Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki went 4-for-5 to raise his batting average to .311 in a 6-3 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Thursday, while Chicago White Sox infielder Tadahito Iguchi hit his fourth homer of the season.
Akinori Otsuka of the Texas Rangers pitches against the New York Yankees.
Ichiro singled to left in the first inning to extend his hitting streak to 12 games, stole second for his 14th stolen base of the season and scored on a Raul Ibanez groundout at McAfee Coliseum.
Ichiro then reached on an infield single to first, singled to center, grounded out to second and hit an RBI single to left in the ninth to cap his second four-hit game this season.