▁seven ▁runs , ▁setting ▁an ▁American ▁League ▁record ▁for ▁most ▁R BI ▁by ▁a ▁batter ▁in ▁a ▁single ▁in ning , ▁and ▁giving ▁him ▁his ▁ 1 2 th ▁consecutive ▁season , ▁ 1 3 ▁overall , ▁of ▁reaching ▁ 3 0 ▁home ▁runs ▁and ▁ 1 0 0 ▁R B Is , ▁breaking ▁a ▁tie ▁with ▁Mann y ▁Ram ire z , ▁B abe ▁Ruth ▁and ▁J imm ie ▁Fox x ▁for ▁the ▁most ▁in ▁ML B ▁history . ▁▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁post season ▁D ating ▁back ▁to ▁Game ▁ 4 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁AL ▁Championship ▁Series , ▁Rod rig uez ▁had ▁batt ed ▁with ▁ 3 8 ▁run ners ▁on ▁base ▁over ▁a ▁span ▁of ▁ 6 1 ▁post season ▁at - b ats . ▁He ▁str and ed ▁every ▁one ▁of ▁them , ▁going ▁ 0 - for - 2 9 ▁with ▁run ners ▁on ▁base . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁AL DS ▁against ▁Minnesota , ▁he ▁hit ▁two ▁R BI ▁singles ▁− ▁both ▁coming ▁with ▁two ▁out s . ▁In ▁Game ▁ 2 , ▁he ▁hit ▁an ▁R BI ▁single ▁in ▁the ▁sixth , ▁and ▁hit ▁a ▁game - ty ing ▁hom er ▁off ▁closer ▁Joe ▁Nathan ▁in ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁the ▁nin th ▁in ning . ▁In ▁Game ▁ 3 , ▁he ▁again ▁hit ▁a ▁game - ty ing ▁home ▁run . ▁In ▁the ▁AL CS , ▁Rod rig uez ▁hit ▁his