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SEATTLE (AP) – Ichiro Suzuki and the Seattle Mariners kept up their strong start. Suzuki increased his hitting streak to a major league-leading 15 games and John Halama once again beat Anaheim, giving the Mariners a 4-1 victory Friday night. Suzuki went 2-for-4 and scored a run for a Seattle team that is off to its best start in franchise history, winning 13 of its first 17 games. "We had more of the same tonight," Mariners manager Lou Piniella said. "We had timely hitting and good, solid pitching." Suzuki hit Pat Rapp's first pitch of the game for a double. During his hitting streak, Suzuki is batting .400 (26-for-65). "He got another two hits today," Piniella said of Suzuki. "He's getting on base and getting things rolling for us. Let's keep the streak going." Halama (2-1) allowed one run and six hits over seven innings, striking out five. He is 5-0 with a 2.82 earned-run average in seven career games against the Angels. Jeff Nelson followed with a perfect eighth inning, and Kazuhiro Sasaki earned his AL-leading ninth save in 10 opportunities. "I wasn't crisp at the beginning, but as the game went on I got a feel for the mound and what was working," said Halama. The Angels are struggling offensively, and have lost six of their last seven games. "It's early, but you want to see some positive signs," said Anaheim manager Mike Scioscia. "We need some guys to break out of this, and I'd like to see it happen sooner than later." The Mariners snapped a 1-1 tie in the fourth. Edgar Martinez ended an 0-for-13 slump with a leadoff single and later scored. Tom Lampkin added an RBI single to put Seattle ahead 3-1. "We didn't get a lot of guys on, but we made the most of our opportunities tonight," Lampkin said. Anaheim's Darin Erstad opened the game with a double, and scored when Garret Anderson slapped a double just inside the third-base line. "These bats have been silent long enough. We started off well tonight but couldn't keep it going," Scioscia said. The Mariners tied it in the first when Suzuki doubled and scored on a groundout by Martinez. Rapp (0-3) gave up four runs on six hits over eight innings. He retired 13 of the last 14 batters he faced, but the only hit was Stan Javier's solo homer in the eighth. It was the ninth career complete game for Rapp, his first since May 13, 1998, at Tampa Bay as a member of the Kansas City Royals. "He pitched a good ballgame," said Scioscia. "It's a ballgame you would expect to have some offense and we would come away with a win, but it didn't happen." Game notesSeattle is 11-0 against right-handed starters. ... Anderson is batting .411 (7-for-17) for his career against Halama. . ... Mariners OF Mike Cameron missed his second straight start with a sore neck. He was hurt when Rangers shortstop Alex Rodriguez landed on Cameron while diving back to second base on an attempted pickoff Wednesday. Cameron has entered each of the two games since as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning. ... Jay Buhner, who is on the 15-day disabled list, will wear a cast on his left foot for seven to 10 days because of a strained arch.  Send this story to a friend | Most sent stories
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