▁in ▁the ▁month , ▁when ▁Rod rig uez ▁fell ▁into ▁a ▁sl ump ▁that ▁saw ▁his ▁batt ing ▁average ▁pl um met ▁as ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁fell ▁to ▁second ▁place . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 3 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁became ▁the ▁e ighth ▁active ▁player ▁to ▁reach ▁ 8 , 0 0 0 ▁career ▁at - b ats ▁in ▁the ▁sevent h ▁in ning ▁of ▁the ▁Yan ke es ▁and ▁Bra ves ▁game . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁bel ted ▁hom er ▁ 5 6 3 ▁of ▁his ▁career , ▁off ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves ▁st arter ▁D erek ▁L owe , ▁and ▁t ying ▁Reg gie ▁Jackson ▁for ▁ 1 1 th ▁on ▁the ▁all - time ▁home ▁run ▁list . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 6 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁sur pass ed ▁Jackson ▁for ▁ 1 1 th ▁on ▁the ▁all - time ▁home ▁run ▁list , ▁against ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁M ets ▁in ▁the ▁Sub way ▁Series , ▁and ▁against ▁the ▁Ang els ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁Rod rig uez ▁passed ▁Rafael ▁Pal me iro ▁for ▁ 1 0 th ▁place ; ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁ 6 5 th ▁home ▁run ▁against ▁Ana heim , ▁the ▁most ▁by ▁any ▁active ▁player ▁against ▁an ▁oppon ent . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁during ▁the ▁final ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Rod rig uez ▁hit ▁two ▁home ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁sixth ▁in ning ▁that ▁drove ▁in