SAN FRANCISCO — Ichiro Suzuki will continue his pursuit of Bay Area icon Rickey Henderson on the all-time hits list when the Miami Marlins and San Francisco Giants begin a three-game series Friday night.
Marlins right-hander Dan Straily (6-4, 3.51 ERA), who has never lost to San Francisco, and Giants lefty Matt Moore (3-8, 5.78), who has done most of his quality pitching at home this season, will duel in the series opener.
Suzuki, a native of Japan, had two hits in Miami’s 4-3 loss at St. Louis on Thursday, passing Panamanian Rod Carew for 23rd place on the career hit list and becoming the all-time leader among players born outside the United States.