Rodriguez Ties Musial for 8th Place on All-Time Runs List

New York Yankees designated hitter Alex Rodriguez scored the 1,949th run of his career during Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Seattle Mariners, tying St. Louis Cardinals legend Stan Musial for eighth place on the all-time runs list, per MLB Milestones.

While Rodriguez didn't have any hits in his three at-bats during the game, he drew a leadoff walk against Mariners pitcher Taijuan Walker in the top of the fourth inning and then came around to score the go-ahead run on a two-run homer off the bat of Yankees outfielder Garrett Jones.

The blast gave the Bronx Bombers a 3-1 lead that would hold, as Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka allowed just one run on three hits over seven innings in his return from a six-week stint on the disabled list.

Although he hasn't hit for much power over the last few weeks, the 39-year-old Rodriguez is still enjoying a shockingly productive bounce-back season, sporting a robust .270/.364/.517 batting line through 51 games.

He's on pace for 33 home runs, 81 RBI and 90 runs in 153 games, as he's thus far benefited from both impressive power and good health.

If he maintains his current pace for runs, Rodriguez will finish the season with 2,009 for his career, which would leave him 53 short of seventh-place Willie Mays (2,062).

The gap between seventh place and sixth place is also significant, with Pete Rose (2,165) sitting 103 ahead of Mays.

However, just nine runs ahead of Rose at 2,174, there's a two-way tie for fourth place between Hank Aaron and Babe Ruth.

Rodriguez will need at least two more strong seasons after this one to even think about catching Rose, Ruth and Aaron, but if the controversial slugger's current form is any indication, the possibility can't entirely be ruled out.