Houston Astros second baseman Kazuo Matsui collected the 2,000th hit of his professional career in the major leagues and Japan on Saturday in a 6-2 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers.
Matsui reached the milestone with a third-inning infield single at Miller Park, becoming the third Japanese player to accomplish the feat after Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki and New York Yankees outfielder-designated hitter Hideki Matsui. Thirty-seven players have 2,000 hits in Japanese pro baseball.
Kazuo Matsui, who got 1,433 of his hits playing in the Japanese Pacific League with the Seibu Lions, flied out and grounded out in his other at-bats.