| Analysis: Suzuki, who accumulated 1,278 hits in Japan, became the second fastest to 2,000 hits, recording it in his 1,402th major-league game. Al Simmons did it in game 1,390, the Associated Press reports. Ichiro is the 259th player to reach the milestone. He's five hits away from 200 on the season, which would break the record he shares with Willie Keeler for consecutive seasons (9) with at least 200 hits. |