▁his ▁major ▁league - record ▁stre ak ▁of ▁ 1 3   stra ight ▁seasons ▁of ▁ 3 0   hom ers ▁and ▁ 1 0 0   R B Is . ▁ ▁Rod rig uez ▁hit ▁his ▁ 2 3 rd ▁career ▁grand ▁sl am ▁off ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves ▁relief ▁pitch er ▁Jon ny ▁Vent ers ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁which ▁tied ▁Lou ▁Ge hr ig ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁in ▁ML B ▁history . ▁In ▁a ▁road ▁loss ▁versus ▁the ▁Seattle ▁Mar in ers ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁took ▁a ▁hit ▁to ▁the ▁hand ▁during ▁an ▁e ighth ▁in ning ▁at ▁bat ▁versus ▁Seattle ▁starting ▁pitch er ▁F éli x ▁Hern ández . ▁The ▁injury ▁was ▁later ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁non - dis pla ced ▁f ract ure . ▁Rod rig uez ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁disabled ▁list . ▁Ear lier ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁game , ▁Hern ande z ▁struck ▁out ▁Rod rig uez ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁in ning , ▁making ▁Rod rig uez ▁the ▁fifth ▁player ▁to ▁record ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁career ▁strike outs ▁in ▁ML B ▁history . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁post season , ▁Rod rig uez ▁was ▁removed ▁for ▁a ▁pin ch ▁h itter ▁multiple ▁times ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁start ▁many ▁times . ▁He ▁batt ed ▁ 3 - for - 2 5 ▁overall , ▁and ▁went ▁ 0 - for -