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1998 MLB NL West standings
The San Diego Padres won the 1998 MLB NL West division race at 98-64, 9.5 games ahead of the San Francisco Giants.
🏆How the 1998 playoffs went
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NL West standings, 1998
| Team | W | L | Pct | GB | L10 | Streak |
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| San Diego Padres (SD) | 98 | 64 | .605 | - | 3-7 | W1 |
| San Francisco Giants (SF) | 89 | 74 | .546 | 9.5 | 7-3 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers (LA) | 83 | 79 | .512 | 15 | 6-4 | W1 |
| Colorado Rockies (COL) | 77 | 85 | .475 | 21 | 5-5 | W1 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks (AZ) | 65 | 97 | .401 | 33 | 4-6 | L1 |
Final standings.
Turning points
- The lead changed hands 4 times.
- The San Diego Padres trailed by as many as 1 game on April 2, 1998.
- The San Diego Padres took first place for good on June 12, 1998.
- The San Diego Padres won 11 games in a row from June 7, 1998 to June 19, 1998, the longest run of the race.
- The Colorado Rockies led by 1 game as late as April 2, 1998.
- The San Diego Padres led by as many as 16 games on August 28, 1998.
- The San Diego Padres went 27-10 from June 9, 1998 to July 23, 1998, turning a deficit of 1 game into a lead of 13 games.
- Three teams held first place.
- The San Diego Padres spent 176 of the season's 182 charted days in first place.