Ichiro Suzuki broke out of a slump with his first four-hit game of the season Wednesday, going 4-for-4 with four singles in the Seattle Mariners' 9-6 come-from-behind victory over the Texas Rangers.
Seattle Mariners catcher Kenji Joijima slides safely into second around the tag of Texas Rangers second baseman D'Angelo Jimenez during the fourth inning of Wendesday' s game.
Ichiro tapped a soft grounder through the hole between first and second, reached on a high bouncer over the mound to second, slapped a soft liner to left and drove home a run with a blooper to center as he improved his average to .227 from .177.
Ichiro was hit by a Francisco Cordero pitch leading off the bottom of the ninth, sparking a five-run rally capped by Carl Everett's three-run walkoff homer off C.J. Wilson.