 On October 3 Hunter gave up Ken Griffey Jr's 630th career home run.In 2009, he was 9-6 with a 4.10 ERA, with 64 strikeouts in 112 innings.He held right-handed hitters to a .228 batting average (7th-lowest in the AL), and opponents at home to a .226 average (the lowest single-season figure ever by a pitcher with at least 10 starts at Rangers Ballpark).