Until Alex Rodriguez hits hits 600 home runs, we'll be baseballreference.com-ing his batter vs. pitcher history against his opposition for the night. Tonight? Brandon Morrow and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Career vs. Toronto Blue Jays: 50 Home Runs
Career in Yankee Stadium (New/Old): 151 Home Runs
Vs. Brandon Morrow, Tonight's Starter: 4-15, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K's
Blue Jays Bullpen:
Vs. Shawn Camp: 8-20, 1 HR, 7 RBI, 3 BB, 2 HBP, 5 K's
Vs. Scott Downs: 7-16, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 4 BB, 1 HBP, 2 K's
Vs. Brian Tallet: 2-18, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 3 K's
Vs. Jason Frasor: 6-16, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 2 BB, 5 K's
Vs. Kevin Gregg: 3-8, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 3 K's
Vs. Casey Janssen: 2-7, 1 RBI, 1 HBP, 1 K
Vs. David Purcey: 0-2
Has not faced Brad Mills
Great! Despite going on a seven-game road trip, Alex Rodriguez still has an opportunity to hit No. 600 at home. And against a team he has a lot of experience tonight: there's only three pitchers he hasn't hit a homer off of in their bullpen. He has great career statistics against important relievers such as Camp, Downs, and Frasor, although that might be evened out by the whole 2-18 thing against Brian Tallet. (That's a .111 average in 18 at-bats. That's awful.) Now can we please get this over already?