M’s finish season with win over A’s

SEATTLE — Ichiro Suzuki had two hits and scored the decisive run as the Seattle Mariners rallied for a 4-3 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Sunday.

Ichiro finished the season tied with Boston’s Dustin Pedroia for the most hits in the major leagues at 213. Ichiro led the majors in hits for the fifth time; only Ty Cobb, Pete Rose, Stan Musial and Tony Gwynn have also done it.

Ichiro finished the season batting .310, his 15th consecutive season above .300 in Japan and the major leagues.

Reloaded Seattle expected to win the A.L. West this season, or at least make the playoffs for the first time since 2001. Instead, the Mariners became the first team with a $100 million payroll to lose 100 games and endured their worst season (61-101) since losing 102 games in 1983.

J.J. Putz struck out the side in the ninth for his 15th save in 23 chances. He finished with 25 fewer saves than he had last season while becoming an All-Star.