Alex Rodriguez and the grand slams
Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees is interviewed after the game against the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field where he hit his MLB record-tying 23rd grand slam. (June 12, 2012) Credit: Getty
With his 23rd career grand slam on Tuesday, Alex Rodriguez tied Lou Gehrig for the most in MLB history. But it was the first slam for A-Rod that tied the score for his team.
Here's a breakdown of how A-Rod's grand slams have changed the scoring in the games.
-- 11 of A-Rod's 23 grand slams put his team in the lead.
-- 3 of those 11 slams were walk-off homers to win a game.
-- 11 of his 23 slams came with his team already in the lead.
-- 1 of his 23 slams tied the score for his team, and that came on slam No. 23 Tuesday.
-- 3 of his 23 slams have come on a full count.
And if you want to break down more of A-Rod's home runs, such as the 23 different pitchers to give up these slams, see our Alex Rodriguez home run database at newsday.com/arod.
