ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Hideki Matsui homered and Torii Hunter had four RBIs to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 7-4 victory over Felix Hernandez and the Seattle Mariners on Saturday night.
Ervin Santana (16-9) tied a career high for victories, allowing three runs and five hits over 7 1-3 innings and striking out five.
Ichiro Suzuki extended his hitting streak to 13 games with a three-run homer in the eighth that chased Santana. It was his 2,215th major league hit, breaking a tie with Joe DiMaggio for 167th place all-time. It also put the two-time AL batting champ within 15 hits of reaching the 200 mark for 10th consecutive season, which would tie Pete Rose for the longest such streak in history and snap a tie with Ty Cobb for the longest streak in the AL.
