Felix, as is customary, received no run support. He gave up Jose Bautista's home run, 2 hits and 4 walks, while going the distance through 8th. His offense was silenced with 12 strikeouts, 6 singles and 1 extra base hit. Where wins seem to matter to the sportswriters, it was painful to watch the King fall to 12-12, but at least it wasn't due to shoddy pitching.
Also, notable for this game, was Ichiro's 200th hit of the season, which means he's the only MLB player to achieve this milestone for 10 consecutive seasons (Pete Rose has 10 non-consecutive seasons with 200+). Just another stop along the road to Cooperstown.
PLAYER OF THE GAME:
Felix Hernandez for a well pitched game, Ichiro for another superb year.
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