MLB Scores and Standings Wednesday, August 5, 1998
| Cleveland Indians | 6 | Final |
| Anaheim Angels | 5 |
| W | Paul Shuey (4-1) |
| L | Troy Percival (2-5) |
| S | Paul Assenmacher (1) |
| Cincinnati Reds | 13 | Final |
| Atlanta Braves | 9 |
| W | John Hudek (4-5) |
| L | Russ Springer (5-4) |
| Detroit Tigers | 1 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 6 |
| W | Juan Guzmán (7-12) |
| L | Justin Thompson (9-9) |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 10 | Final |
| Chicago Cubs | 7 |
| W | Andy Benes (9-11) |
| L | Kerry Wood (11-6) |
| S | Gregg Olson (20) |
| Houston Astros | 3 | Final |
| Florida Marlins | 5 |
| W | Jesús Sánchez (5-6) |
| L | Mike Hampton (9-6) |
| S | Matt Mantei (6) |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 1 |
| W | Kent Mercker (8-8) |
| L | Jeff Juden (7-11) |
| Kansas City Royals | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota Twins | 3 |
| W | Tim Belcher (11-9) |
| L | Frankie Rodriguez (1-1) |
| S | Jeff Montgomery (25) |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | Final |
| Montreal Expos | 5 |
| W | Carl Pavano (4-5) |
| L | Darren Dreifort (6-10) |
| S | Ugueth Urbina (25) |
| San Francisco Giants | 6 | Final |
| New York Mets | 4 |
| W | Russ Ortiz (1-1) |
| L | Bobby Jones (7-7) |
| S | Robb Nen (29) |
| New York Yankees | 1 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 3 |
| W | Tom Candiotti (7-13) |
| L | Hideki Irabu (10-5) |
| Colorado Rockies | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 |
| W | Jamey Wright (6-10) |
| L | Francisco Córdova (9-10) |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | Final |
| San Diego Padres | 4 |
| W | Kevin Brown (14-3) |
| L | Curt Schilling (10-11) |
| Chicago White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 7 |
| W | Roberto Hernández (2-4) |
| L | Bob Howry (0-2) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 3 | Final |
| Texas Rangers | 4 |
| W | John Wetteland (3-1) |
| L | Randy Myers (3-4) |
Standings Up to and Including this Date
AL East Division
AL Central Division
AL West Division
NL East Division
NL Central Division
AL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYY | 80 | 29 | .734 | -- | 647 | 422 | .686 |
| BOS | 66 | 45 | .595 | 15.0 | 608 | 490 | .597 |
| CLE | 63 | 50 | .558 | 19.0 | 609 | 530 | .563 |
| TEX | 61 | 51 | .545 | 20.5 | 651 | 618 | .524 |
| ANA | 60 | 53 | .531 | 22.0 | 556 | 553 | .502 |
| BAL | 58 | 55 | .513 | 24.0 | 585 | 556 | .523 |
| TOR | 56 | 58 | .491 | 26.5 | 546 | 572 | .479 |
| MIN | 51 | 60 | .459 | 30.0 | 512 | 508 | .504 |
| KCR | 51 | 61 | .455 | 30.5 | 495 | 616 | .401 |
| OAK | 51 | 63 | .447 | 31.5 | 574 | 627 | .460 |
| SEA | 50 | 62 | .446 | 31.5 | 594 | 578 | .512 |
| CHW | 49 | 63 | .438 | 32.5 | 570 | 674 | .424 |
| DET | 46 | 65 | .414 | 35.0 | 484 | 572 | .424 |
| TBD | 44 | 67 | .396 | 37.0 | 411 | 515 | .398 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 75 | 39 | .658 | -- | 595 | 434 | .640 |
| SDP | 74 | 40 | .649 | 1.0 | 561 | 449 | .600 |
| HOU | 68 | 46 | .596 | 7.0 | 625 | 467 | .630 |
| CHC | 64 | 51 | .557 | 11.5 | 571 | 527 | .537 |
| SFG | 62 | 52 | .544 | 13.0 | 559 | 500 | .551 |
| NYM | 59 | 52 | .532 | 14.5 | 487 | 411 | .577 |
| LAD | 58 | 56 | .509 | 17.0 | 493 | 485 | .507 |
| MIL | 57 | 57 | .500 | 18.0 | 510 | 533 | .480 |
| PHI | 55 | 57 | .491 | 19.0 | 509 | 572 | .447 |
| STL | 53 | 60 | .469 | 21.5 | 543 | 567 | .480 |
| PIT | 51 | 63 | .447 | 24.0 | 460 | 479 | .481 |
| COL | 51 | 63 | .447 | 24.0 | 551 | 617 | .448 |
| CIN | 51 | 63 | .447 | 24.0 | 493 | 554 | .447 |
| MON | 46 | 68 | .404 | 29.0 | 445 | 557 | .399 |
| ARI | 43 | 71 | .377 | 32.0 | 472 | 584 | .404 |
| FLA | 41 | 74 | .357 | 34.5 | 488 | 637 | .380 |
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