Oct 11, 1998 Playoff - Game 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1988 Chunichi 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 2 10 13 0 1991 Minnesota 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 4 8 4 Chunichi AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Minnesota AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Hirose CF 4 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 .231 Knoblauch 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Yonamine LF 5 2 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .231 Carew 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .200 Fujimura, F 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 .182 Mauer C 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167 Chiba, S 2B 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Oliva RF 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 Iijima RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Puckett DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 Nagashima SS 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 .286 Allison LF 3 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 .200 Doigaki C 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .308 Hunter CF 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 .375 Noguchi, J 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Gaetti 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 Fujimura, T DH 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 Versalles SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 41 10 13 9 6 6 1 0 3 0 .259 35 4 8 4 4 7 0 2 0 0 .224 Chunichi IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Starffin W(1-0) 9.0 8 4 4 0 4 7 150 97 53 4.00 39 130(142) 58 9.0 8 4 4 0 4 7 150 97 53 4.33 39 Minnesota IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Viola L(0-1) 8.0 12 8 6 2 6 5 171 113 58 6.75 42 130(143) 29 Hall 1.0 1 2 0 1 0 1 18 9 9 0.00 5 70(75) 9.0 13 10 6 3 6 6 189 122 67 5.19 47 E-Hall(1), Versalles(2), Allison(2), Carew(3) 2B-Doigaki(2) 3B-Puckett(1), Hunter(1) HR-CHU Yonamine(1) off Viola(1) in the 8th with 2 on base, 333 feet CHU Fujimura, F(1) off Viola(2) in the 8th with bases empty, 377 feet CHU Hirose(1) off Hall(1) in the 9th with 1 on base, 353 feet SB-MIN Hunter(1) off Starffin(1) + Doigaki(2), 4th CS-CHU Iijima picked off by Mauer in the 7th Inn RBI-CHU - Doigaki(1), Fujimura, F(2), Hirose 2(2), Iijima(2), Nagashima(8), Yonamine 3(3) MIN - Puckett(3), Allison(3), Oliva(1), Gaetti(1) PB-Mauer 2 Great-Fujimura, F(1) Poor-Yonamine(1) OfA-Oliva(1) LOB-Chunichi 10 Minnesota 8 GWRBI-Yonamine Game MVP:Wally Yonamine HHH Metrodome (06-11-2026 10:13:44) Time 3:36, 70ø, Dome Night Game