Houston's Craig Biggio hit his 603d career double, tied for 11th on the career list with Cal Ripken.
Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki had a double and a single to become the sixth player in major league history to collect 200 hits in five straight seasons. Willie Keeler (1894-1901) holds the record with eight, while Wade Boggs (1983-89) had seven straight.
Texas's Michael Young, the AL batting leader at .332, went 0 for 4 to end his career-high 25-game hitting streak.
Angels' Vladimir Guerrero has hit safely in all 35 career games against Texas, matching the longest streak against one team in major league history. Ken Griffey Jr. hit in 35 straight games against Cleveland from 1992-96.![]()
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