▁management . ▁He ' s ▁putting ▁it ▁at ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁our ▁train ers , ▁our ▁medical ▁staff . ▁The ▁organization . ▁The ▁team ." ▁ ▁During ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Red ▁So x ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁key ▁moments ▁against ▁Ryan ▁D emp ster . ▁The ▁first ▁time ▁he ▁faced ▁D emp ster , ▁Rod rig uez ▁was ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁pitch ▁on ▁a ▁ 3 - 0 ▁count , ▁leading ▁to ▁home ▁plate ▁u mp ire ▁Brian ▁O ' N ora ▁warning ▁both ▁ben ches ▁and ▁e ject ing ▁Gir ardi , ▁while ▁D emp ster ▁was ▁allowed ▁to ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁game . ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁in ning , ▁Rod rig uez ▁hit ▁a ▁ 4 4 2 - foot ▁home ▁run ▁to ▁straight way ▁center ▁off ▁D emp ster . ▁The ▁Yan ke es ▁won ▁ 9 – 6 , ▁and ▁D emp ster , ▁who ▁hit ▁Rod rig uez ▁before , ▁was ▁susp ended ▁ 5 ▁games ▁by ▁the ▁ML B ▁with ▁an ▁und is closed ▁fine ▁( although ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁miss ▁a ▁start ). ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 2 0 , ▁at ▁Yan kee ▁Stadium , ▁Rod rig uez ▁hit ▁his ▁ 2 4 th ▁career ▁grand ▁sl am , ▁an ▁opposite ▁field ▁ 6 5 4 th ▁career ▁home ▁run , ▁off ▁George ▁Kont os ▁of ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Gi ants , ▁breaking ▁the ▁all