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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Ichiro Suzuki had two hits on Tuesday night to move within three of tying the single-season record in the Seattle Mariners' 7-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics.

Passing George Sisler
Year	Player	Hits
2004	Ichiro	262
1920	Sisler	257
1930	Bill Terry	254
1929	Lefty O'Doul	254
1925	Al Simmons	253
1922	Rogers Hornsby	250
1930	Chuck Klein	250
1911	Ty Cobb	248
1922	Sisler	246

Suzuki led off the game with a double to right-center, then singled to start the fifth. He finished 2-for-5 and needs four hits in Seattle's final five games to break George Sisler's 84-year-old record of 257 hits in a season.

The A's issued 140 credentials to visiting media for this four-game series -- mostly to the Japanese media covering Suzuki's every move.

Suzuki had a .211 career average entering the game against Tim Hudson (12-6), who has just one win in his past five starts. Suzuki has an eight-game hitting streak -- all on the road -- and is batting .486 (18-for-37) during the stretch.

The Mariners tagged Hudson for three runs on four hits in the first inning, including Suzuki's double.

How Ichiro fared in each at-bat against the A's on Tuesday night:

First inning: Doubled to deep right center. He scored two batters later.

Second inning: Grounded out to shortstop.

Fifth inning: Singled to center.

Sixth inning: Grounded into fielder's choice to second.

Ninth inning: Grounded out to shortstop.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.