Houston Astros batter Kazuo Matsui (3) of Japan reaches first base safely as Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Prince Fielder (28) fields a late throw on Matsui's 2,000th career hit, an infield single, off Brewers starting pitcher Mike Burns, as first base coach Jose Cruz (25) watches, in the third inning of their MLB National League baseball game in Milwaukee, Wisconsin August 15, 2009. Matsui with 1,433 hits playing in Japan, and 567 MLB hits is the fifth baseball Japanese player with 400 career stolen bases, and 2,000 base hits. REUTERS/Allen Fredrickson (UNITED STATES SPORT BASEBALL)