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Pinch by pinch: Ichiro gets 2,999, starts today
- Updated: August 7, 2016
DENVER — One frame after reaching on a pinch-hit infield single, Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki came mere inches away from reaching his 3,000th career hit in the ninth inning of Saturday night’s 12-6 loss to the Rockies.
With a runner on first and no outs in the ninth, Ichiro hit a high chopper up the middle that Rockies reliever Scott Oberg knocked down and collected in time to get the speedy 42-year-old by half a step.
Now Ichiro will have to wait until today’s series finale, which he is expected to start, to reach the milestone. He has not faced Rockies starter Jon Gray before.
“When you put him in the game there when we did, there’s …
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