--RHP Sean White was sent back to Seattle on Sunday morning to have the persistent pain in his right shoulder checked out. 

This week will be all about right fielder Ichiro Suzuki with the Wild Card race little more than a mirage with 24 games to go. 

--RF Ichiro Suzuki reached 2,000 career hits in his 1,402nd major league game with a double in the first inning Sunday in Oakland. 

Scott Hairston took advantage of a second chance. 

Ichiro Suzuki took Gio Gonzalez's first offering for a ball. 

Ichiro Suzuki took Gio Gonzalez's first offering for a ball. 

Nearly nine seasons ago, Ichiro Suzuki made an immediate impact in the majors, finishing with two singles in his debut. 

Cliff Pennington overshadowed Ichiro's three-hit night with one big blast of his own. 

Slumping slugger David Ortiz watched from the bench as his Boston Red Sox teammates hit their most homers in three weeks to win their last time out. 

Jason Bay slugged his 11th homer of the season in the first, Jason Varitek hit a two-run shot an inning later and Jeff Bailey also connected accounting for all of Boston's runs in a 5-3 win over the Seattle Mariners Saturday night to snap a three-game ski 

Jason Bay reacted to the first fastball he saw and slugged it into the bullpen in left field. 

Mariners 5, REDSOX 4 

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The Boston Red Sox have finally benched slugger David Ortiz. 

--SS Yuniesky Betancourt was on the bench for two games, in part for inconsistencies on defense and in part because he wouldn't heed advice to work the count more.