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Mariners leverage better plate appearances and a little bit of luck into series opener win

It’s hard to find anything really objectionable about the Arizona Diamondbacks. They scrap along in the NL West, fighting the legacies and deep pocketbooks of the California teams, but without the haplessness of the Rockies, which inspires more disgust than it does pity. When they win it feels like triumphing over titans, which makes them easy to root for. They...

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