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Ichiro sets Japanese run record in Miami's win over Nats

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Miami Marlins left fielder Ichiro Suzuki (51) tips his cap to the crowd during the ninth inning against …

Apr 25, 2015; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Marlins center fielder Marcell Ozuna (left) celebrates with left …

MIAMI (Reuters) - Ichiro Suzuki scored his 1,968th run in baseball in the Miami Marlins 8-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday to surpass Sadaharu Oh as Japan's highest ever run scorer.

The 41-year-old scored on Adeiny Hechavarria's three-run homer in the eight inning for his 1,310th in Major League Baseball to go with the 658 he scored in Japan.