A "charity game" in USA.

Today's Major League baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Seattle Mariners was played as a "charity game for the East Japan Great Earthquake Relief".
Hideki Matsui played for Oakland,recording 2 base hits with 1 RBI, and contributed to Oakland's 7-1 win, and Ichiro Suzuki played for Seatle,hitting a single,and showing his strong arm by the"laser beam" throw from deep right field, and tagged out Matsui running to the third base.Auction of the goods provided by players was held. The money collected is said to have amounted to more than 500,000 dollars,which is to be donated to the victims of the East Japan Great Earthquake.
We are very grateful of all the people in the world who are helping and encouraging Japan and Japanese people in various ways.