LOS ANGELES — A star actor always draws the spotlight in the end.
When Ichiro Suzuki hit the game-winning RBI single with two outs in the top of the 10th inning, it was almost fate rather than luck or coincidence.
Ichiro had been in a desperate slump throughout the World Baseball Classic, but at that particular at-bat, he seemed finally to find his usual swing.
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