1998 Giants Game Log

Date	Score	Record	Comment
3/31/1998	Giants 9, Astros 4	1- 0	Bullpen, Kent star over 13 innings
4/1/1998	Astros 7, Giants 6	1- 1	Orel's debut less than overwhelming
4/2/1998	Giants 9, Astros 2	2- 1	Javier's 5 RBI stake sloppy Rueter
4/3/1998	Giants 8, Diamondbacks 3	3- 1	Gardner back to '96 form?
4/4/1998	Giants 5, Diamondbacks 3	4- 1	Darwin takes their best shot, wins
4/5/1998	Diamondbacks 3, Giants 2	4- 2	Mueller hits 2 but it ain't enough
4/7/1998	Giants 5, Astros 4	5- 2	Jints pull out the home opener in 10
4/8/1998	Astros 6, Giants 3	5- 3	Rueter gives up two gopher balls
4/9/1998	Astros 3, Giants 1	5- 4	Lethargic Giants leave 8 stranded
4/10/1998	Giants 5, Cardinals 3	6- 4	Giants rally twice and Nen saves it
4/11/1998	Cardinals 7, Giants 2	6- 5	Bullpen surprisingly betrays Estes
4/12/1998	Giants 2, Cardinals 1	7- 5	Bases-loaded walk in 9th wins it
4/13/1998	Giants 8, Cardinals 2	8- 5	Giants break out with 6-run 6th
4/14/1998	Giants 13, Padres 7	9- 5	15-hit attack slows down West leaders
4/15/1998	Padres 1, Giants 0	9- 6	Brown continues mastery over Giants
4/17/1998	Brewers 5, Giants 2	9- 7	Estes 0-3 after another shaky outing
4/18/1998	Brewers 3, Giants 1	9- 8	Early dinger dooms Orel once again
4/19/1998	Brewers 3, Giants 2	9- 9	Dreadful series ends with loss in 12
4/21/1998	Giants 6, Pirates 3	10- 9	Gardner's complete game halts skid
4/22/1998	Pirates 5, Giants 2	10-10	Reeling Jints fight among themselves
4/23/1998	Pirates 7, Giants 0	10-11	'Dwarfs' can't hit the @#$%&! ball
4/24/1998	Brewers 7, Giants 5	10-12	Milwaukee's eerie dominance continues
4/25/1998	Giants 2, Brewers 1	11-12	Rueter's 3-hitter stops the carnage
4/26/1998	Giants 8, Brewers 7	12-12	Down 6-0, Giants rally & win in 9th!
4/27/1998	Giants 6, Pirates 5	13-12	Down 5-0, Giants rally & win in 9th!
4/28/1998	Giants 2, Pirates 1	14-12	Estes superb as Kent, Snow connect
4/30/1998	Braves 6, Giants 0	14-13	Neagle's complete-game 10-K shutout
5/1/1998	Braves 6, Giants 2	14-14	Maddux rolls behind three homers
5/2/1998	Braves 4, Giants 3	14-15	Nen victim as Braves snake 'em again
5/3/1998	Giants 12, Braves 8	15-15	Jints pound Glavine to avoid sweep
5/4/1998	Giants 8, Marlins 0	16-15	Estes' complete-game 4-hit shutout
5/5/1998	Giants 8, Marlins 2	17-15	Nen blows it but SF scores 6 in 10th
5/6/1998	Giants 10, Marlins 9	18-15	Giants mount another inspiring rally
5/8/1998	Cubs 5, Giants 4	18-16	Giants rally twice but lose in 14th
5/9/1998	Giants 5, Cubs 1	19-16	Darwin sharp as Jints take opener
	Cubs 6, Giants 0	19-17	Gonzalez stifles Giant sweep shot
5/10/1998	Giants 3, Cubs 0	20-17	Orel brilliant, gets first Giant win
5/11/1998	Giants 7, Expos 2	21-17	Five double plays and two home runs
5/13/1998	Expos 9, Giants 5	21-18	Gardner shelled for five in first
5/14/1998	Giants 6, Expos 1	22-18	Bonds' mighty blast makes Estes' day
	Giants 2, Expos 0	23-18	Darwin's 8 shutout innings: sweep!
5/15/1998	Giants 3, Mets 2	24-18	Kent's double in 7th wins for Orel
5/16/1998	Mets 4, Giants 1	24-19	Rueter digs a quick 4-run hole
5/17/1998	Giants 4, Mets 2	25-19	Gardner bounces back with good effort
5/19/1998	Brewers 9, Giants 6	25-20	Jints rally from 6-0 but lose in 9th
5/20/1998	Giants 4, Brewers 2	26-20	Orel beats 'em with bat and with arm
5/21/1998	Giants 8, Brewers 1	27-20	Rueter allows 1 hit, Giants get 17
5/22/1998	Cardinals 4, Giants 3	27-21	Tavarez, Nen blow toughie in twelfth
5/23/1998	Cards 11, Giants 10	27-22	Mighty Mac hits two monster blasts
5/24/1998	Giants 9, Cardinals 6	28-22	Giants avoid sweep with win in 17th
5/25/1998	Giants 3, Reds 1	29-22	Orel, Bonds pull Giants within 2
5/26/1998	Giants 5, Reds 2	30-22	Mueller's 3-run blast saves Rueter
5/27/1998	Reds 7, Giants 5	30-23	Poole, Tavarez can't hold 5-2 lead
5/28/1998	Diamondbacks 8, Giants 7	30-24	Another late rally falls a run short
5/29/1998	Giants 3, Diamondbacks 1	31-24	Bonds blasts another; Estes cruises
5/30/1998	Giants 4, Diamondbacks 1	32-24	Orel finishes 5-0 May in grand style
5/31/1998	Giants 7, Diamondbacks 4	33-24	Rueter tied for NL lead with 7 wins
6/1/1998	Giants 16, Reds 3	34-24	Giants open June with a real laugher
6/2/1998	Giants 4, Reds 2	35-24	Ageless Darwin paces 5th win in a row
6/3/1998	Giants 8, Reds 5	36-24	Johnson hits 2 as win streak hits 6
6/5/1998	Giants 3, Cardinals 2	37-24	Mac blasts one but Orel survives
6/6/1998	Giants 5, Cardinals 4	38-24	Down 4-1, Giants rally and win in 14
6/7/1998	Giants 6, Cardinals 5	39-24	First-place Giants rally, win again
6/8/1998	Giants 4, Mariners 3	40-24	Streak hits 10 as Giants beat Johnson
6/9/1998	Giants 7, Mariners 6	41-24	Streak hits 11-- but Kent's injured
6/10/1998	Mariners 4, Giants 1	41-25	Swift's 'Stick savvy stops streak
6/12/1998	Padres 10, Giants 3	41-26	Bullpen collapses in 7-run 8th
6/13/1998	Padres 4, Giants 2	41-27	Giants' offense sure misses Kent
6/14/1998	Padres 3, Giants 2	41-28	4th straight loss leaves SF 3 back
6/15/1998	Rockies 4, Giants 3	41-29	Jints lose in 12 as skid hits 5
6/16/1998	Giants 5, Rockies 3	42-29	Tavarez keeps cool as Giants rally
6/17/1998	Giants 6, Rockies 3	43-29	Back on track with another rally?
6/18/1998	Padres 7, Giants 6	43-30	Bullpen blows late lead at worst time
6/19/1998	Padres 9, Giants 5	43-31	Pads win 11th straight; SF in trouble
6/20/1998	Giants 5, Padres 2	44-31	Estes, Nen deliver much-needed tonic
6/21/1998	Padres 5, Giants 1	44-32	Brown continues to dominate Giants
6/22/1998	Giants 12, A's 8	45-32	Giants explode with 9-run fifth
6/23/1998	Giants 4, A's 2	46-32	SF gains 1 with Bonds, Snow, Gardner
6/24/1998	A's 7, Giants 6	46-33	Reed gives up the grand slam in 8th
6/25/1998	A's 5, Giants 2	46-34	Estes wild, as is rest of club
6/26/1998	Rangers 7, Giants 3	46-35	Will returns to 'Stick, hits one out
6/27/1998	Giants 6, Rangers 5	47-35	Will connects again but SF wins in 10
6/28/1998	Giants 7, Rangers 0	48-35	Snow's 'slam stakes Gardner's shutout
6/30/1998	Angels 4, Giants 3	48-36	Red-hot Angels continue their streak
7/1/1998	Giants 6, Angels 3	49-36	Mueller's blast wins it in 10th
7/2/1998	Giants 7, Angels 4	50-36	Snow pays back old team with 2 HRs
7/3/1998	Giants 6, Dodgers 3	51-36	Orel's turn to pay back former 'mates
7/4/1998	Dodgers 9, Giants 5	51-37	Fireworks abound as Gardner's shelled
7/5/1998	Giants 3, Dodgers 0	52-37	Giants roll into break behind Estes
7/10/1998	Rockies 11, Giants 2	52-38	Estes shelled for six in fourth
7/11/1998	Rockies 5, Giants 4	52-39	Bichette the hero as Jints fall again
7/12/1998	Rockies 5, Giants 3	52-40	Reeling Giants blow early 3-0 lead
7/13/1998	Dodgers 7, Giants 5	52-41	LA scores early and holds on late
7/14/1998	Dodgers 2, Giants 1	52-42	Nen's wild pitch loses it in 9th
7/15/1998	Giants 5, Dodgers 3	53-42	Giants fight back, stop skid at 5
7/17/1998	Astros 10, Giants 7	53-43	Rueter tagged for five in fourth
7/18/1998	Astros 7, Giants 2	53-44	'Dome spells doom for jinxed Jints
7/19/1998	Astros 4, Giants 3	53-45	Loss in 12 terminates 1-8 road trip
7/20/1998	Giants 5, Diamondbacks 3	54-45	Snow's homer stakes Ortiz' fine debut
7/21/1998	Diamondbacks 5, Giants 3	54-46	Bullpen can't hold Orel's late lead
7/22/1998	Cardinals 3, Giants 2	54-47	Bad case of hole-in-bat plagues Jints
7/23/1998	Cardinals 8, Giants 1	54-48	Giants lose, then make two big trades
7/24/1998	Giants 12, Reds 2	55-48	Kent leads onslaught with 2 HR, 7 RBI
7/25/1998	Reds 9, Giants 8	55-49	Rookie Ortiz can't survive fifth
7/26/1998	Giants 2, Reds 1	56-49	Kent's homer in tenth saves series
7/28/1998	Giants 7, Expos 1	57-49	Rueter's two-hitter and two hits
7/29/1998	Expos 6, Giants 0	57-50	Lethargic Giants can't follow up
7/30/1998	Expos 12, Giants 6	57-51	Fumbling Giants continue clown act
7/31/1998	Giants 7, Phillies 6	58-51	Jints jump 'em early, get 'em late
8/1/1998	Giants 8, Phillies 7	59-51	Benard's hustle wins it in 10th
8/2/1998	Giants 15, Phillies 3	60-51	SF bombards 'em with bats, fists
8/3/1998	Giants 6, Phillies 1	61-51	Series sweep keeps wild-card hopes up
8/4/1998	Mets 7, Giants 6	61-52	Giants lose a tough one in ten
8/5/1998	Giants 6, Mets 4	62-52	Ortiz superb, earns first ML win
8/6/1998	Mets 9, Giants 8	62-53	Bullpen crumbles, wastes late rally
8/7/1998	Braves 5, Giants 0	62-54	Glavine's brilliant three-hitter
8/8/1998	Braves 14, Giants 6	62-55	Braves' awesome power on full display
8/9/1998	Braves 7, Giants 5	62-56	League's best shrug off 2 Bonds HRs
8/10/1998	Cubs 8, Giants 5	62-57	Sluggin' Sammy Sosa hits 45th & 46th
8/11/1998	Giants 8, Cubs 7	63-57	Kent's 2 homers bail out the bullpen
8/12/1998	Cubs 10, Giants 2	63-58	Cubs blast way to wild-card advantage
8/14/1998	Giants 10, Marlins 0	64-58	Gardner's complete-game shutout
8/15/1998	Giants 4, Marlins 3	65-58	Giants' third rally wins in 10th
8/16/1998	Giants 3, Marlins 2	66-58	Orel, Kent add to Marlins' miseries
8/18/1998	Braves 8, Giants 4	66-59	Maddux only so-so, still beats Rueter
8/19/1998	Giants 6, Braves 2	67-59	Enterprising Jints get Glavine early
8/20/1998	Cubs 7, Giants 3	67-60	Former teammate Hill's grand slam
8/21/1998	Cubs 6, Giants 5	67-61	Nen blows save-- and wild-card hopes?
8/22/1998	Giants 5, Marlins 4	68-61	Comeback win in 10th salves wounds
8/23/1998	Giants 10, Marlins 5	69-61	Bonds makes history: 1st 400/400 man!
8/24/1998	Giants 7, Marlins 4	70-61	First season sweep in Giant history
8/25/1998	Giants 7, Mets 3	71-61	Ortiz sharp; wild-card race heats up
8/26/1998	Mets 4, Giants 1	71-62	Former Dodger Nomo strikes out 10
8/27/1998	Giants 11, Mets 3	72-62	Darwin's big day: 2-for-2, clutch win
8/28/1998	Phillies 4, Giants 3	72-63	Mueller's error in 10th sinks Giants
8/29/1998	Giants 10, Phillies 3	73-63	Gardner fires another complete game
8/30/1998	Phillies 5, Giants 4	73-64	Triple play overcomes 2 Bonds homers
8/31/1998	Giants 6, Phillies 2	74-64	Jints keep pace in wild-card race
9/1/1998	Giants 9, Expos 7	75-64	Carter, Kent lead 7-run rally in 6th
9/2/1998	Giants 12, Expos 3	76-64	Bonds, Kent tee off as Rueter coasts
9/4/1998	Dodgers 8, Giants 5	76-65	Estes' return from DL a disaster
9/5/1998	Dodgers 6, Giants 3	76-66	Orel victimized by former teammates
9/6/1998	Giants 6, Dodgers 2	77-66	Steady Gardner sharp, stops skid
9/7/1998	Giants 5, Padres 4	78-66	Kent's blast key as Jints gain a game
9/8/1998	Giants 5, Padres 1	79-66	SF within 1 on McGwire's historic day
9/9/1998	Padres 8, Giants 3	79-67	Tavarez flips out as bullpen crumbles
9/11/1998	Rockies 7, Giants 6	79-68	Hamilton's heartbreaking payback HR
9/12/1998	Rockies 1, Giants 0	79-69	Offensive offense betrays Gardner
9/13/1998	Giants 4, Rockies 3	80-69	Bonds' dramatic homer keeps it alive
9/14/1998	Diamondbacks 14, Giants 2	80-70	Hail Mary, full of grace...
9/15/1998	Diamondbacks 7, Giants 6	80-71	Jumpy Jints throw it all away in 11
9/16/1998	Giants 6, Diamondbacks 5	81-71	Giants blow 3-0 lead but win in 10
9/18/1998	Giants 4, Dodgers 3	82-71	Bonds' dramatic homer in 8th wins it
9/19/1998	Giants 18, Dodgers 4	83-71	... help us win this wild-card race
9/20/1998	Dodgers 1, Giants 0	83-72	Tragedy: Estes outdueled by Perez
9/21/1998	Giants 8, Pirates 1	84-72	Kent serves notice it ain't over yet
9/22/1998	Giants 14, Pirates 2	85-72	Five in the first and away we go
9/23/1998	Giants 4, Pirates 1	86-72	Gardner superb; SF only 1.5 back!
9/24/1998	Giants 6, Pirates 2	87-72	Giants sweep into final weekend
9/25/1998	Giants 8, Rockies 6	88-72	15-hit attack ties Jints for lead!
9/26/1998	Giants 8, Rockies 4	89-72	Streaking Giants close in on playoffs
9/27/1998	Rockies 9, Giants 8	89-73	Jints blow 7-0 lead-- but stay alive!
9/28/1998	Cubs 5, Giants 3	89-74	One-game playoff ends Giants' season