▁sl ug ging ▁. 7 3 7 ▁while ▁deliver ing ▁two ▁key ▁extra - in ning ▁hits . ▁Following ▁the ▁series ▁win , ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁first ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁cul min ated ▁in ▁a ▁dram atic ▁play off ▁series ▁against ▁the ▁team ▁he ▁had ▁almost ▁ended ▁up ▁playing ▁for : ▁the ▁Yan ke es ' ▁bitter ▁rival , ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x . ▁In ▁that ▁series ▁( AL CS ) ▁he ▁equ aled ▁the ▁single - game ▁post - season ▁record ▁with ▁five ▁runs ▁scored ▁in ▁Game ▁ 3 ▁at ▁Boston . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁controvers ial ▁plays ▁of ▁Rod rig uez ' s ▁career ▁occurred ▁late ▁in ▁Game ▁ 6 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁American ▁League ▁Championship ▁Series . ▁With ▁one ▁out ▁and ▁D erek ▁J eter ▁on ▁first ▁base ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁e ighth ▁in ning , ▁Rod rig uez ▁hit ▁a ▁slow ▁roll er ▁between ▁the ▁pitch er ' s ▁m ound ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁base ▁line . ▁Red ▁So x ▁pitch er ▁Br ons on ▁Ar roy o ▁field ed ▁the ▁ball ▁and ▁ran ▁towards ▁Rod rig uez ▁to ▁apply ▁a ▁tag . ▁As ▁Ar roy o ▁reached ▁towards ▁him , ▁Rod rig uez ▁sw atted ▁at ▁his ▁glo ve , ▁knock ing ▁the ▁ball ▁loose . ▁As ▁the ▁ball ▁rolled ▁away , ▁J eter ▁scored ▁all ▁the ▁way ▁from ▁first ▁as ▁Rod rig uez ▁took ▁second ▁on ▁the ▁play , ▁which ▁was ▁initially ▁ruled