Ichiro

BATTING LINE OF THE DAY Jose Guillen, Nats RF AB R H RBI HR 4 2 2 4 2 PITCHING LINE OF THE DAY Dontrelle Willis, Marlins IP H R BB SO 9 3 0 1 7 WHO'S UP Marlins starters have four complete games. The other 29 teams have combined for two through Tuesday. WHO'S DOWN Ichiro Suzuki of the Mariners has a .240 career batting average in Kansas City, his lowest in any major league park.

The Orioles haven't had an American League batting champion since Frank Robinson's Triple Crown year of 1966, and unless Melvin Mora starts hitting like it's May again, it probably won't happen again this year. Mora had a nice run, and so did Detroit Tigers catcher Ivan Rodriguez, but now it's starting to look like Seattle Mariners right fielder Ichiro Suzuki will run away with the crown. Suzuki, who won the batting title as a rookie when he hit .350 in 2001, took over the lead on Tuesday after going 6-for-6 in a doubleheader against the Orioles.