Having never played above Double-A, Bradley hit .419 with a .507 on-base percentage.

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Girardi wanted the hit changed to a ground-rule double, and the runner returned to third base.

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However, home plate umpire Hunter Wendelstedt called the pitch a ball and Berkman went on to hit a double that would score Jorge Posada from first base and give the Yankees a 3-2 lead at a pivotal point in the game.

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