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Ichiro Suzuki got three hits to finish with 56 in August, the most in a month by a major leaguer in 68 years, as the Mariners rallied past the host Blue Jays 7-5 Tuesday for their season-high fifth straight win. The last player to get that many hits in a month was Cleveland’s Roy Weatherly in July 1936.
Suzuki, chasing George Sisler’s major-league record for hits in a season, finished 3-for-5 and has 212 hits. Sisler got 257 hits for the St. Louis Browns in 1920. Suzuki set a club record for hits in a month, two more than Alex Rodriguez had in August 1996, and is hitting .463 since the All-Star break.
