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Mariners' Suzuki ejected for 1st time in career

Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki was ejected from Saturday's game against the Toronto Blue Jays for arguing a called third strike in the fifth inning.

Barajas leads Blue Jays past Mariners 5-4

Pinch-hitter Adam Lind had a tying RBI single in the eighth inning and Rod Barajas followed with a go-ahead double, helping the Toronto Blue Jays rally for another dramatic 5-4 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.

Griffey puts Yankees' playoff party on hold

Ken Griffey Jr. homered and drove in four runs, putting the New York Yankees' playoff party on hold by leading the Seattle Mariners to a 7-1 victory Sunday.

Suzuki gives Seattle win over White Sox in 14th

Ichiro Suzuki hit a game-ending single to center in the bottom of the 14th inning, leading the Seattle Mariners to a 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night.

Japan praises Ichiro Suzuki's major league record

The high praise for Ichiro Suzuki came from none other than Japanese home run king Sadaharu Oh.

Suzuki sets mark with 9th straight 200-hit season

Ichiro Suzuki has become the first player in major league history with at least 200 hits in nine straight seasons.

Ichiro sets record with 9th 200-hit season

Ichiro Suzuki beat out an infield single to become the first player in major league history with at least 200 hits in nine straight seasons, Felix Hernandez scattered four hits over seven shutout innings, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 5-0 for a doubleheader split on Sunday night.

Hairston leads A's past Mariners

Scott Hairston took advantage of a second chance. Ichiro took advantage of the second pitch.

Mariners' Suzuki gets 2,000th hit

Ichiro Suzuki has lined the second pitch of Seattle's game at Oakland down the right-field line for a double and his 2,000th career hit.

Suzuki out for Seattle with calf strain

All-Star outfielder Ichiro Suzuki is out of the Seattle Mariners' lineup because of a strained left calf.

Tigers beat Mariners on Thomas' RBI single in 9th

Clete Thomas' two-out, RBI single capped a two-run rally in the ninth inning and lifted the Detroit Tigers over the Seattle Mariners 7-6 Thursday.

Branyan, Lopez lead Mariners past KC 11-6

Ichiro Suzuki had his major league-leading 52nd multi-hit game and Russell Branyan and Jose Lopez drove in three runs apiece to lead the Seattle Mariners to an 11-6 victory Wednesday night over the Kansas City Royals.

Halladay loses in possible Toronto finale

Ken Griffey Jr. doubled twice and drove in the decisive runs in the seventh inning, and the Seattle Mariners tagged Roy Halladay with a season-high 11 hits while beating the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Wednesday.

Japanese professor creates baseball-playing robots

Look out Ichiro Suzuki and Daisuke Matsuzaka. A pair of baseball-playing robots that can pitch and hit with incredible results have been developed in Japan.

Mariners win third straight from Indians 5-3

Ichiro Suzuki had three hits, scored twice and made a game-saving catch to help the Seattle Mariners beat Cleveland Indians for the third straight game, 5-3 Sunday.

Suzuki gets Seattle started in 9-3 victory

Ichiro Suzuki lined the 29th leadoff homer of his career into the right-field seats and finished a triple short of the cycle, and the Seattle Mariners gave starter Jarrod Washburn his first win in more than two months, 9-3 over the San Diego Padres on Thursday afternoon.

Lopez leads Mariners to 4-2 victory over Twins

Jose Lopez homered and drove in two runs, leading Erik Bedard and the Seattle Mariners to a 4-2 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Sunday.

Ichiro extends hit streak to 27 as Mariners win

Franklin Gutierrez tripled with one out in the bottom of the ninth before Adrian Beltre singled him home, sending the Seattle Mariners to a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.

Suzuki's hit streak reaches 27 games

Ichiro Suzuki has extended his Mariners record by hitting safely in his 27th consecutive game.

Gutierrez helps Mariners beat Red Sox 3-2

Franklin Gutierrez singled under the glove of third baseman Mike Lowell to score Ronny Cedeno with two outs in the ninth inning, and the Seattle Mariners took advantage of a key error by Boston to beat the Red Sox 3-2 on Sunday.

Hernandez's gem sends Mariners over Rays 1-0

Ichiro Suzuki lined James Shields' second pitch of the game for a home run and ace Felix Hernandez helped his injury riddled team with a seven-inning gem in the Seattle Mariner's 1-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday.

Suzuki sets Japanese hits record

Ichiro Suzuki thought Japanese star Isao Harimoto was "crazy" 14 years ago.

Suzuki back in the Mariners' lineup

Ichiro Suzuki tied the record for most career hits by a Japanese player with his first grand slam in six years Wednesday night, his second hit of his season debut following his first career trip to the disabled list.

Angels end M's 6-game win streak with 5-1 win

Joe Saunders stopped Seattle's early-season joyride by allowing just three hits and a run in seven innings and Mike Napoli hit a go-ahead, two-run single in a five-run sixth to send the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-1 victory over the Mariners on a Thursday night.

Suzuki back in the Mariners' lineup

Ichiro Suzuki is back in the Seattle Mariners' lineup after his stint on the disabled list.

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Joe vs. Ichiro: The plot thickens

A couple weeks ago, with Joe Mauer set to debut atop the AL leaderboard with a .389 batting average and Ichiro Suzuki hitting .360, I wrote that "it would be great to watch those two duke it out down the stretch to see who can capture their third batting title."

Joe vs. Ichiro? Mauer set to debut atop leaderboard

Assuming that Joe Mauer gets at least four plate appearances in tonight's game against the Yankees he'll have enough playing time to become eligible for the batting title and immediately take over the league lead from Ichiro Suzuki.

Chavez injury takes chunk out of Seattle's great D

Seattle's new regime made defense a priority during the offseason, acquiring elite fly-catchers Franklin Gutierrez and Endy Chavez to team with Ichiro Suzuki for a three-center fielder outfield and the results have predictably been dramatic.

Saturday's potent quotables: Lidge gets vote of confidence

It hasn't come so easy for Lidge this season "I'm not Sadaharu Oh. So, I don't have the abilities to do things like that. I guess it kind of proves that, in the universe, mysterious things happen.''

Five reasons why Seattle won't win the AL West

Ichiro isn't carrying an offense. 1. No superstars in the lineup Ichiro Suzuki may have been one as a .350-hitting right fielder or a .320-hitting center fielder. As a .310-hitting right fielder, he's merely an above average regular. 2. Shortstop is a major problem

Every major leaguer takes his own path to the show
Source: ESPN.com

There has been a Griffey in the major leagues every season since 1973. There has been a Jakubauskas in the majors ever since last week. [...] That's one of the wonderful things about baseball: the lives and stories it brings together in a single ballpark each day.

Hot Stove Reviews: Seattle Mariners

In 2006 Seattle's pitchers didn't get the job done. Neither did their offense. For 2007 they need to add a reliable veteran arm or three and do whatever it takes to get the bats to produce.

Mariners lose cool, game
Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

After an average-enough start, the Mariners now seem to be self-destructing. They're now 10 games under .500 and can't seem to get out of this offensive hole.

M's fall short in opener
Source: The Seattle Times

Looks like we've got a winner in Kenji, but a putz in J.J.

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