"Ichiro and Felix Hernandez did their things Thursday.

The problem for the Mariners in their 1-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays was that so did Jose Bautista.

So while Ichiro had two hits by the fifth inning to reach 200 hits for a 10th consecutive year and Hernandez pitched a complete-game two-hitter, Bautista had the final say. And he said it early.

The major leagues' home-run leader hit his 50th of the season in the first inning on a 2-1 fastball, and that was the end of the scoring. The Blue Jays won the rubber match of the three-game series before a Rogers Centre crowd of 12,590.

Still, it was a day of achievement for the Mariners in defeat. There was Ichiro's unmatched feat, there was Hernandez's continued brilliance and Matt Mangini had his first major-league hit.

"I think you can imagine how happy I am," Ichiro said through his interpreter. "I know how tough it is to accomplish 200 hits every season. It's been tough this year, so that's how happy I am inside."

But for Hernandez, it was just more frustration in a season in which he has pitched well enough to be a top candidate for the American League Cy Young award.

"It's just one those things where you try to give your team a chance to win the game," he said after pitching his sixth complete game of the season.

The other hit against him was an infield single in the sixth by Travis Snider of Jackson High in Mill Creek.

Needing two hits to reach 200, Ichiro took care of business early with two of the four hits allowed by Toronto starter Shawn Hill (1-2) in his five innings. After striking out to start the game, Ichiro doubled in the third and singled in the fifth.

"He's an amazing hitter," Mariners manager Daren Brown said. "He's fun to watch."

When Ichiro reached 200, the Mariners all came to the top step of the dugout to applaud him, and it was significant to him."