1998 San Diego Padres season

Offseason

• November 26, 1997: Jorge Velandia was traded by the San Diego Padres with Doug Bochtler to the Oakland Athletics for David Newhan and Don Wengert.
• December 15, 1997: Derrek Lee was traded by the San Diego Padres with Steve Hoff (minors) and Rafael Medina to the Florida Marlins for Kevin Brown.

Regular season

Opening Day starters

Season standings

Game log

|- bgcolor="#bfb" | 1 || March 31 || @ Reds || 10–2 || Brown (1–0) || Remlinger (0–1) || — || 54,578 || 1–0 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 2 || April 1 || @ Reds || 10–9 || Hamilton (1–0) || Sullivan (0–1) || Hoffman (1) || 13,706 || 2–0 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 3 || April 2 || @ Reds || 1–5 || Cooke (1–0) || Ashby (0–1) || Shaw (1) || 13,630 || 2–1 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 4 || April 3 || @ Cardinals || 13–5 || Langston (1–0) || Aybar (0–1) || — || 26,760 || 3–1 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 5 || April 4 || @ Cardinals || 6–8 || Mercker (1–0) || Smith (0–1) || Bottenfield (1) || 34,292 || 3–2 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 6 || April 5 || @ Cardinals || 8–7 || Hoffman (1–0) || Looper (0–1) || Miceli (1) || 35,499 || 4–2 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 7 || April 7 || Reds || 3–2 (10) || Hoffman (2–0) || Shaw (0–1) || — || 55,454 || 5–2 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 8 || April 8 || Reds || 6–3 || Ashby (1–1) || White (0–1) || Hoffman (2) || 19,626 || 6–2 || W3 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 9 || April 9 || Reds || 6–2 || Boehringer (1–0) || Tomko (1–1) || — || 24,482 || 7–2 || W4 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 10 || April 10 || Diamondbacks || 6–4 || Miceli (1–0) || Rodriguez (0–1) || — || 27,243 || 8–2 || W5 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 11 || April 11 || Diamondbacks || 7–0 || Smith (1–1) || Adamson (0–1) || — || 37,753 || 9–2 || W6 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 12 || April 12 || Diamondbacks || 4–2 || Hamilton (2–0) || Blair (0–3) || Hoffman (3) || 26,217 || 10–2 || W7 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 13 || April 13 || Diamondbacks || 1–0 || Ashby (2–1) || Anderson (1–2) || — || 36,278 || 11–2 || W8 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 14 || April 14 || @ Giants || 7–13 || Tavarez (2–1) || Boehringer (1–1) || — || 11,669 || 11–3 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 15 || April 15 || @ Giants || 1–0 || Brown (2–0) || Darwin (1–1) || — || 16,255 || 12–3 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 16 || April 17 || @ Pirates || 7–5 || Boehringer (2–1) || Tabaka (0–1) || Hoffman (4) || 12,555 || 13–3 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 17 || April 18 || @ Pirates || 7–5 (10) || Miceli (2–0) || Loiselle (1–1) || Hoffman (5) || 14,728 || 14–3 || W3 |- bgcolor="#bbb" | – || April 19 || @ Pirates || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for May 20 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 18 || April 21 || @ Cubs || 3–5 || Trachsel (3–1) || Brown (2–1) || Beck (7) || 20,363 || 14–4 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 19 || April 22 || @ Cubs || 3–2 (14) || Boehringer (3–1) || Telemaco (0–1) || Reyes (1) || 15,852 || 15–4 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 20 || April 23 || @ Cubs || 4–1 || Ashby (3–1) || Clark (2–2) || Hoffman (6) || 20,276 || 16–4 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 21 || April 24 || Pirates || 2–4 || Schmidt (3–1) || Smith (1–2) || Rincon (1) || 26,413 || 16–5 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 22 || April 25 || Pirates || 4–3 (16) || Reyes (1–0) || Martinez (0–1) || — || 53,710 || 17–5 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 23 || April 26 || Pirates || 0–6 || Lieber (1–3) || Brown (2–2) || — || 42,281 || 17–6 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 24 || April 27 || Cubs || 1–3 || Tapani (4–1) || Hamilton (2–1) || Beck (8) || 20,106 || 17–7 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 25 || April 28 || Cubs || 7–3 || Ashby (4–1) || Clark (2–3) || Hitchcock (1) || 21,024 || 18–7 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 26 || April 30 || @ Marlins || 4–1 || Smith (2–2) || Meadows (3–3) || Hoffman (7) || 14,562 || 19–7 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 27 || May 1 || @ Marlins || 5–6 (11) || Powell (3–2) || Miceli (2–1) || — || 19,465 || 19–8 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 28 || May 2 || @ Marlins || 8–7 || Hamilton (3–1) || Ludwick (1–3) || Hoffman (8) || 22,383 || 20–8 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 29 || May 3 || @ Marlins || 0–1 || Sanchez (1–1) || Ashby (4–2) || Powell (1) || 18,644 || 20–9 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 30 || May 4 || @ Brewers || 13–5 || Hitchcock (1–0) || Mercedes (2–2) || Wengert (1) || 9,357 || 21–9 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 31 || May 5 || @ Brewers || 13–4 || Smith (3–2) || Wagner (1–3) || — || 9,162 || 22–9 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 32 || May 6 || @ Brewers || 2–3 || D. Jones (2–1) || Reyes (1–1) || — || 13,381 || 22–10 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 33 || May 7 || @ Braves || 3–6 || Smoltz (3–0) || Hamilton (3–2) || Ligtenberg (3) || 31,811 || 22–11 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 34 || May 8 || @ Braves || 3–2 || Ashby (5–2) || Glavine (4–2) || Hoffman (9) || 37,490 || 23–11 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 35 || May 9 || @ Braves || 4–6 || Millwood (5–1) || Van Ryn (0–1) || Ligtenberg (4) || 46,160 || 23–12 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 36 || May 10 || @ Braves || 5–8 || Cather (2–1) || Wall (0–1) || Ligtenberg (5) || 33,376 || 23–13 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 37 || May 11 || Mets || 2–1 || Brown (3–2) || A. Leiter (3–2) || Hoffman (10) || 15,291 || 24–13 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bbb" | – || May 12 || Mets || colspan=7|Postponed (rain); rescheduled for May 14 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 38 || May 13 || Mets || 3–4 || B. Jones (2–3) || Hamilton (3–3) || Franco (7) || 14,929 || 24–14 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 39 || May 14 (1) || Mets || 3–1 || Boehringer (4–1) || Cook (2–2) || Hoffman (11) || N/A || 25–14 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 40 || May 14 (2) || Mets || 6–2 || Miceli (3–1) || McMichael (1–1) || — || 26,488 || 26–14 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 41 || May 15 || Phillies || 7–6 || Boehringer (5–1) || Grace (1–5) || Hoffman (12) || 25,157 || 27–14 || W3 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 42 || May 16 || Phillies || 3–2 || Reyes (2–1) || M. Leiter (2–1) || — || 53,117 || 28–14 || W4 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 43 || May 17 || Phillies || 3–1 || Wall (1–1) || Schilling (5–4) || Hoffman (13) || 27,913 || 29–14 || W5 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 44 || May 19 || @ Pirates || 0–3 || Silva (5–3) || Hamilton (3–4) || Loiselle (10) || 10,493 || 29–15 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 45 || May 20 (1) || @ Pirates || 2–5 || Cordova (5–3) || Ashby (5–3) || Loiselle (11) || N/A || 29–16 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 46 || May 20 (2) || @ Pirates || 8–3 || Hitchcock (2–0) || Peters (0–3) || — || 17,248 || 30–16 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 47 || May 21 || @ Pirates || 2–3 || Schmidt (7–1) || Brown (3–3) || Rincon (2) || 10,222 || 30–17 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 48 || May 22 || @ Astros || 9–6 || Miceli (4–1) || Nitkowski (1–2) || Hoffman (14) || 28,550 || 31–17 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 49 || May 23 || @ Astros || 3–4 || Miller (2–0) || Miceli (4–2) || Wagner (12) || 36,281 || 31–18 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 50 || May 24 || @ Astros || 2–5 || Schourek (2–2) || Hamilton (3–5) || Wagner (13) || 25,701 || 31–19 || L2 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 51 || May 25 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–3 || Springer (3–2) || Ashby (5–4) || Olson (5) || 45,367 || 31–20 || L3 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 52 || May 26 || @ Diamondbacks || 12–1 || Brown (4–3) || Suppan (1–5) || — || 41,204 || 32–20 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 53 || May 27 || @ Diamondbacks || 6–4 || Wall (2–1) || Benes (3–5) || Hoffman (15) || 42,844 || 33–20 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 54 || May 29 || Cardinals || 3–8 || Petkovsek (3–1) || Hamilton (3–6) || — || 36,648 || 33–21 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 55 || May 30 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Ashby (6–4) || Brantley (0–1) || — || 54,089 || 34–21 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 56 || May 31 || Cardinals || 7–3 || Brown (5–3) || Lowe (0–1) || — || 42,618 || 35–21 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 57 || June 1 || Cardinals || 3–2 || Hitchcock (3–0) || Stottlemyre (6–5) || Hoffman (16) || 22,156 || 36–21 || W3 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 58 || June 2 || Astros || 3–4 || Reynolds (6–3) || Reyes (2–2) || Wagner (15) || 15,735 || 36–22 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 59 || June 3 || Astros || 2–8 || Bergman (5–3) || Hamilton (3–7) || — || 13,229 || 36–23 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 60 || June 4 || Astros || 5–1 || Ashby (7–4) || Hampton (7–3) || — || 21,027 || 37–23 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 61 || June 5 || @ Rangers || 7–8 || Crabtree (3–0) || Wall (2–2) || Wetteland (15) || 37,903 || 37–24 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 62 || June 6 || @ Rangers || 0–3 || Burkett (4–5) || Hitchcock (3–1) || Wetteland (16) || 46,022 || 37–25 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 63 || June 7 || @ Rangers || 17–8 || Miceli (5–2) || Patterson (1–2) || — || 46,372 || 38–25 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 64 || June 8 || Reds || 4–2 || Hamilton (4–7) || Sullivan (1–3) || Hoffman (17) || 14,620 || 39–25 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 65 || June 9 || Reds || 5–1 || Ashby (8–4) || Tomko (5–5) || Hoffman (18) || 14,857 || 40–25 || W3 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 66 || June 10 || Reds || 2–1 || Brown (6–3) || Shaw (1–3) || — || 12,957 || 41–25 || W4 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 67 || June 12 || Giants || 10–3 || Miceli (6–2) || Reed (2–1) || — || 60,789 || 42–25 || W5 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 68 || June 13 || Giants || 4–2 || Hamilton (5–7) || Gardner (5–3) || Hoffman (19) || 54,390 || 43–25 || W6 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 69 || June 14 || Giants || 3–2 || Ashby (9–4) || Darwin (6–4) || Hoffman (20) || 40,151 || 44–25 || W7 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 70 || June 16 || Dodgers || 10–6 || Brown (7–3) || Park (5–4) || Hoffman (21) || 38,166 || 45–25 || W8 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 71 || June 17 || Dodgers || 3–2 (12) || Hoffman (3–0) || Reyes (0–2) || — || 35,765 || 46–25 || W9 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 72 || June 18 || @ Giants || 7–6 || Ramirez (1–0) || Johnstone (2–4) || Miceli (2) || 16,899 || 47–25 || W10 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 73 || June 19 || @ Giants || 9–5 || Ashby (10–4) || Darwin (6–5) || — || 23,034 || 48–25 || W11 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 74 || June 20 || @ Giants || 2–5 || Estes (6–5) || Langston (1–1) || Nen (22) || 35,782 || 48–26 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 75 || June 21 || @ Giants || 5–1 || Brown (8–3) || Hershiser (6–5) || Hoffman (22) || 46,506 || 49–26 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 76 || June 22 || @ Mariners || 5–3 || Miceli (7–2) || Fassero (5–5) || Hoffman (23) || 41,571 || 50–26 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 77 || June 23 || @ Mariners || 3–5 || Moyer (5–6) || Hamilton (5–8) || Slocumb (2) || 30,961 || 50–27 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 78 || June 24 || Mariners || 1–2 || Johnson (7–6) || Ashby (10–5) || — || 36,900 || 50–28 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 79 || June 25 || Mariners || 6–0 || Langston (2–1) || Cloude (3–7) || Wall (1) || 32,626 || 51–28 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 80 || June 26 || Angels || 6–3 || Brown (9–3) || Dickson (8–5) || Hoffman (24) || 40,621 || 52–28 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 81 || June 27 || Angels || 5–1 || Hitchcock (4–1) || Olivares (5–3) || — || 31,948 || 53–28 || W3 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 82 || June 28 || Angels || 3–11 || Washburn (4–0) || Hamilton (5–9) || — || 41,547 || 53–29 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 83 || June 30 || @ Athletics || 10–12 || Taylor (3–5) || Miceli (7–3) || Fetters (4) || 10,263 || 53–30 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 84 || July 1 || @ Athletics || 8–4 || Brown (10–3) || Stein (3–5) || — || 10,154 || 54–30 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 85 || July 2 || @ Athletics || 2–7 || Rogers (8–3) || Hitchcock (4–2) || — || 40,374 || 54–31 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 86 || July 3 || Rockies || 4–2 || Hamilton (6–9) || DeJean (3–1) || Hoffman (25) || 40,588 || 55–31 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 87 || July 4 || Rockies || 9–1 || Langston (3–1) || Jones (2–3) || — || 61,148 || 56–31 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 88 || July 5 || Rockies || 7–2 || Ashby (11–5) || Astacio (6–9) || — || 32,649 || 57–31 || W3 |- bgcolor="bbcaff" |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 89 || July 9 || @ Dodgers || 3–12 || Park (8–5) || Langston (3–2) || — || 41,250 || 57–32 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 90 || July 10 || @ Dodgers || 2–6 || Osuna (5–0) || Miceli (7–4) || — || 53,245 || 57–33 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 91 || July 11 || @ Dodgers || 4–1 || Ashby (12–5) || Valdez (6–9) || Hoffman (26) || 48,950 || 58–33 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 92 || July 12 || @ Dodgers || 6–3 || Hamilton (7–9) || Bohanon (2–5) || Hoffman (27) || 42,056 || 59–33 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 93 || July 13 || @ Rockies || 5–9 || Jones (3–3) || Hitchcock (4–3) || — || 48,098 || 59–34 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 94 || July 14 || @ Rockies || 8–7 || Sanders (1–2) || Kile (6–12) || Hoffman (28) || 48,114 || 60–34 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 95 || July 15 || @ Rockies || 6–2 || Brown (11–3) || Wright (5–9) || — || 48,369 || 61–34 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 96 || July 17 || @ Reds || 13–3 || Ashby (13–5) || Remlinger (6–10) || — || 26,443 || 62–34 || W3 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 97 || July 18 || @ Reds || 2–1 || Hamilton (8–9) || Harnisch (7–4) || Hoffman (29) || 30,289 || 63–34 || W4 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 98 || July 19 || @ Reds || 7–6 || Wall (3–2) || Hudek (2–5) || Hoffman (30) || 23,439 || 64–34 || W5 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 99 || July 20 || Cardinals || 1–13 || Morris (1–0) || Langston (3–3) || — || 32,339 || 64–35 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 100 || July 21 || Cardinals || 6–3 || Brown (12–3) || Mercker (5–8) || Hoffman (31) || 37,145 || 65–35 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 101 || July 22 || Diamondbacks || 9–3 || Ashby (14–5) || Blair (4–14) || — || 18,780 || 66–35 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 102 || July 23 || Diamondbacks || 3–0 || Hamilton (9–9) || Anderson (7–9) || Hoffman (32) || 24,278 || 67–35 || W3 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 103 || July 24 || Astros || 1–2 || Schourek (6–6) || Hitchcock (4–4) || Magnante (2) || 31,047 || 67–36 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 104 || July 25 || Astros || 6–5 || Langston (4–3) || Reynolds (12–6) || Hoffman (33) || 54,176 || 68–36 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 105 || July 26 || Astros || 5–4 (10) || Wall (4–2) || Magnante (3–5) || — || 41,034 || 69–36 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 106 || July 28 || @ Mets || 3–7 || Nomo (5–8) || Ashby (14–6) || McMichael (2) || 21,005 || 69–37 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 107 || July 29 || @ Mets || 6–7 || Rojas (4–2) || Wall (4–3) || Franco (21) || 23,694 || 69–38 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 108 || July 30 || @ Mets || 3–1 (10) || Miceli (8–4) || Cook (6–4) || Hoffman (34) || 22,882 || 70–38 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 109 || July 31 || @ Expos || 5–4 || Brown (13–3) || Pavano (3–5) || Hoffman (35) || 10,340 || 71–38 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 110 || August 1 || @ Expos || 2–4 || Bennett (4–4) || Langston (4–4) || Urbina (24) || 28,937 || 71–39 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 111 || August 2 || @ Expos || 4–1 || Ashby (15–6) || Vasquez (3–10) || Hoffman (36) || 14,485 || 72–39 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 112 || August 3 || @ Expos || 1–6 || Hermanson (9–9) || Boehringer (5–2) || — || 10,129 || 72–40 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 113 || August 4 || Phillies || 3–1 || Hitchcock (5–4) || Beech (3–8) || Hoffman (37) || 22,125 || 73–40 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 114 || August 5 || Phillies || 4–0 || Brown (14–3) || Schilling (10–11) || — || 19,109 || 74–40 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 115 || August 6 || Phillies || 2–3 (11) || Leiter (6–2) || Hoffman (3–1) || — || 19,007 || 74–41 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 116 || August 7 || Marlins || 6–3 (13) || Sanders (2–2) || Speier (0–1) || — || 39,145 || 75–41 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 117 || August 9 || Marlins || 6–5 || Hitchcock (6–4) || Larkin (3–7) || Hoffman (38) || 21,065 || 76–41 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 118 || August 10 || Marlins || 2–3 || Hernandez (10–8) || Brown (14–4) || — || 41,514 || 76–42 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 119 || August 11 || Braves || 3–1 || Hamilton (10–9) || Neagle (11–10) || Hoffman (39) || 31,430 || 77–42 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 120 || August 12 || Braves || 5–1 || Ashby (16–6) || Maddux (15–6) || — || 40,597 || 78–42 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 121 || August 13 || Braves || 0–5 || Glavine (16–4) || Langston (4–5) || — || 34,547 || 78–43 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 122 || August 14 || Brewers || 7–0 || Hitchcock (7–4) || Karl (9–7) || — || 38,639 || 79–43 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 123 || August 16 (1) || Brewers || 4–0 || Brown (15–4) || Roque (0–1) || — || N/A || 80–43 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 124 || August 16 (2) || Brewers || 2–4 || Pulsipher (1–0) || Hamilton (10–10) || Wickman (20) || 29,319 || 80–44 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 125 || August 18 || @ Marlins || 7–5 || Miceli (9–4) || Alfonseca (2–6) || Hoffman (40) || 23,275 || 81–44 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 126 || August 19 || @ Marlins || 0–6 || Meadows (10–9) || Hitchcock (7–5) || — || 15,409 || 81–45 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 127 || August 20 || @ Braves || 2–0 || Brown (16–4) || Millwood (14–7) || Hoffman (41) || 43,730 || 82–45 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 128 || August 21 || @ Braves || 4–5 || Smoltz (12–2) || Hamilton (10–11) || Ligtenberg (21) || 48,268 || 82–46 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 129 || August 22 || @ Brewers || 4–8 || Roque (1–1) || Langston (4–6) || Wickman (21) || 26,253 || 82–47 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 130 || August 23 || @ Brewers || 13–11 (10) || Hoffman (4–1) || Wickman (6–7) || — || 27,641 || 83–47 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 131 || August 24 || @ Brewers || 7–2 || Hitchcock (8–5) || Woodard (9–9) || — || 14,121 || 84–47 || W2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 132 || August 25 || @ Phillies || 5–3 || Brown (17–4) || Schilling (12–12) || Hoffman (42) || 18,100 || 85–47 || W3 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 133 || August 26 || @ Phillies || 2–0 || Hamilton (11–11) || Portugal (8–4) || Hoffman (43) || 15,656 || 86–47 || W4 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 134 || August 27 || @ Phillies || 8–1 || Spencer (1–0) || Byrd (2–1) || — || 23,371 || 87–47 || W5 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 135 || August 28 || Expos || 12–8 || Wall (5–3) || Maddux (2–3) || — || 21,518 || 88–47 || W6 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 136 || August 29 || Expos || 1–3 || Hermanson (12–10) || Hitchcock (8–6) || Urbina (27) || 52,661 || 88–48 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 137 || August 30 || Expos || 1–2 || Bullinger (1–0) || Brown (17–5) || Urbina (28) || 21,765 || 88–49 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 138 || August 31 || Expos || 5–2 || Hamilton (12–11) || Pavano (4–7) || Hoffman (44) || 13,449 || 89–49 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 139 || September 1 || Mets || 9–8 || Myers (4–4) || Wendell (4–1) || Hoffman (45) || 18,489 || 90–49 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 140 || September 2 || Mets || 1–4 || Reynoso (6–1) || Ashby (16–7) || Franco (31) || 17,565 || 90–50 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 141 || September 4 || @ Rockies || 5–11 || Veres (3–1) || Sanders (2–3) || — || 44,596 || 90–51 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 142 || September 5 || @ Rockies || 4–2 || Brown (18–5) || Kile (10–16) || Hoffman (46) || 42,930 || 91–51 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 143 || September 6 || @ Rockies || 2–12 || Wright (9–12) || Hamilton (12–12) || — || 46,240 || 91–52 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 144 || September 7 || Giants || 4–5 || Tavarez (4–3) || Myers (4–5) || Nen (35) || 19,393 || 91–53 || L2 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 145 || September 8 || Giants || 1–5 || Rueter (15–9) || Ashby (16–8) || — || 19,362 || 91–54 || L3 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 146 || September 9 || Giants || 8–3 || Hitchcock (9–6) || Estes (7–10) || Hoffman (47) || 26,589 || 92–54 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 147 || September 10 || Dodgers || 3–4 || Park (13–8) || Brown (18–6) || Shaw (42) || 26,018 || 92–55 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 148 || September 11 || Dodgers || 1–0 || Hamilton (13–12) || Bohanon (6–10) || Hoffman (48) || 32,830 || 93–55 || W1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 149 || September 12 || Dodgers || 8–7 || Sanders (3–3) || Maloney (0–1) || Hoffman (49) || 60,823 || 94–55 || W2 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 150 || September 13 || Dodgers || 4–5 (10) || Weaver (1–0) || Wall (5–4) || Shaw (43) || 37,390 || 94–56 || L1 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 151 || September 14 || Cubs || 4–3 || Miceli (10–4) || Karchner (5–5) || Hoffman (50) || 23,948 || 95–56 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 152 || September 15 || Cubs || 2–4 || Tapani (19–7) || Brown (18–7) || Beck (47) || 37,995 || 95–57 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 153 || September 16 || Cubs || 3–6 || Mulholland (5–5) || Miceli (10–5) || Beck (48) || 49,981 || 95–58 || L2 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 154 || September 17 || Cubs || 3–4 (10) || Heredia (3–3) || Hoffman (4–2) || Beck (49) || 32,047 || 95–59 || L3 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 155 || September 18 || Rockies || 1–4 || Astacio (13–14) || Ashby (16–9) || Veres (6) || 28,158 || 95–60 || L4 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 156 || September 19 || Rockies || 4–1 || Clement (1–0) || Thomson (8–11) || Hoffman (51) || 54,042 || 96–60 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 157 || September 20 || Rockies || 0–1 (11) || Kile (13–16) || Myers (4–6) || Veres (7) || 37,939 || 96–61 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 158 || September 22 || @ Dodgers || 2–3 || Park (14–9) || Hamilton (13–13) || Shaw (45) || 29,255 || 96–62 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 159 || September 23 || @ Dodgers || 3–2 || Ashby (17–9) || Bohanon (7–11) || Hoffman (52) || 29,163 || 97–62 || W1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 160 || September 25 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–6 || Olson (3–4) || Myers (4–7) || — || 47,288 || 97–63 || L1 |- bgcolor="#fbb" | 161 || September 26 || @ Diamondbacks || 2–3 || Telemaco (7–10) || Hitchcock (9–7) || Olson (30) || 48,196 || 97–64 || L2 |- bgcolor="#bfb" | 162 || September 27 || @ Diamondbacks || 3–2 || Clement (2–0) || Small (4–2) || Hoffman (53) || 48,390 || 98–64 || W1

Postseason

|- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 1 || Sep 29 || @ Astros || 2–1 || Brown (1-0) || Johnson (0-1) || Hoffman (1) || 50,080 || 1-0 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 2 || Oct 1 || @ Astros || 4–5 || Wagner (1-0) || Miceli (0-1) || || 45,550 || 1-1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 3 || Oct 3 || Astros || 2–1 || Miceli (1-1) || Elarton (0-1) || Hoffman (2) || 65,235 || 2-1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 4 || Oct 4 || Astros || 6–1 || Hitchcock (1-0) || Johnson (0-2) || || 64,898 || 3-1 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 1 || Oct 7 || @ Braves || 3–2 (10) || Hoffman (1-0) || Ligtenberg (0-1) || Wall (1) || 42,117 || 1-0 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 2 || Oct 8 || @ Braves || 3–0 || Brown (2-0) || Glavine (0-1) || || 43,083 || 2-0 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 3 || Oct 10 || Braves || 4–1 || Hitchcock (2-0) || Maddux (1-1) || Hoffman (3) || 62,799 || 3-0 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 4 || Oct 11 || Braves || 3–8 || Martínez (1-0) || Hamilton (0-1) || || 65,042 || 3-1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 5 || Oct 12 || Braves || 6–7 || Rocker (1-0) || Brown (2-1) || Maddux (1) || 58,988 || 3-2 |- bgcolor=#ccffcc | 6 || Oct 14 || @ Braves || 5–0 || Hitchcock (3-0) || Glavine (0-2) || || 50,988 || 4-2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 1 || Oct 17 || @ Yankees || 6–9 || Wells (4-0) || Wall (1-0) || Rivera (4) || 56,712 || 0-1 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 2 || Oct 18 || @ Yankees || 3–9 || Hernández (2-0) || Ashby (0-1) || || 56,692 || 0-2 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 3 || Oct 20 || Yankees || 4–5 || Mendoza (1-0) || Hoffman (1-1) || Rivera (5) || 64,667 || 0-3 |- bgcolor=#ffbbbb | 4 || Oct 21 || Yankees || 0–3 || Pettitte (2-1) || Brown (2-2) || Rivera (6) || 65,427 || 0-4

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

• April 8, 1998: Buddy Carlyle was traded by the Cincinnati Reds to the San Diego Padres for Marc Kroon.
• June 20, 1998: Jim Leyritz was traded by the Boston Red Sox with Ethan Faggett (minors) to the San Diego Padres for Carlos Reyes, Mandy Romero, and Darío Veras.
• August 6, 1998: Randy Myers was traded by the Toronto Blue Jays to the San Diego Padres for Brian Loyd (minors).
• August 31, 1998: John Vander Wal was traded by the Colorado Rockies to the San Diego Padres for a player to be named later. The San Diego Padres sent Kevin Burford (minors) (October 29, 1998) to the Colorado Rockies to complete the trade.

Roster

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

League honors

All-Stars

• Andy Ashby
• Kevin Brown
• Tony Gwynn, starter
• Trevor Hoffman
• Greg Vaughn

Awards

• Rolaids Relief Award: Trevor Hoffman
• Comeback Player of the Year Award: Greg Vaughn
• Silver Slugger Award: Greg Vaughn (OF)

Statistical leaders

Kevin Brown

• #2 ERA (2.38)
• #2 Strikeouts (257)
• #2 WHIP (1.07)
• #2 Innings Pitched (257)
• #4 Wins (18)
• #4 Complete Games (7)

Tony Gwynn

• #1 At-Bats Per Strikeout (25.6)

Trevor Hoffman

• #1 Saves (53)

Greg Vaughn

• #3 Home runs (50)
• #5 Slugging percentage (.597)
• #5 Total Bases (342)

National League Division Series

Main article: 1998 National League Division Series

Houston Astros vs. San Diego Padres

San Diego wins the series, 3-1

National League Championship Series

Main article: 1998 National League Championship Series

World Series

Main article: 1998 World Series

Game 1

October 17, 1998, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

In Game 1, Kevin Brown took the hill for the Padres and he was opposed by Yankee ace and ALCS MVP David Wells. The Yankees began the scoring in the 2nd inning, when rookie Ricky Ledée laced a 2-run double into the right field corner with the bases loaded. Wells was battered hard for the only time in the postseason beginning with the 3rd when Greg Vaughn homered to right-center with a man aboard tying the game up at 2 runs apiece. In the 5th, Tony Gwynn smashed a 2-run shot off the facing of the upper deck and that was followed up immediately by Vaughn's second dinger of the night. Trailing 5–2, the Yanks made their comeback in the 7th. Jorge Posada singled and Ledee walked ending the night for Brown. It turned out to be a bad move by Padres manager Bruce Bochy. New York took advantage of the Padres bullpen with a 3-run homer by Chuck Knoblauch that tied the game at 5. Later in the inning, a 2-2 count call by home plate umpire Rich Garcia was decisive. Mark Langston's pitch was shown on television replays to be a strike, which Rich Garcia called a ball. Tino Martinez took advantage of Garcia's call and on the next pitch sent a grand slam into the upper deck making it a 9–5 lead. The Padres score only one more run as the Yankees won game one, 9–6.

Game 2

October 18, 1998, at Yankee Stadium in New York City

In Game 2, the Bombers took a big early lead, thanks to a dreadful outing by San Diego starter Andy Ashby. Bernie Williams and Jorge Posada hit home runs to assist the Yankees on offense. New York started Cuban import, Orlando Hernández, who was outstanding.

Game 3

October 20, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California

With the Yankees up 2–0, they sent David Cone to the mound to face former Yankee pitcher, Sterling Hitchcock, the MVP of the NLCS. Both teams were kept off the scoreboard until the bottom of the 6th when Hitchcock himself led off the inning with a single off Cone. He and Qulivio Veras both scored two batters later when Tony Gwynn shot a double down the line past Tino Martinez at first base. Gwynn also scored in the inning to give San Diego a 3–0 lead. However, a half inning later the Yanks jumped on Hitchcock for two runs beginning with a home run to left-center by Scott Brosius. The second run came in after Shane Spencer doubled and scored on an error by Ken Caminiti. In the 8th, the call was made to Trevor Hoffman after Randy Myers walked Paul O'Neill to open the inning. Hoffman then walked Tino Martinez before Scott Brosius tagged a three-run blast over the fence in dead center. With a 5–3 lead, the Yankees wrapped up the victory when Mariano Rivera picked up the save in the 9th to end it.

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October 21, 1998, at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California

New York's Andy Pettitte outpitched San Diego's Kevin Brown with 7 strong innings for the 3-0 Yankees victory, giving the Bombers their 24th title. Though New York's reliever Jeff Nelson allowed the Padres to load the bases, Mariano Rivera came in to end the threat by getting Jim Leyritz, known for his clutch postseason homers with San Diego, to fly out. Rivera added another scoreless inning for the save.

Farm system

References

References

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