MLB Scores and Standings Thursday, July 09, 1998
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | Final |
| Baltimore Orioles | 3 |
| W | Jesse Orosco (2-1) |
| L | Jim Corsi (2-1) |
| S | Armando BenĂtez (10) |
| Kansas City Royals | 6 | Final |
| Chicago White Sox | 4 |
| W | Tim Belcher (8-7) |
| L | Mike Sirotka (8-9) |
| S | Jeff Montgomery (19) |
| Minnesota Twins | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland Indians | 0 |
| W | Bob Tewksbury (5-9) |
| L | Dave Burba (10-6) |
| S | Rick Aguilera (19) |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 3 | Final |
| Detroit Tigers | 4 |
| W | Matt Anderson (2-0) |
| L | Dan Plesac (3-3) |
| S | Todd Jones (15) |
| Atlanta Braves | 6 | Final |
| Florida Marlins | 4 |
| W | John Smoltz (6-2) |
| L | Liván Hernández (7-5) |
| S | Kerry Ligtenberg (10) |
| San Diego Padres | 3 | Final |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 12 |
| W | Chan Ho Park (8-5) |
| L | Mark Langston (3-2) |
| Chicago Cubs | 9 | Final |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 12 |
| W | Alberto Reyes (4-0) |
| L | Bob Patterson (1-1) |
| S | Bob Wickman (12) |
| Montreal Expos | 9 | Final |
| New York Mets | 8 | (11) |
| W | Mike Maddux (2-2) |
| L | John Franco (0-3) |
| S | Ugueth Urbina (21) |
| Texas Rangers | 4 | Final |
| Oakland Athletics | 1 |
| W | John Burkett (5-9) |
| L | Billy Taylor (3-6) |
| S | John Wetteland (23) |
| Anaheim Angels | 6 | Final |
| Seattle Mariners | 8 |
| W | Jeff Fassero (8-5) |
| L | Omar Olivares (5-5) |
| S | Mike Timlin (2) |
| Houston Astros | 5 | Final |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 |
| W | Shane Reynolds (11-5) |
| L | Todd Stottlemyre (9-7) |
| S | Billy Wagner (21) |
| New York Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay Devil Rays | 0 |
| W | Andy Pettitte (11-5) |
| L | Bryan Rekar (0-1) |
| S | Mariano Rivera (23) |
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 | 62 | 20 | .756 | -- | 486 | 327 | .674 |
| BOS | 52 | 34 | .605 | 12.0 | 470 | 385 | .590 |
| CLE | 50 | 36 | .581 | 14.0 | 478 | 367 | .619 |
| ANA | 49 | 38 | .563 | 15.5 | 443 | 420 | .524 |
| TEX | 49 | 39 | .557 | 16.0 | 518 | 474 | .541 |
| TOR | 46 | 43 | .517 | 19.5 | 422 | 434 | .487 |
| OAK | 41 | 46 | .471 | 23.5 | 460 | 473 | .487 |
| MIN | 41 | 46 | .471 | 23.5 | 400 | 378 | .526 |
| KCR | 39 | 48 | .448 | 25.5 | 373 | 470 | .396 |
| BAL | 39 | 50 | .438 | 26.5 | 426 | 460 | .465 |
| SEA | 38 | 51 | .427 | 27.5 | 470 | 484 | .487 |
| DET | 35 | 50 | .412 | 28.5 | 395 | 447 | .444 |
| CHW | 35 | 52 | .402 | 29.5 | 443 | 559 | .395 |
| TBD | 34 | 53 | .391 | 30.5 | 308 | 403 | .379 |
NL Overall
| Tm | W | L | GB | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL | 60 | 29 | .674 | -- | 475 | 334 | .656 |
| SDP | 57 | 32 | .640 | 3.0 | 446 | 350 | .609 |
| HOU | 54 | 34 | .614 | 5.5 | 487 | 343 | .655 |
| SFG | 52 | 37 | .584 | 8.0 | 433 | 368 | .574 |
| CHC | 48 | 40 | .545 | 11.5 | 448 | 425 | .524 |
| NYM | 44 | 40 | .524 | 13.5 | 360 | 307 | .572 |
| MIL | 44 | 42 | .512 | 14.5 | 388 | 393 | .494 |
| PHI | 43 | 42 | .506 | 15.0 | 405 | 432 | .471 |
| LAD | 44 | 44 | .500 | 15.5 | 385 | 379 | .507 |
| STL | 40 | 47 | .460 | 19.0 | 429 | 455 | .473 |
| PIT | 40 | 48 | .455 | 19.5 | 344 | 368 | .469 |
| CIN | 39 | 50 | .438 | 21.0 | 371 | 423 | .440 |
| COL | 37 | 52 | .416 | 23.0 | 408 | 487 | .420 |
| MON | 35 | 52 | .402 | 24.0 | 320 | 434 | .364 |
| FLA | 32 | 56 | .364 | 27.5 | 372 | 484 | .382 |
| ARI | 30 | 58 | .341 | 29.5 | 363 | 463 | .390 |


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