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Snake Bytes 4/13: Raining on Los Angeles' Parade

The Los Angeles Dodgers were celebrating their home opener on Wednesday. Vin Scully was honored, having announced that this will be his final season announcing for the team. It didn't matter. The Diamondbacks got a strong outing from Patrick Corbin along with home runs from Nick Ahmed and Paul Goldschmidt, as Arizona took the series opener 4-1.

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Goldschmidt, Ahmed Homer to Back Corbin's Strong Outing

Patrick Corbin gave the Diamondbacks their second quality start of the season, allowing only one run in six innings of work. Paul Goldschmidt provided the go-ahead run, launching a 3-0 pitch deep into the left-center bleachers, as the Diamondbacks spoiled Los Angeles' home opener, taking the game 4-1.

Related: Goldschmidt Homer Part of Evolution

Hitting Tips and Advice Helping Segura

Things have not gone so well for Jean Segura since the second half of his rookie season. Now with a new team, the middle infielder is making the most of new tips and advice to make himself a presence at the top of the Arizona lineup.

Diamondback Road Uniforms Eliciting Strong Responses

The Diamondbacks' new uniforms seem to be a topic of discussion almost as much as the struggles of their two new pitchers.

Related: Uniforms talk of twitter

Brett Nicholas 100th Arizona-Born Player to Make MLB Debut

Despite the vast number of Arizona State alums to play in MLB, only 100 Arizona-born players have made it all the way to the bigs.

Diamondbacks Sport Lowest Fan-Cost Index

The index shows one can take a family of four to a Diamondbacks game for $132.10.

Bickley: Cards own Phoenix, Subject to Change

Phoenix has a history of supporting front-runners. Right now, that's the Cardinals, but they are a great example of how quickly things can change.

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The Worst Strike Called a Ball

We're less than 10 games into the season, but the wort offense of the season of an umpire blowing a call in the zone may have already happened - to Clayton Kershaw.