25th




Alex Rodriguez singled off Scott Downs.
Hideki Matsui followed by ripping a curveball
into the right-field seats for a game-tying home run.


It was Matsui’s 25th homer of the season and 12th against a left-hander.
Six Yankees have more at-bats against left-handers
than the left-handed-hitting Matsui,
who has 122, but nobody has as many home runs.


“Really, I don’t mind facing left-handers,”
Matsui said through an interpreter.
“I don’t even pay attention to that.
I know they usually bring in a left-hander to face me,
but it doesn’t really make much of a difference.”

rip  強打する、打ち崩す
interpreter  通訳



Hideki Matsui #55 DH

BA HR RBI OBP SLG
.280  25  85 .370 .516



reference
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/sports/mlb/090917/mlb0909171137011-n1.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/17/sports/baseball/17yankees.html?ref=baseball