▁very ▁carefully ▁and ▁fear fully ▁throughout ▁the ▁league . ▁He ' s ▁played ▁be aten ▁up ▁and ▁bru ised ." ▁Walker ▁under w ent ▁surg ery ▁to ▁repair ▁the ▁lab rum ▁in ▁the ▁left ▁shoulder ▁and ▁men is cus ▁in ▁the ▁right ▁kne e ▁following ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁A ▁gro in ▁stra in ▁caused ▁Walker ▁to ▁miss ▁the ▁first ▁ 6 8 ▁games , ▁or ▁two ▁and ▁one - half ▁months , ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁season . ▁His ▁first ▁three ▁home ▁runs ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁( video ) ▁came ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁versus ▁the ▁Cleveland ▁Indians , ▁including ▁one ▁off ▁José ▁Jim é nez ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁in ning ▁for ▁a ▁ 1 0 − 8 ▁margin . ▁Walker ▁tot aled ▁four ▁hits ▁and ▁five ▁R BI ▁on ▁the ▁day , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁third ▁career ▁three - home ▁run ▁game . ▁He ▁reached ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁career ▁hits ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁ 2 3 4 th ▁player ▁in ▁major ▁league ▁history ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁( video ). ▁Having ▁already ▁achieved ▁ 4 0 0 ▁doubles , ▁ 3 0 0 ▁home ▁runs , ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁runs ▁scored , ▁and ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁R BI , ▁Walker ▁became ▁the ▁ 4 0 th ▁player ▁to ▁reach ▁all ▁five ▁tot als