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Japan's Suzuki matches Cobb and aims for Rose in MLB

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Ichiro Suzuki #51 of the Miami Marlins gets ready to bat against the St. Louis Cardinals on August 14, 2015 in St. Louis, Missouri (AFP Photo/Dilip Vishwanat)

St. Louis (AFP) - Japan's Ichiro Suzuki has matched one iconic Major League Baseball hitter and is taking aim at another as he chases a historic milestone -- his 3,000th hit in North America.

Suzuki smacked a fifth-inning single for Miami in a 3-1 loss Friday at St. Louis that gave him 2,913 career hits in Major League Baseball, but more importantly 4,191 hits in his North American and Japan League careers combined.