Sparks
Boston Red Sox 15, Cleveland Indians 5 at Fenway Park (att. 33,568)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Dwight Gooden S: Derek Lowe
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park II (att. 19,638)
W: Chris Carpenter L: James Baldwin S: Randy Myers
Detroit Tigers 3, New York Yankees 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 21,336)
W: Brian Moehler L: David Cone S: Todd Jones
Oakland Athletics 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,820)
W: Blake Stein L: Pat Rapp S: Billy Taylor
Seattle Mariners 3, Minnesota Twins 0 at Kingdome (att. 24,974)
W: Randy Johnson L: Brad Radke
Baltimore Orioles 9, Texas Rangers 3 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 45,171)
W: Scott Erickson L: Aaron Sele
Atlanta Braves 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3 at Turner Field (att. 46,098)
W: Greg Maddux L: Cal Eldred S: Rudy Seanez
Montreal Expos 10, Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,558)
W: Carl Pavano L: Jason Schmidt S: Mike Maddux
Philadelphia Phillies 4, New York Mets 2 at Shea Stadium (att. 20,283)
W: Mark Portugal L: Rick Reed S: Mark Leiter
Los Angeles Dodgers 8, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 35,324)
W: Ismael Valdes L: Kent Mercker
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Friday, July 17th

IN THE NEWS: Both Rafael Palmeiro and Albert Belle hit their 300th homers tonight. Palmeiro is 3–for–4 as his Orioles win, 4–1 over the Angels, and improve their record since the All–Star break to 9–0. Belle's homer—his 10th in 10 games since the break—and Robin Ventura's 9th–inning homer give the White Sox a 4–3 victory over the visiting Indians.

The Mariners sink the Royals, 18–5, for their 5th straight win. Bill Swift gives up five runs in 5+ innings, but it is good enough to win. Dan Wilson is 3–for–4 and drives in six runs for the M's. Wilson, Alex Rodriguez, and Jay Buhner clout homers.

The Rangers trade P Todd Van Poppel and promising minor leaguer Warren Morris to the Pirates in exchange for P Esteban Loaiza.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 17, 1998
Baltimore Orioles 4, Anaheim Angels 1 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 34,618)
W: Doug Drabek L: Jason Dickson S: Armando Benitez
Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 3 at Comiskey Park II (att. 27,733)
W: Bill Simas L: Paul Shuey
Detroit Tigers 6, Boston Red Sox 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 26,255)
W: Brian Powell L: Jin ho Cho S: Todd Jones
Minnesota Twins 8, Oakland Athletics 7 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 10,682)
W: Hector Carrasco L: Billy Taylor S: Rick Aguilera
Seattle Mariners 18, Kansas City Royals 5 at Kingdome (att. 29,500)
W: Bill Swift L: Glendon Rusch
Texas Rangers 7, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 33,876)
W: Darren Oliver L: Jim Mecir S: John Wetteland
Toronto Blue Jays 9, New York Yankees 6 at Skydome (att. 39,172)
W: Roger Clemens L: Darren Holmes S: Randy Myers
Arizona Diamondbacks 9, Colorado Rockies 6 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 46,322)
W: Willie Blair L: Pedro Astacio S: Gregg Olson
Atlanta Braves 4, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at Turner Field (att. 48,544)
W: Tom Glavine L: Brad Woodall S: John Rocker
San Diego Padres 13, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 26,443)
W: Andy Ashby L: Mike Remlinger
Chicago Cubs 6, Florida Marlins 1 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 20,141)
W: Steve Trachsel L: Ryan Dempster
Houston Astros 10, San Francisco Giants 7 at Astrodome (att. 40,709)
W: Jose Lima L: Kirk Rueter
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 9,380)
W: Mike Williams L: Javier Vazquez S: Jason Christiansen
New York Mets 6, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 23,298)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Carlton Loewer
St. Louis Cardinals 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 39,191)
W: Juan Acevedo L: Brian Bohanon S: Rich Croushore
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Saturday, July 18th

IN THE NEWS: The Boston Red Sox defeat the Detroit Tigers, 9–4, with the aid of a 7–run 4th inning. Mo Vaughn, Donnie Sadler, Darren Lewis, and Nomar Garciaparra all homer in the stanza, a first for Boston.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 18, 1998
Anaheim Angels 8, Baltimore Orioles 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 37,806)
W: Jarrod Washburn L: Nerio Rodriguez
Cleveland Indians 15, Chicago White Sox 9 at Comiskey Park II (att. 26,067)
W: Paul Shuey L: Matt Karchner S: Mike Jackson
Boston Red Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 22,983)
W: Steve Avery L: Frank Castillo S: Derek Lowe
Minnesota Twins 4, Oakland Athletics 3 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 16,711)
W: Hector Carrasco L: Mike Oquist S: Rick Aguilera
Seattle Mariners 8, Kansas City Royals 5 at Kingdome (att. 42,633)
W: Bobby Ayala L: Scott Service
Texas Rangers 9, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 8 (10 inn.) at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 44,356)
W: Tim Crabtree L: Esteban Yan
New York Yankees 10, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Skydome (att. 48,123)
W: Orlando Hernandez L: Juan Guzman
Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Colorado Rockies 2 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 48,527)
W: Brian Anderson L: Bobby Jones S: Gregg Olson
Milwaukee Brewers 7, Atlanta Braves 1 at Turner Field (att. 50,284)
W: Steve Woodard L: Kevin Millwood
San Diego Padres 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 30,289)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Pete Harnisch S: Trevor Hoffman
Florida Marlins 2, Chicago Cubs 1 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 32,062)
W: Brian Meadows L: Mark Clark S: Matt Mantei
Houston Astros 7, San Francisco Giants 2 at Astrodome (att. 35,257)
W: Sean Bergman L: Danny Darwin
Pittsburgh Pirates 5, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 11,499)
W: Jon Lieber L: Shawn Boskie
New York Mets 7, Philadelphia Phillies 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 37,208)
W: Al Leiter L: Tyler Green
Los Angeles Dodgers 10, St. Louis Cardinals 8 at Busch Stadium II (att. 44,598)
W: Mark Guthrie L: Jeff Brantley S: Jeff Shaw
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Sunday, July 19th

SCOREBOARD: JULY 19, 1998
Baltimore Orioles 7, Anaheim Angels 4 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 38,840)
W: Jesse Orosco L: Troy Percival
Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 1 at Comiskey Park II (att. 23,543)
W: Mike Sirotka L: Dave Burba
Detroit Tigers 3, Boston Red Sox 1 at Tiger Stadium (att. 21,018)
W: Justin Thompson L: Tom Gordon
Oakland Athletics 5, Minnesota Twins 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 15,117)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Dan Serafini
Kansas City Royals 4, Seattle Mariners 1 at Kingdome (att. 30,851)
W: Tim Belcher L: Jeff Fassero S: Jeff Montgomery
Texas Rangers 7, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 4 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 34,700)
W: John Burkett L: Bryan Rekar S: John Wetteland
Toronto Blue Jays 9, New York Yankees 3 at Skydome (att. 42,176)
W: Woody Williams L: Andy Pettitte
Arizona Diamondbacks 6, Colorado Rockies 4 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 45,650)
W: Aaron Small L: Mike Munoz S: Alan Embree
Atlanta Braves 11, Milwaukee Brewers 6 at Turner Field (att. 44,598)
W: John Smoltz L: Jeff Juden
San Diego Padres 7, Cincinnati Reds 6 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 23,439)
W: Donne Wall L: John Hudek S: Trevor Hoffman
Chicago Cubs 7, Florida Marlins 6 (12 inn.) at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 20,866)
W: Terry Mulholland L: Rob Stanifer S: Rod Beck
Houston Astros 4, San Francisco Giants 3 (12 inn.) at Astrodome (att. 32,900)
W: Doug Henry L: Robb Nen
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 17,558)
W: Chris Peters L: Dustin Hermanson
Philadelphia Phillies 7, New York Mets 6 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 29,520)
W: Mark Leiter L: Dennis Cook
St. Louis Cardinals 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Busch Stadium II (att. 47,006)
W: Mark Petkovsek L: Scott Radinsky
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Monday, July 20th

IN THE NEWS: The Dodgers shutout the Reds, 2–0, on a combined 1–hitter by Darren Dreifort (8 innings) and Jeff Shaw (1 inning). A Willie Greene double is the only hit for Cincinnati.

The Tigers take the 1st game of a doubleheader against the Yankees by a 4–3 score in 17 innings. The New Yorkers bounce back to take the nightcap by the identical score. The 26 innings take nearly nine hours to play.

Mark McGwire hits his 43rd homer in the Cards 13–1 drubbing of the Padres. His homer ties the club record set by Johnny Mize in 1940.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 20, 1998
Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Comiskey Park II (att. 27,160)
W: Bartolo Colon L: Jaime Navarro S: Mike Jackson
Detroit Tigers 4, New York Yankees 3 (17 inn.) at Yankee Stadium
W: A. J. Sager L: Darren Holmes
New York Yankees 4, Detroit Tigers 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 36,285)
W: Hideki Irabu L: Bryce Florie S: Mariano Rivera
Chicago Cubs 11, Atlanta Braves 4 at Turner Field (att. 47,475)
W: Kevin Tapani L: Denny Neagle
Milwaukee Brewers 5, Florida Marlins 3 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 12,759)
W: Scott Karl L: Livan Hernandez S: Bob Wickman
Houston Astros 10, Colorado Rockies 9 at Astrodome (att. 25,491)
W: Doug Henry L: Dave Veres
Los Angeles Dodgers 2, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Dodger Stadium (att. 35,775)
W: Darren Dreifort L: Steve Parris S: Jeff Shaw
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 9,792)
W: Curt Schilling L: Carlos Perez
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, New York Mets 1 at Shea Stadium (att. 18,088)
W: Francisco Cordova L: Masato Yoshii S: Ricardo Rincon
St. Louis Cardinals 13, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 32,339)
W: Matt Morris L: Mark Langston
San Francisco Giants 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 15,550)
W: Rich Rodriguez L: Bobby Chouinard S: Robb Nen
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Tuesday, July 21st

IN THE NEWS: In Houston, Rockies pitcher Mark Brownson (6–8 at Colorado Springs) makes a spectacular major league debut firing a 4–hit 5–0 shutout. Houston's first hit is in the 6th inning. The win snaps the Rocks' 9–game road losing streak.

Kerry Wood outduels Greg Maddux as the Cubs defeat the Braves before a sellout crowd. Woods strikes out 11 in seven 2/3 innings, the 6th time in 18 starts he's reached double figures. For Maddux (13–4), it is his first loss to his former team after seven wins.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 21, 1998
Baltimore Orioles 7, Oakland Athletics 1 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 42,174)
W: Scott Erickson L: Tom Candiotti
Boston Red Sox 10, Cleveland Indians 7 at Jacobs Field (att. 42,874)
W: Pedro Martinez L: Dwight Gooden S: Tom Gordon
Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 2 at Jacobs Field (att. 43,227)
W: Chad Ogea L: Tim Wakefield S: Mike Jackson
Texas Rangers 15, Kansas City Royals 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,457)
W: Rick Helling L: Jose Rosado
Minnesota Twins 4, Anaheim Angels 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 11,869)
W: La Troy Hawkins L: Allen Watson S: Rick Aguilera
New York Yankees 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Yankee Stadium (att. 35,980)
W: David Cone L: Brian Moehler
Seattle Mariners 8, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3 at Tropicana Field (att. 30,298)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Wilson Alvarez
Chicago White Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Skydome (att. 30,209)
W: James Baldwin L: Pat Hentgen S: Bill Simas
Chicago Cubs 3, Atlanta Braves 0 at Turner Field (att. 47,933)
W: Kerry Wood L: Greg Maddux S: Rod Beck
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Florida Marlins 4 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 15,325)
W: Alberto Reyes L: Antonio Alfonseca
Colorado Rockies 5, Houston Astros 0 at Astrodome (att. 28,718)
W: Mark Brownson L: Mike Hampton
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Dodger Stadium (att. 30,452)
W: Ismael Valdes L: Brett Tomko S: Jeff Shaw
Philadelphia Phillies 3, Montreal Expos 2 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,816)
W: Mark Portugal L: Carl Pavano
New York Mets 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Shea Stadium (att. 22,844)
W: Rick Reed L: Jason Schmidt
San Diego Padres 6, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 37,145)
W: Kevin Brown L: Kent Mercker S: Trevor Hoffman
Arizona Diamondbacks 5, San Francisco Giants 3 at Candlestick Park (att. 12,433)
W: Andy Benes L: Orel Hershiser S: Gregg Olson
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Wednesday, July 22nd

IN THE NEWS: The Yanks deflate the Tigers, 13–2, to run their record to 71–25, a major-league record percentage for that number of games.

The Pirates send Darnell Coles to the Mariners for Glenn Wilson.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 22, 1998
Baltimore Orioles 5, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 40,840)
W: Armando Benitez L: Mike Fetters
Cleveland Indians 4, Boston Red Sox 3 at Jacobs Field (att. 43,073)
W: Charles Nagy L: Rich Garces S: Mike Jackson
Kansas City Royals 7, Texas Rangers 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 14,660)
W: Pat Rapp L: Aaron Sele S: Jeff Montgomery
Anaheim Angels 5, Minnesota Twins 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 10,484)
W: Shigetoshi Hasegawa L: Greg Swindell S: Troy Percival
New York Yankees 13, Detroit Tigers 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 49,029)
W: Orlando Hernandez L: Brian Powell S: Darren Holmes
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7, Seattle Mariners 5 at Tropicana Field (att. 31,558)
W: Albie Lopez L: Randy Johnson S: Roberto Hernandez
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Chicago White Sox 0 at Skydome (att. 29,221)
W: Roger Clemens L: Jim Parque
Chicago Cubs 9, Montreal Expos 5 at Wrigley Field (att. 39,179)
W: Terry Adams L: Miguel Batista S: Rod Beck
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Houston Astros 4 at Dodger Stadium (att. 31,365)
W: Brian Bohanon L: Jose Lima S: Jeff Shaw
New York Mets 7, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium
W: Dennis Cook L: Bob Wickman S: John Franco
New York Mets 6, Milwaukee Brewers 1 at County Stadium (att. 23,920)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Bronswell Patrick
Atlanta Braves 14, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 28,304)
W: Tom Glavine L: Carlton Loewer
Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Florida Marlins 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 13,544)
W: Todd VanPoppel L: Ryan Dempster S: Jason Christiansen
San Diego Padres 9, Arizona Diamondbacks 3 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 18,780)
W: Andy Ashby L: Willie Blair
St. Louis Cardinals 3, San Francisco Giants 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 40,147)
W: Bobby Witt L: Kirk Rueter S: Rich Croushore
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Thursday, July 23rd

IN THE NEWS: Baltimore C Lenny Webster's four hits—including a double and homer—and six ribbies power the Orioles to a 9–7 win over Oakland.

Following the Giants 2–11 mark since the All–Star break, San Francisco picks up Joe Carter from Baltimore and Jose Mesa, Al Morman, and Shawon Dunston from the Indians. The Giants send Steve Reed (1.48 ERA in 50 appearances) and minor leaguer Jacob Cruz to Cleveland, and Darin Blood to Baltimore. The Giants receive cash in both swaps.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 23, 1998
Baltimore Orioles 9, Oakland Athletics 7 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 42,371)
W: Armando Benitez L: Mike Fetters
Boston Red Sox 8, Toronto Blue Jays 7 (10 inn.) at Fenway Park (att. 33,011)
W: Tom Gordon L: Randy Myers
Detroit Tigers 3, Cleveland Indians 2 at Jacobs Field (att. 43,085)
W: Frank Castillo L: Jaret Wright S: Todd Jones
Texas Rangers 8, Kansas City Royals 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 21,656)
W: Xavier Hernandez L: Glendon Rusch
Anaheim Angels 6, Minnesota Twins 5 (10 inn.) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 18,059)
W: Pep Harris L: Hector Carrasco S: Troy Percival
Chicago Cubs 2, Montreal Expos 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 39,262)
W: Mark Clark L: Jeremy Powell S: Rod Beck
Colorado Rockies 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Coors Field (att. 42,586)
W: Pedro Astacio L: Mike Remlinger S: Dave Veres
Colorado Rockies 6, Cincinnati Reds 4 at Coors Field (att. 45,705)
W: Bobby Jones L: Pete Harnisch S: Curt Leskanic
Houston Astros 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 6 (10 inn.) at Dodger Stadium (att. 40,205)
W: Doug Henry L: Darren Hall S: Jay Powell
New York Mets 6, Milwaukee Brewers 5 at County Stadium (att. 27,046)
W: Gregory Winston McMichael L: Mike Myers S: John Franco
Atlanta Braves 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 28,222)
W: Kevin Millwood L: Tyler Green S: Kerry Ligtenberg
Pittsburgh Pirates 9, Florida Marlins 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 11,374)
W: Jon Lieber L: Brian Meadows
San Diego Padres 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 0 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 24,278)
W: Joey Hamilton L: Brian Anderson S: Trevor Hoffman
St. Louis Cardinals 8, San Francisco Giants 1 at Candlestick Park (att. 46,393)
W: Kent Bottenfield L: Danny Darwin
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Friday, July 24th

IN THE NEWS: Trailing Florida, 3–1, in the bottom half of the 9th, the Phillies get a 2–outs, 2–run, pinch–hit home run from Mark Lewis to send the game into extra innings. Each team scores a single run in the 10th, then again in the 11th. The Marlins plate another in the top of the 12th to take a 6–5 lead, but the Phils get two in their half to finally win, 7–6.

The Indians trade P Eric Plunk to the Brewers in exchange for P Doug Jones.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 24, 1998
Baltimore Orioles 7, Seattle Mariners 4 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 48,184)
W: Mike Mussina L: Bill Swift S: Armando Benitez
Toronto Blue Jays 10, Boston Red Sox 6 at Fenway Park (att. 33,159)
W: Juan Guzman L: Steve Avery S: Paul Quantrill
Cleveland Indians 2, Detroit Tigers 1 (11 inn.) at Jacobs Field (att. 43,156)
W: Steve Reed L: Doug Bochtler
Kansas City Royals 4, Anaheim Angels 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 18,151)
W: Hipolito Pichardo L: Chuck Finley S: Jeff Montgomery
Minnesota Twins 5, Texas Rangers 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 11,473)
W: Dan Serafini L: Esteban Loaiza S: Rick Aguilera
New York Yankees 5, Chicago White Sox 4 at Yankee Stadium (att. 44,264)
W: Andy Pettitte L: Bryan Ward S: Mariano Rivera
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6, Oakland Athletics 0 at Tropicana Field (att. 25,476)
W: Tony Saunders L: Mike Oquist
New York Mets 5, Chicago Cubs 0 at Wrigley Field
W: Armando Reynoso L: Jeremi Gonzalez
New York Mets 7, Chicago Cubs 3 at Wrigley Field (att. 40,684)
W: Dennis Cook L: Terry Adams
Colorado Rockies 12, St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Coors Field (att. 48,303)
W: Darryl Kile L: Todd Stottlemyre
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 1 at Dodger Stadium (att. 36,150)
W: Chan Ho Park L: Amaury Telemaco S: Jeff Shaw
Milwaukee Brewers 10, Montreal Expos 7 at County Stadium
W: Dave Weathers L: Dustin Hermanson
Montreal Expos 11, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 16,297)
W: Mike Thurman L: Paul Wagner
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Florida Marlins 4 (12 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium
W: Wayne Gomes L: Antonio Alfonseca
Philadelphia Phillies 7, Florida Marlins 6 (12 inn.) at Veteran's Stadium (att. 30,622)
W: Mark Leiter L: Vic Darensbourg
Atlanta Braves 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 0 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 24,776)
W: John Smoltz L: Chris Peters
Houston Astros 2, San Diego Padres 1 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 31,047)
W: Pete Schourek L: Sterling Hitchcock S: Mike Magnante
San Francisco Giants 12, Cincinnati Reds 2 at Candlestick Park (att. 16,931)
W: Mark Gardner L: Scott Winchester
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Saturday, July 25th

IN THE NEWS: The Padres top Houston, 6–5, as Mark Langston gets the win with 5+ innings of work. Trevor Hoffman picks up his 41st consecutive save—33rd this year, tying a ML record. He'll blow his first save opportunity tomorrow in San Diego's 5–4 win, ending his streak.

Former Yankee P Jim Bouton makes his 1st appearance at Yankee Stadium since 1970 at Oldtimers Day and is greeted with cheers all around. Bouton had been persona non grata in New York since writing "Ball Four," which broke a long–standing taboo in sports by taking readers into the locker room and revealing players' extracurricular escapades. The Yanks invited the Bulldog back after his son wrote a Father's Day article in the New York Times suggesting it.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 25, 1998
Seattle Mariners 4, Baltimore Orioles 2 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 48,365)
W: Jeff Fassero L: Scott Kamieniecki S: Mike Timlin
Boston Red Sox 5, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Fenway Park (att. 33,099)
W: Derek Lowe L: Woody Williams S: Tom Gordon
Cleveland Indians 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Jacobs Field (att. 43,094)
W: Bartolo Colon L: Seth Greisinger S: Mike Jackson
Anaheim Angels 6, Kansas City Royals 5 at Royals Stadium (att. 28,428)
W: Pep Harris L: Tim Belcher S: Mike Holtz
Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 6 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 21,013)
W: Greg Swindell L: Danny Patterson S: Rick Aguilera
Chicago White Sox 6, New York Yankees 2 at Yankee Stadium (att. 55,638)
W: Mike Sirotka L: Hideki Irabu S: Bill Simas
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7, Oakland Athletics 5 at Tropicana Field (att. 30,179)
W: Roberto Hernandez L: Kenny Rogers
Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 2 at Wrigley Field (att. 40,436)
W: Kevin Tapani L: John Franco S: Rod Beck
Colorado Rockies 5, St. Louis Cardinals 2 at Coors Field (att. 48,323)
W: Chuck McElroy L: Matt Morris S: Mike DeJean
Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 38,937)
W: Omar Daal L: Darren Dreifort S: Gregg Olson
Milwaukee Brewers 4, Montreal Expos 3 at County Stadium (att. 28,074)
W: Bob Wickman L: Anthony Telford
Florida Marlins 5, Philadelphia Phillies 4 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 21,038)
W: Livan Hernandez L: Curt Schilling S: Matt Mantei
Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Atlanta Braves 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 41,568)
W: Francisco Cordova L: Denny Neagle S: Jason Christiansen
San Diego Padres 6, Houston Astros 5 at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 54,176)
W: Mark Langston L: Shane Reynolds S: Trevor Hoffman
Cincinnati Reds 9, San Francisco Giants 8 at Candlestick Park (att. 50,054)
W: Stan Belinda L: Russ Ortiz S: Danny Graves
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Sunday, July 26th

IN THE NEWS: Boston defeats Toronto by a score of 6–3. Jose Canseco's 8th–inning home run accounts for the Blue Jays' 1st run. It is the 380th home run of Canseco's career, making him the all–time leader among players born outside of the US. Orlando Cepeda and Tony Perez had been the co–leaders with 379.

After 41 straight saves, Padres closer Trevor Hoffman try for a major-league record fails, as he gives up a 9th inning homer to Houston's Moises Alou, which ties the game. He earns the win when the Padres score in the 10th to win 5–4.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 26, 1998
Seattle Mariners 10, Baltimore Orioles 4 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards (att. 48,199)
W: Jamie Moyer L: Scott Erickson
Boston Red Sox 6, Toronto Blue Jays 3 at Fenway Park (att. 33,059)
W: Pedro Martinez L: Pat Hentgen
Detroit Tigers 8, Cleveland Indians 1 at Jacobs Field (att. 43,055)
W: Brian Moehler L: Dwight Gooden
Kansas City Royals 9, Anaheim Angels 4 at Royals Stadium (att. 20,702)
W: Jose Rosado L: Omar Olivares
Minnesota Twins 11, Texas Rangers 3 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 13,802)
W: La Troy Hawkins L: Rick Helling
New York Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 3 at Yankee Stadium (att. 51,865)
W: David Wells L: Jaime Navarro S: Mariano Rivera
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 3, Oakland Athletics 1 at Tropicana Field (att. 37,194)
W: Wilson Alvarez L: Tom Candiotti S: Esteban Yan
Chicago Cubs 3, New York Mets 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 40,329)
W: Kerry Wood L: Rick Reed S: Rod Beck
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Colorado Rockies 1 at Coors Field (att. 48,288)
W: Kent Mercker L: John Thomson S: Rich Croushore
Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Arizona Diamondbacks 3 at Dodger Stadium (att. 37,353)
W: Ismael Valdes L: Andy Benes S: Jeff Shaw
Milwaukee Brewers 6, Montreal Expos 5 at County Stadium (att. 24,553)
W: Bob Wickman L: Shayne Bennett
Philadelphia Phillies 10, Florida Marlins 9 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 27,944)
W: Mark Leiter L: Antonio Alfonseca
Atlanta Braves 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 34,925)
W: Greg Maddux L: Jason Schmidt S: Kerry Ligtenberg
San Diego Padres 5, Houston Astros 4 (10 inn.) at San Diego/Jack Murphy Stadium (att. 41,034)
W: Donne Wall L: Mike Magnante
San Francisco Giants 2, Cincinnati Reds 1 (10 inn.) at Candlestick Park (att. 34,638)
W: Jose Mesa L: Stan Belinda
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Monday, July 27th

IN THE NEWS: Colorado defeats Pittsburgh in 13 innings, 8–7. When Pirates' 2B Tony Womack bounced out in the 11th inning, it gave him a major league record 888 consecutive at bats without grounding into a double play. The old record of 887 had been set by Brooklyn's Pete Reiser (July 20, 1941 to June 24, 1946). Womack last bounced into a DP on May 27, 1997.

Sammy Sosa hits his 248th career homer—and his first grand slam—as the Cubs beat the Diamondbacks, 6–2. Sosa went to bat 4,428 before drilling the sacks–full homer. His 247 homers without a slam is a ML record: the previous mark was 210 homers by Bob Horner. Sosa also tops the 100 RBI mark with his four ribbies, to back Steve Trachsel's (10–5) pitching.

LF Tyrone Horne of the Arkansas Travelers of the AA Texas League hits four home runs, and drives home 10 runs, in a 13–4 win over San Antonio.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 27, 1998
Anaheim Angels 6, Kansas City Royals 1 at Royals Stadium (att. 17,252)
W: Allen Watson L: Pat Rapp S: Shigetoshi Hasegawa
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 11, Oakland Athletics 5 at Tropicana Field (att. 24,359)
W: Bryan Rekar L: Blake Stein
Chicago Cubs 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 2 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 46,373)
W: Steve Trachsel L: Willie Blair
Atlanta Braves 3, Cincinnati Reds 2 (10 inn.) at Riverfront Stadium (att. 23,866)
W: Rudy Seanez L: Stan Belinda S: Kerry Ligtenberg
Colorado Rockies 8, Pittsburgh Pirates 7 (13 inn.) at Coors Field (att. 46,024)
W: Curt Leskanic L: Jeff McCurry
Houston Astros 9, Florida Marlins 1 at Astrodome (att. 20,888)
W: Jose Lima L: Brian Meadows
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Tuesday, July 28th

IN THE NEWS: I like, it so much, I'll do it again. Sammy Sosa hits his 2nd grand slam in four at bats in the Cubs 7–5 loss to the Diamondbacks. Sosa is the first Cub to hit grand slams in consecutive games, and just the 18th in history.

Twins 2B Todd Walker ties a club record with his 9th consecutive hit, in a 3–0 victory over KC. He also matches a club record by reaching base safely 11 straight times. Walker's batting average is now up to .352.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 28, 1998
New York Yankees 9, Anaheim Angels 3 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 36,241)
W: David Cone L: Jason Dickson
Chicago White Sox 4, Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1 at Comiskey Park II (att. 18,402)
W: James Baldwin L: Rolando Arrojo S: Bill Simas
Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 5 at Tiger Stadium (att. 18,422)
W: Sidney Ponson L: Bryce Florie S: Armando Benitez
Minnesota Twins 3, Kansas City Royals 0 at Royals Stadium (att. 14,365)
W: Brad Radke L: Glendon Rusch S: Rick Aguilera
Boston Red Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 4 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 11,208)
W: Tim Wakefield L: Jimmy Haynes S: Tom Gordon
Cleveland Indians 4, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 31,124)
W: Charles Nagy L: Randy Johnson S: Mike Jackson
Toronto Blue Jays 8, Texas Rangers 3 at Skydome (att. 29,177)
W: Roger Clemens L: Aaron Sele
Arizona Diamondbacks 7, Chicago Cubs 5 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 47,190)
W: Bob Wolcott L: Mark Clark S: Gregg Olson
Cincinnati Reds 13, Atlanta Braves 1 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 22,690)
W: Scott Sullivan L: Kevin Millwood
Colorado Rockies 12, Pittsburgh Pirates 6 at Coors Field (att. 46,856)
W: Pedro Astacio L: Jon Lieber
Houston Astros 7, Florida Marlins 3 at Astrodome (att. 26,220)
W: Sean Bergman L: Kirt Ojala
San Francisco Giants 7, Montreal Expos 1 at Stade Olympique (att. 9,543)
W: Kirk Rueter L: Javier Vazquez
New York Mets 7, San Diego Padres 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 21,005)
W: Hideo Nomo L: Andy Ashby S: Gregory Winston McMichael
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Philadelphia Phillies 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 24,828)
W: Brian Bohanon L: Tyler Green
Milwaukee Brewers 13, St. Louis Cardinals 10 at Busch Stadium II (att. 36,812)
W: Dave Weathers L: Rich Croushore S: Bob Wickman
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Wednesday, July 29th

IN THE NEWS: After 16 straight starts without a win, Devil Rays' pitcher Tony Saunders gives up just five hits in six 2/3 inning in a 6–0 win over Oakland. He'll end the year at 6–15.

The White Sox swap P Matt Karchner to the Cubs for P Jon Gardner, the Cubs 1st round pick (10th) in 1997.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 29, 1998
Anaheim Angels 10, New York Yankees 5 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 38,829)
W: Steve Sparks L: Orlando Hernandez
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 7, Chicago White Sox 2 at Comiskey Park II (att. 17,387)
W: Tony Saunders L: Jim Parque
Baltimore Orioles 14, Detroit Tigers 2 at Tiger Stadium (att. 19,607)
W: Mike Mussina L: Frank Castillo S: Doug Johns
Minnesota Twins 5, Kansas City Royals 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 14,362)
W: Eric Milton L: Hipolito Pichardo S: Rick Aguilera
Boston Red Sox 10, Oakland Athletics 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 11,632)
W: John Wasdin L: Mike Oquist S: Derek Lowe
Cleveland Indians 8, Seattle Mariners 7 at Kingdome (att. 25,953)
W: Chad Ogea L: Greg McCarthy S: Mike Jackson
Texas Rangers 9, Toronto Blue Jays 6 at Skydome (att. 28,220)
W: Darren Oliver L: Chris Carpenter S: John Wetteland
Chicago Cubs 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 3 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 46,738)
W: Don Wengert L: Amaury Telemaco S: Terry Adams
Atlanta Braves 11, Cincinnati Reds 5 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 24,480)
W: Rudy Seanez L: Steve Parris
Pittsburgh Pirates 12, Colorado Rockies 1 at Coors Field (att. 47,411)
W: Chris Peters L: Darryl Kile
Houston Astros 10, Florida Marlins 6 at Astrodome (att. 21,870)
W: Pete Schourek L: Andy Larkin S: Scott Elarton
Montreal Expos 6, San Francisco Giants 0 at Stade Olympique (att. 8,293)
W: Dustin Hermanson L: Danny Darwin
New York Mets 7, San Diego Padres 6 at Shea Stadium (att. 23,694)
W: Mel Rojas L: Donne Wall S: John Franco
Philadelphia Phillies 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 20,127)
W: Carlton Loewer L: Dave Mlicki
Milwaukee Brewers 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Busch Stadium II (att. 36,672)
W: Steve Woodard L: Bobby Witt S: Bob Wickman
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Thursday, July 30th

IN THE NEWS: The Indians score three runs in the top of the 17th inning against Seattle, then hold on as the Mariners fight back with two of their own in the bottom of the stanza. Cleveland gets 16 hits in the contest while Seattle accounts for 19 in a losing cause. Alex Rodriguez steals his 30th base in the game, to go along with his 31 homers. He's the 6th 30-30 player in American League history.

The Red Sox bring back OF–1B Mike Stanley from the Blue Jays in exchange for minor league pitchers Peter Munro and Jay Yennaco.

The Braves obtain IF Greg Colbrunn from the Rockies in exchange for minor league Ps David Cortes and Mike Porzio.

The Ladies Professional Baseball League suspends the remainder of the season due to low attendance. In the last game played, the Long Beach Aces lose to the San Jose Spitfires, 7–0.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 30, 1998
New York Yankees 3, Anaheim Angels 0 (10 inn.) at Anaheim Stadium (att. 42,915)
W: Ramiro Mendoza L: Rich DeLucia S: Mariano Rivera
Baltimore Orioles 6, Detroit Tigers 4 at Tiger Stadium (att. 22,915)
W: Pete Smith L: Matt Anderson S: Armando Benitez
Kansas City Royals 7, Minnesota Twins 3 at Royals Stadium (att. 20,466)
W: Tim Belcher L: Dan Serafini
Oakland Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 5 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 17,535)
W: Kenny Rogers L: Steve Avery S: Billy Taylor
Cleveland Indians 9, Seattle Mariners 8 (17 inn.) at Kingdome (att. 31,081)
W: Paul Shuey L: Bob Wells
Toronto Blue Jays 1, Texas Rangers 0 at Skydome (att. 29,264)
W: Juan Guzman L: Esteban Loaiza S: Randy Myers
Arizona Diamondbacks 4, Chicago Cubs 0 at Bank One Ballpark (att. 46,728)
W: Omar Daal L: Kevin Tapani
Atlanta Braves 13, Cincinnati Reds 3 at Riverfront Stadium (att. 28,946)
W: Denny Neagle L: Rick Krivda
Florida Marlins 4, Houston Astros 3 at Astrodome (att. 33,303)
W: Livan Hernandez L: Shane Reynolds
Montreal Expos 12, San Francisco Giants 6 at Stade Olympique (att. 7,575)
W: Mike Thurman L: Mark Gardner S: Shayne Bennett
San Diego Padres 3, New York Mets 1 (10 inn.) at Shea Stadium (att. 22,882)
W: Dan Miceli L: Dennis Cook S: Trevor Hoffman
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 1 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 22,890)
W: Chan Ho Park L: Matt Beech S: Jeff Shaw
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at Busch Stadium II (att. 35,766)
W: Matt Morris L: Scott Karl S: Rich Croushore
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Friday, July 31st

IN THE NEWS: Chicago's Albert Belle hits his 16th home run of the month to set a new major league mark for July. His home run helped the White Sox to a 10–2 win over the Rangers. Frank Thomas hits a grand slam and drives in five runs for Chicago.

Oakland defeats Cleveland, 12–2. Down by nine runs in the 8th inning, the Indians bring OF Mark Whiten in to pitch. The strong-armed Whiten allows one run on a double, HBP (Scott Spiezio), and two walks, but also strikes out three batters (Mike Blowers, Miguel Tejada, and Mike Neill). He becomes the only player in major league history, with at least one inning pitched, to get every out with a strikeout.

Kevin Brown wins his 10th straight for the Padres, beating the Expos, 5–4. He strikes out 10 for the 2nd straight game. Greg Vaughn adds his 39th homer and Trevor Hoffman saves his 35th.

In a flurry of transactions at the trading deadline, many involving free agents-to-be, the Mets trade OF Bernard Gilkey, P Nelson Figueroa and cash to the Diamondbacks in exchange for P Willie Blair, C Jorge Fabregas and a player to be named. New York then obtains IF–OF Tony Phillips from the Blue Jays for P Leoncio Estrella, and sends the Brewers P Bill Pulsipher for IF Mike Kinkade.

The Rangers trade P Darren Oliver and 3B Fernando Tatis to the Cardinals in exchange for P Todd Stottlemyre and SS Royce Clayton. The Rangers get 3B Todd Zeile from the Marlins in exchange for 3B Jose Santo and P Daniel De Young. Tatis will hit .287 with 11 homers this year in St. Louis, but Zeile will help by reaching base 11 straight times during a critical three game stretch in September.

The Blue Jays trade P Juan Guzman to the Orioles for P Nerio Rodriguez and OF Shannon Carter.

The Expos trade P Carlos Perez, SS Mark Grudzielanek, OF Hiram Bocachica to the Dodgers in exchange for 2B Wilton Guerrero, P Ted Lilly, OF Peter Bergeron and 1B Jonathan Tucker.

The Rockies trade OF Ellis Burks to the Giants for OF Darryl Hamilton, P James Sloops and a player to be named.

After the talks indicate the Yankees or Cleveland, the Mariners trade flame thrower Randy Johnson to the Astros in exchange for IF Carlos Guillen, P Freddy Garcia and a player to be named.

The Cubs trade 3B Kevin Orie, P Todd Noel and P Justin Speier to the Marlins for pitchers Felix Heredia and Steve Hoff.

The Blue Jays trade vet 3B Ed Sprague to the A's for P Scott Rivette.

The Twins trade P Greg Swindell and 1B-OF Orlando Merced to the Red Sox in exchange for P Matt Kinney, Joe Thomas and John Barnes.

SCOREBOARD: JULY 31, 1998
Boston Red Sox 7, Anaheim Angels 2 at Anaheim Stadium (att. 43,390)
W: Bret Saberhagen L: Omar Olivares S: Tom Gordon
Kansas City Royals 9, Baltimore Orioles 6 at Royals Stadium (att. 25,007)
W: Jose Rosado L: Scott Erickson
Minnesota Twins 6, Toronto Blue Jays 4 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (att. 26,054)
W: Frank Rodriguez L: Woody Williams S: Rick Aguilera
Oakland Athletics 12, Cleveland Indians 2 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium (att. 14,096)
W: Tom Candiotti L: Bartolo Colon
New York Yankees 5, Seattle Mariners 3 at Kingdome (att. 43,837)
W: Hideki Irabu L: Jeff Fassero S: Mariano Rivera
Tampa Bay Devil Rays 5, Detroit Tigers 1 at Tropicana Field (att. 25,654)
W: Julio Santana L: Seth Greisinger S: Roberto Hernandez
Chicago White Sox 10, Texas Rangers 2 at The Ballpark in Arlington (att. 38,846)
W: John Snyder L: John Burkett
St. Louis Cardinals 3, Atlanta Braves 2 at Turner Field (att. 50,662)
W: Kent Mercker L: Greg Maddux S: Lance Painter
Chicago Cubs 9, Colorado Rockies 1 at Wrigley Field (att. 40,490)
W: Kerry Wood L: Jamey Wright S: Terry Mulholland
Cincinnati Reds 3, Florida Marlins 2 at Joe Robbie Stadium (att. 16,763)
W: Brett Tomko L: Matt Mantei S: Gabe White
Arizona Diamondbacks 8, Milwaukee Brewers 2 at County Stadium (att. 27,274)
W: Andy Benes L: Jeff Juden
San Diego Padres 5, Montreal Expos 4 at Stade Olympique (att. 10,340)
W: Kevin Brown L: Carl Pavano S: Trevor Hoffman
Los Angeles Dodgers 4, New York Mets 3 at Shea Stadium (att. 49,407)
W: Antonio Osuna L: John Franco S: Jeff Shaw
San Francisco Giants 7, Philadelphia Phillies 6 at Veteran's Stadium (att. 21,763)
W: Jose Mesa L: Yorkis Perez S: Robb Nen
Houston Astros 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Three Rivers Stadium (att. 32,476)
W: Mike Hampton L: Francisco Cordova S: Doug Henry
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