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LOS ANGELES ― Ross Stripling wasn’t in the ballpark for Friday night’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants. He was tuning in from Arizona, where he is on the Giants’ injured list rehabbing a back injury, noting the coincidences.

Starter Hayden Wesneski struggled Sunday, and the Cubs finished 4-6 on their 10-game California trip.

CHICAGO — The Giants, despite their propensity to swing and miss early this season, won’t be mistaken for a team without plate discipline. Facing White Sox strikeout artist Dylan Cease on Wednesday, they watched five ball fours go by and chased him by the fifth inning.

That is so unlucky.

CHICAGO — Ringing in the White Sox home opener Monday, it was the Giants who threw a party. Call it a Disco-dinger bash.

He was just a *little* upset.

Math is hard.

Flashy footwear is a feature of this year's World Baseball Classic

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Tyler Rogers’ wife, Jennifer, remembers meeting his parents for the first time. She was nervous. Not about impressing her then-boyfriend’s family. She didn’t know if she’d be able to tell him apart from his twin brother, who rode along in the truck to pick her up.