Jun 24, 1998 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1992 Hanshin 38-34 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 8 1 1991 Minnesota 35-37 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 2 - 7 12 1 Hanshin AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Minnesota AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Koo DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 .299 Knoblauch 2B 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .264 Yanagida RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 .260 Carew 1B 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Oh, S 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 .283 Killebrew 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Kadota LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 .255 Mauer C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 Nakamura 3B 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 .221 Oliva RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 .299 Yang CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 .272 Hunter CF 4 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 .283 Kono SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 Allison LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206 Sato 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .228 Smalley DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .182 Higashioka, K C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .196 Gaetti 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 .253 36 4 8 4 2 9 3 1 1 16 .251 Versalles SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 .234 35 7 12 6 2 5 2 2 1 14 .250 Hanshin IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Saito L(9-5) 6.1 10 5 5 1 2 4 104 80 24 4.20 29 110(110) 35 Kobayashi, S 1.2 2 2 0 0 0 1 25 19 6 4.93 8 75(75) 8.0 12 7 5 1 2 5 129 99 30 4.44 37 Minnesota IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Blyleven W(5-12) 9.0 8 4 4 1 2 9 150 105 45 4.78 38 140(141) 62 9.0 8 4 4 1 2 9 150 105 45 3.96 38 MIN: Killebrew moved to 1B in the 5th E-Nakamura(8), Versalles(14) 2B-Koo(8), Nakamura(16), Oh, S(24), Hunter(8), Carew(10) 3B-Yanagida(1), Versalles(5), Knoblauch(3) HR-HAN Nakamura(17) off Blyleven(20) in the 2nd with bases empty, 350 feet MIN Hunter(12) off Saito(12) in the 2nd with bases empty, 399 feet SB-MIN Mauer(4) off Saito(25) + Higashioka(77), 3rd MIN Knoblauch(23) off Saito(26) + Higashioka(78), 7th MIN Hunter(6) off Kobayashi(10) + Higashioka(79), 8th CS-MIN Knoblauch(8) by Saito(7) and Higashioka(25), 3rd Carew(13) by Saito(8) and Higashioka(26), 3rd RBI-HAN - Kono(31), Nakamura 2(43), Oh, S(40) MIN - Mauer(36), Smalley(11), Versalles(19), Hunter(33), Knoblauch 2(23) IBB-MIN Killebrew off Saito Great-Yang(25), Gaetti(15) Poor-Kono(9) LOB-Hanshin 7 Minnesota 6 GWRBI-Mauer Game MVP:Torii Hunter Injury: Carew (today only) HHH Metrodome (06-09-2026 13:45:32) Time 2:57, 66ø, Dome Night Game