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Ichiro runs hitting streak to 23 games
Ichiro opened Saturday's game with a single against the Los Angeles Angels to extend his hitting streak to 23 games. That's two away from...
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Mariners' next five games
Today | @ L.A. Angels, 12:35 p.m., FSN Olson (0-1, 3.66) vs. Santana (0-2, 7.82)
Monday | vs. Baltimore, 7:10 p.m., FSN Washburn (3-3, 3.45) vs. Hill (1-0, 6.14)
Tuesday | vs. Baltimore, 7:10 p.m., FSN Bedard (3-2, 2.48) vs. Hernandez (1-0, 1.59)
Wednesday | vs. Baltimore, 7:10 p.m., FSN Vargas (2-0, 1.65) vs. Bergesen (2-2, 4.94)
Friday | vs.Minnesota, 7:10 p.m., FSN Hernandez (5-3, 3.41) vs. Liriano (2-7, 6.60)
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Ichiro opened Saturday's game with a single against the Los Angeles Angels to extend his hitting streak to 23 games.
That's two away from his franchise record of 25 set just two years ago.
"It's not a fluke that a guy like that has consistency in his game," Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu said. "He's so strong mentally that you see the exact same approach day in and day out with him. Even if he does struggle a little bit, he seems to find a way to get either an infield hit, hit the ball the other way or pull the ball. So he has a lot of weapons, and obviously the ability to still run at his age allows him to do that."
Wakamatsu was asked whether teams still play in to guard against Ichiro's infield hits.
"I think it's changed maybe a little bit," he said. "Some teams still play him similar to what they did when he was first in the league. I think he's lost maybe a little bit but not a whole lot when he's up and running. When he first came into the league, if it was a two-hop ground ball to shortstop, he was safe. Now, maybe it's three."
By the way, Ken Griffey Jr. has found Ichiro's "tickle spot" and had him on the ground, during warm-ups, tickling him until Ichiro could be heard crying out in laughter and pleading for him to stop.
Rowland-Smith gets start
Wakamatsu said Ryan Rowland-Smith will throw a bullpen session today, then another in Seattle on Tuesday. After that, he'll pitch for Class AAA Tacoma on Friday and then — if all goes well — make a start for the Mariners on June 11 in Baltimore.
Wakamatsu said he wants to get Rowland-Smith closer to 100 pitches.
"We'll feel a lot better about his progression if he's starting in that [AAA] game," Wakamatsu said.
For the record
| W-L | W PCT | |||
| 24-26 | .480 |
Streak: W3
Home: 12-12
Road: 12-14
v. AL West: 13-13
vs. L.A.: 7-5
vs. Oakland: 6-3
vs. Texas: 0-5
vs. AL East: 4-2
vs. AL Cent.: 5-10
vs. NL: 2-1
vs. LHP: 10-6
vs. RHP: 14-20
Day: 10-8
Night: 14-18
One-run: 13-9
Extra inn.: 4-2
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