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Arizona brought its hitting shoes and handed Jered Weaver the shortest non-injury start of his career. Taijuan Walker pitched six scorelss innings, helped by a play-of-the-year candidate from David Peralta in the fifth. And although Randall Delgado’s MLB-leading scoreless innings streak finally came to an end in the ninth inning, he still picked up the 10-run save, keeping the entire rest of the bullpen fresh for the next game.
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