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Ichiro gets 200 hits in 9th straight season as M's shut out Rangers

Associated Press

Sunday, September 13, 2009

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Soaked in beer, Ichiro Suzuki smiled after a long day. After he reached 200 hits for the ninth straight season during the second game of a doubleheader, Ken Griffey Jr. picked up his slight teammate, slung him over his shoulder and carried him to the showers, where teammates awaited with a beer bath. "To get to enjoy this with these teammates I have, and especially that guy over there makes me very joyful," Ichiro said. Ichiro beat out an infield single to become the fir ...

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