Ichiro now sits at 2,997 hits in the Major Leagues and will get the day off today after going 1-for-5 in yesterday’s win. “It’s about getting (Ozuna) back on track, and that’s where (Suzuki) has been so important for us”.
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He has called the prospect of joining Major League Baseball’s 3,000 hit club a “no-brainer” but it will be a remarkable feat considering he was already 27 when he landed Stateside. Playing center field to give All-Star Marcell Ozuna a breather, Suzuki led off with a deep drive to right that was tracked down by Peter Bourjous, who crashed into the wall to make the catch and had to leave the game. The Japanese star recorded Major League Baseball hit 2,997 leading off the eighth for Miami, ending an 0-for-7 spell of frustration at the plate.
Phillies: RHP Zach Eflin (3-3, 3.40 ERA) will start the series finale Wednesday afternoon. But Stanton made it clear he and his teammates are pulling for him.
“Hopefully”, Mattingly said, “Ich can get four hits tonight, and we can celebrate”.
This will be game three of the set.
The Marlins put the leadoff runner on in all eight innings.
Cesar Hernandez recorded one of the Phillies’ four hits Tuesday to improve to 7-for-17 with four RBIs in his last four games. They scored three runs in the first inning. The lefty picked up three innings to protect the bullpen.
The hit fest gave the home fans plenty to cheer about.
Breaking up a tight 1-0 pitcher’s duel, the host Fish exploded for a four-spot in the bottom of the 8th to pull away and even the series up with a 5-0 victory. He’s been one lately for the Phils, pitching two complete games and completing six innings in six straight starts.
Kelly noted that he had a little trouble rounding second base on the first triple, but the second was smoother.
In Boston, Junichi Tazawa worked around a two-out walk to work a scoreless eighth inning for the Boston Red Sox in a 9-8 loss to the Detroit Tigers. (1-2), allowing Justin Upton to trot home from third. Adam Conley was 1-1 with a run scored and a run batted in. With Edwin Encarnacion batting, Paul Clemens uncorked a wild pitch that allowed Devon Travis to score the winning run from third.
The 22-year-old rookie did not walk a batter for the fourth time in six trips to the mound en route to improving to 2-1 on the road this season.
Yunel Escobar had five hits, matching his career high, and Carlos Perez contributed four hits, including a home run, as Los Angeles topped Kansas City.
Adeiny Hechavarria tacked on a two-run single in the eighth, and Miguel Rojas had an RBI double. His two-run shot helped the Cardinals win the opener.
In Cleveland, Francisco Lindor pushed an RBI single through Washington’s drawn-in infield with one out in the ninth inning.
Scooter Gennett and Jonathan Villar each hit two-run singles in the eighth inning as Milwaukee rallied for a victory over Arizona at Miller Park. Prado (3-for-4) subsequently doubled to score Realmuto. He had no extra-base hits and one RBI in those 12 games.
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Entering play on Tuesday against the Marlins, the Phillies sat in fourth-place in the National League East division behind a 46-55 record.
