His long-awaited, automatically expected 200th hit of the season wasn't nearly the full Ichiro story of Saturday's third inning.
The milestone single to left field, marking the sixth straight time the Mariners' leadoff man has cleared the bicentennial hits hurdle, was only the opening act. What happened next was classic Ichiro as he advanced to second on an errant pickoff attempt by a nervous pitcher, produced a record-setting steal of third base, then trotted home on a sacrifice fly.
But a textbook example of how giving Ichiro even one base can quickly add up to four still couldn't spare Seattle from a 7-4 loss to the Royals.
On another forgettable day
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Record day for Ichiro
Record day for Ichiro
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