It was also the first time he didn’t make the All-Star team.
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The 42-year-old Marlins outfielder did it in the seventh inning against Colorado at Coors Field.
It was Griffey’s rookie year – August 8, 1989 – and the Mariners twice rallied in a 6-4 victory in 10 innings against the host Angels.
The Marlins, who went 2-4 on their just completed road trip, play host to the National League West-leading San Francisco Giants (63-48) on Monday night in the start of a three-game series.
DETROIT – Neil Walker’s two-run homer in the top of the ninth inning powered NY to just its fourth win in 12 games with a victory over Detroit. He would have liked to have gotten a win along with it, too. Gordon collected his second infield hit with one out and Prado drove both runners home with a double. Only Cap Anson, who was 45 when he got his 3,000th hit in 1897, was older. Josh Harrison also hit a solo homer in the sixth for Pittsburgh.
Royals 7, Blue Jays 1: Yordano Ventura pitched effectively into the seventh inning, Kendrys Morales hit a grand slam, and Kansas City beat Toronto. It was the second straight game that Stanton homered in and he now has 24 on the season.
Braves 6, Cardinals 3 – At St. Louis: Mike Foltynewicz worked six strong innings, and Nick Markakis and Erick Aybar had two RBIs each for Atlanta. Four relievers combined for the last nine outs, with closer Jim Johnson collecting his eighth save. Charlie Blackmon singled home a run in the third, and the Rockies added two runs in the fourth against Adam Conley (8-6).
Dempsey hammered home a cross from Tyrone Mears in the 14th to tie it, and capped the scoring on a goal almost identical to his second of the game in the 48th minute.
With the game tied at 3-3 at the top of the second additional inning, Desmond did the damage to ensure an 11th win from 13 for the Rangers against the Astros.
27- Ichiro’s longest hit streak in games. “I’ve just been more fortunate those other times”.
What are some of the most memorable hits in Suzuki’s career? Derek Dietrich continued the bombardment with a single advancing Yelich to third, and he later scored on a Jeff Mathis RBI-double. Suzuki finished 1-for-4 with a walk Sunday.
A-Rod, 41, debuted in the Majors at age 18. They moved a season-high 28 games over.500.
“Most of all, I’ve admired Ichiro because he’s a model of consistency”, said Jeter, who played parts of three seasons with Ichiro as members of the New York Yankees.
Miami Marlins’ Ichiro Suzuki (51) runs to first base on a ground out in the third inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies in Denver on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016.
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The 42-year-old Suzuki got his big hit in the seventh inning. Suzuki’s triple came against left-hander Chris Rusin. The Marlins jumped on Gray for four runs and five hits in the first on their way to building a seven-run lead. “It’s a lot of hits in a relatively short period of time”.
