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DENVER -- Ichiro Suzuki made a cameo appearance Friday night, a three-pitch at-bat as a pinch-hitter that was preceded by a successful strategic move by Colorado Rockies manager Walt Weiss and ended with a strikeout, leaving Ichiro at 2,998 hits,Manager Don Mattingly has not said when Ichiro might next start. Unlike Friday, the Rockies are starting right-handed pitchers on Saturday night (Chad Bettis) and Sunday afternoon (Jon Gray).Mattingly sent Ichiro up to pinch hit with one out in the seventh Friday and right-hander Scott Oberg on the mound. Weiss countered with left-hander Boone Logan, who had limited left-handed hitters to an average of .135 (10-for-74) with 26 strikeouts.Ichiro took a first-pitch strike, fouled off the third and took the third for strike three. Since his last hit July 28, Ichiro is 0-for-11 in seven games that include one start and he is 8-for-35 (.229) since the All-Star break.In a pregame interview with the Marlins beat writers, Ichiro admitted this slow climb to 3,000 hits has been unlike anything he has experienced in a professional career that began in 1992.I feel pressure every time I get up to the plate, Ichiro said through an interpreter. But there are different types of pressure. This is a different type of pressure. This experience, Ill never be able to get this experience again. The fans that cheer me on, I feel obviously I want to get a hit. When I dont, I feel bad that I wasnt able to do it in front of them.While Ichiro waits for the two grand moments that will make him the 30th player in major league history to scale the 3,000-hit summit, Andrew Cashner will make his second start for the Marlins since being acquired from San Diego. Hes 4-7 with a 4.54 ERA overall. In his Marlins debut Sunday, Cashner was not involved in the decision after pitching six innings against St. Louis and allowing four hits and two runs, one earned, with no walks and two strikeouts. The Marlins won 5-4.Bettis is 9-6 with a 5.16 ERA. On Sunday at New York, he allowed three runs and five hits in six innings with two walks and a season-high-tying eight strikeouts. Bettis was in line for the win since the Rockies scored once in the seventh to go ahead 4-3, but in the bottom of the inning, Logan gave up a three-run homer to Neil Walker that gave the Mets a 4-3 win.Bettis, who will be making his first start against the Marlins, is 3-0 with a 3.09 ERA in his past five starts.The Rockies have lost two straight games to fall to 2-2 on their current eight-game homestand. The Dodgers behind Kenta Maeda beat them 4-2 on Thursday. 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Halladay signed a one-day contract with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday that allowed the veteran right-hander to retire as a member of team with which he broke into the majors and spent the bulk of his distinguished 16-year career. Custom New Orleans Pelicans Jerseys . LUCIE, Fla.The Great One is back where his legend was created.Wayne Gretzky was named Wednesday as partner and vice chairman of the Oilers Entertainment Group, the parent company of the Edmonton Oilers, which he led to four Stanley Cups in the 1980s.Gretzky last month was hired by the NHL to act as an official ambassador during the leagues centennial year celebration.Ive had opportunities over the last three, four or five years to be involved in the NHL, Gretzky said. I chose to step back and take my time. We felt like this was a really great opportunity for me to get back in the game and do what we all want to do: win a Stanley Cup. Im privileged and proud to be back as an Oiler.Now hes back working with an NHL team for the first time since he stepped down as head ccoach of the Arizona Coyotes in September 2009.dddddddddddd.Im nervous for a hockey game tonight, Gretzky joked when speaking with ESPN. Its been a while!Bob Nicholson, the CEO of the Oilers Entertainment Group, had a longstanding relationship with Gretzky dating back to when he was president of Hockey Canada and named The Great One executive director of Team Canada for the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, the 2004 World Cup of Hockey and the 2006 Torino Games.Gretzky also has a good relationship with Oilers owner Daryl Katz and there has long been speculation that some form of role for Gretzky would eventually happen in Edmonton. ' ' '