Original sentence: (updated through August 6 games).Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees needs 28 more homers to become only the seventh player in Major League Baseball history to reach the 600 home run plateau and 15 to pass Frank Robinson for seventh place on the all-time list.Alex Rodriguez: 24.Garrett Anderson: 43.Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners needs 39 hits for a ninth consecutive 200-hit season that would break the over 100-year-old record of eight consecutive seasons set by Willie Keeler from 1894–1901.Ichiro Suzuki: 34
Edited sentence: (updated through August 7th games).Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees needs 27 more homers to become only the seventh player in Major League Baseball history to reach the 600 home run plateau and 14 to pass Frank Robinson for seventh place on the all-time list.Alex Rodriguez: 22.Garrett Anderson: 41.Ichiro Suzuki of the Seattle Mariners needs 37 hits for a ninth consecutive 200-hit season that would break the over 100-year-old record of eight consecutive seasons set by Willie Keeler from 1894–1901.Ichiro Suzuki: 32