Ichiro Pitching Debut at Age 41

Aaron Harang will try to help take away any possibility of the Phillies reaching 100 losses with another respectable performance against the Miami Marlins in Saturday’s opener to a doubleheader.

The Philadelphia Phillies avoided franchise infamy with a 7-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Sunday at Citizens Bank Park in the season finale for both losing clubs. But prior to Sunday’s final game, he had never pitched in a big league game before – not in Japan or the United States.

“I have to go home and think about it and decide what I want to do”, he said.

“He earned that because of how he is and the player and the career that he’s had”, Jennings said, adding that it was a fun reward for team, which struggled for much of the season but won 10 of its last 12 series. Francoeur has hit. 261 with 13 home runs this season, and should generate interest in the market as a solid fourth outfielder.

Weeks before his 42nd birthday, and on the final day of his 15th MLB season, Ichiro Suzuki’s dream of pitching in the majors finally came true.

It is game 162 and a few weird stuff happens when you get to the last game of the year, especially when you play for the 2015 Marlins or Phillies.

Tom Koehler started for Miami and allowed four earned runs on six hits in five innings.

Andre Rienzo allowed four runs without retiring a batter in the seventh inning. Gordon entered hitting.329, two points behind Bryce Harper for the NL batting crown.

Brian Boguesvic homered and Odubel Herrera had three hits and an RBI for the Phillies. “I thought we played really well here at the end of the season”. The first-year closer has converted his last nine save opportunities, and the two scoreless innings lowered his season ERA to 2.30.

“We talked about the situation, it had to be right”, Jennings said.

“I was shocked my fastball wasn’t my best pitch”, he reflected after the game.

Ichiro, presuming Sunday’s stint effort marks his last on the diamond, ends his career with a 9.00 ERA and a. 314 batting average.

NOTES: Phillies 1B Ryan Howard (knee) did not start, as he has been sidelined since September 14 when he took a throw off his left knee.