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The 1998 Major League Baseball season ended with the New York Yankees sweeping the San Diego Padres in the World Series, after they had won a then AL record 114 regular season games. The Yankees finished with 125 wins for the season (regular season and playoffs combined), which remains the MLB record.
The Yankees prevailed in an offensive duel in Game 1, and then blew out the Padres in Game 2 to go up 2–0 in the series headed to San Diego. In Game 3, the Padres held a 3–2 lead going into the eighth, but the Yankees went on a 3–1 run in the inning to prevail 5–4 and go up 3–0 in the series.
The 1998 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 1998 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, September 29, and ended on Sunday, October 4, with the champions of the three NL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series. The teams were:
The 1998 American League Division Series (ALDS), the opening round of the American League side in Major League Baseball’s (MLB) 1998 postseason, began on Tuesday, September 29, and ended on Saturday, October 3, with the champions of the three AL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series.
Instead of pitching Jaret Wright in Game 5, Indians' manager Mike Hargrove looked to Chad Ogea, who pitched well in the 1997 World Series, to give his team a three games to two lead in the series. The Yankees loaded the bases with one out on a single, walk and hit-by-pitch before Chili Davis 's single scored two.
The ball jumped off the bat and Busch Stadium exploded. Mark McGwire connected on a fastball from Chicago Cubs starter Steve Trachsel and sent a missile over the left field wall for his 62nd home ...
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