Houston Astros batter Kazuo Matsui from Japan hits a line drive to Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Alcides Escobar leading off the ninth inning of an MLB National League baseball game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin August 14, 2009. Matsui with 1,433 hits playing in Japan, and 566 MLB hits is one hit short of career 2,000 base hits. REUTERS/Allen Fredrickson (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL)