American League 5, National League 4: Ichiro Makes History as A.L. Wins All-Star Game
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Instead of a Barry Bonds splash shot, the defining hit at Tuesdayâs All-Star game was Ichiro Suzukiâs inside-the-park home run, the first in the gameâs history.
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A.J. Pierzynski got his ticket punched to Pittsburgh. A magnet for mayhem, the White Sox catcher beat out Minnesota rookie pitcher Francisco Liriano for the final AL All-Star spot in Internet voting Thursday. NL batting leader Nomar Garciaparra breezed to the last NL slot in the fan balloting.
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Suzuki is hitting .486 since the All-Star break. He homered for the second time in as many games...Kansas City, which has dropped eight of its last 11 contests, fell to an AL-worst 42-75, while Seattle is just 2 1/2 games better at 45-73...Madritsch ...
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Ken Griffey Jr. hit an RBI single from the cleanup spot after Barry Bonds was unable to move a runner over like a No. 2 hitter should, and the National League took a 1-0 lead over the American League after three innings of the All-Star game Tuesday night.
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The Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki  registered three singles to equal, break and then add to the  Major League hits record with his 259th of the season in a game  against the Texas Rangers Friday.
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Ichiro Suzuki had two hits to move within three of tying the single-season record, and the Seattle Mariners pounded Tim Hudson in a 7-2 victory over the host Oakland Athletics last night.
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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Ichiro Suzuki had two hits on Tuesday night to move within three of tying the single-season record in the Seattle Mariners&#39; 7-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics.
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Ichiro, with 914 hits since his rookie year in 2001, is currently on pace to set the record for most hits over any four-year span in the majors.
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Best Player: It was hard to argue with Boston&#39;s Manny Ramirez, who was recognized as the MVP. A case could be made for at least four or five other Red Sox, but Ramirez made a significant contribution with his bat in every game.
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Ichiro Suzuki passed Ty Cobb on Friday night in his inexorable march to overtake George Sisler. And Raul Ibanez set one Mariners&#39; record and tied another in an 8-7 victory over the Rangers.
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The American League Gold Glove awards were announced Tuesday and two went to the Seattle Mariners. Seattle second baseman Bret Boone and Seattle outfielder Ichiro Suzuki each were honored for the fourth time.
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SAN DIEGO -- Josh Beckett sure looks like the starting pitcher for the American League in the 2007 All-Star Game. He beat Jake Peavy and the Padres, 4-2, with eight innings of stellar work yesterday, improving to a major league-best 11-1.
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Major League Baseball has made the distinction of having the American League's best record matter this year.
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Ichiro&#39;s 3-for-5 night at the plate versus Texas on Friday gave those in attendance at Safeco Field a night they will never forget, as the Mariners&#39; right fielder set a new single-season hits record with 259.
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(CP) - Ichiro Suzuki has the single-season hits record, but he&#39;d much rather have the playoff spot Bartolo Colon and the Anaheim Angels are one game closer to securing.
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TOKYO (Sports Network) - Carl Crawford led off the game  with a homer and David Ortiz hit a monstrous shot to lead a  team of Major League Baseball All-Stars to a 5-3 win over a  squad of Japan stars in Game 2 of their series at the Tokyo  Dome.
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The Japanese won the pregame home run derby. Then the game started and the major league All-Stars put their bats to work. Back-to-back home runs by Moises Alou and Vernon Wells in the fourth inning and by Johnny Estrada and Brad Wilkerson in the ninth powered the major leaguers past the Japanese stars 7-3 Sunday for a 3-0 lead in the eight-game series.