Record: 82-58. Pace: 95-67. Change on 2016: +24.
The streak lives! Well, one of them, anyway. The run of consecutive innings without being behind was stopped, but the one that matters - consecutive wins - remained alive. The Diamondbacks took their 13th consecutive victory, breaking a franchise record which had stood since 2003 - though it’s still not the longest active winning streak in MLB. Damn you, Indians! It also guaranteed Arizona their first winning season since 2011, with twenty-two games remaining on the schedule. The victory, and results elsewhere, reduced the team’s magic number for a post-season spot to 14, and for home-field advantage in the wild-card game to 16.