Houston Astros batter Kazuo Matsui of Japan watches from the dugout, after hitting a line drive to Milwaukee Brewers shortstop Alcides Escobar, leading off the ninth inning of their 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 a career 2,000 base hits. REUTERS/Allen Fredrickson (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL)