Japan's Ichiro Suzuki smashed a line drive into right field Sunday against Oakland to post the 2,000th hit of his Major League Baseball career. Suzuki's historic double off Oakland starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez came on just the second pitch in Seattle's 5-2 loss to the A's. 'No matter the situation, I want to get a hit,' said Ichiro who became the second fastest major league to get to the mark. 'For me, personally, it's not a big surprise. 'Looking back to when I was first signed by the Mariners and I went to my first spring training, I was kind of criticized by the media. When I look back at that moment, there is meaning now.' Oakland fans gave Suzuki a first-inning standing ovation Sunday. Suzuki reached the milestone in just 1,402 games. Only Al Simmons did it quicker in 1,390 games. Suzuki had 1,278 hits in Japan. He is the 259th MLB player to get there and he needs just five more hits to post his ninth straight season of 200 hits or more. 