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The Diamondbacks are dead in the water. And while the snakes they’re named for are actually adept swimmers, these D-Backs just keep on sinking.
Arizona’s 23rd consecutive road loss Thursday, a 10-3 loss to the Giants, set the MLB record previously held by the 1943 Philadelphia Athletics and the 1963 New York Mets, who were in their second year of existence. Thursday’s defeat was also Arizona’s 14th straight in all contests, a franchise record.