On a night following a complete-game shutout from David Wells, the Yankees and their other David searched for their 100th win of the ‘98 season. David Cone took on the last-place Athletics on the heels of two rough starts by his standards. It was the second of a two-game set in the Bronx, and after an over-two-hour rain delay, shutouts would remain the theme in the short, lopsided series.
September 2: Yankees 0, Athletics 2 (box score)
Record: 99-38, .723 (up 18.0)
As mentioned, Cone had hit a small rough patch, after an excellent month of July.