"Michael Pineda flashed a wide smile as he spoke about the end of his rookie season for the Seattle Mariners.

His future appears just as bright as the look on his face.

Ichiro Suzuki stopped Kevin Slowey's no-hitter with a two-out infield single in the sixth inning and added an RBI double in the seventh, spurring the Mariners to a 5-4 victory Wednesday in Minnesota, the 11th straight defeat for the Twins.

Pineda, in his final appearance, gave up six hits, two walks and two runs while striking out two over four innings. He threw 81 pitches. Manager Eric Wedge decided not to push him further on a cool night when he wasn't at his best. Because the 22-year-old Dominican has never thrown more than 140 innings in a season, the Mariners didn't want to give him another start next week.

So the right-hander finished 9-10 in 28 starts with 173 strikeouts and only 133 hits allowed over 171 innings. Only Mark Langston, with 204 in 1984, struck out more batters as a Mariners rookie in one season."