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Matt Koch pitched poorly, but maybe everyone deserves a bad start. We’ll see how he responds. Perhaps more concerning, is the offense is not scoring runs or even getting that many hits. That has to change if the D-backs want a shot to win the NL West. Injuries are not totally to blame. The team is hitting poorly almost across the board with Descalso being the lone bright spot. He hit his 5th homer and is doing his job.
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