When new general manager Jerry Dipoto went about rebuilding the Seattle Mariners in the offseason, he bet heavily on the rebound.
Dipoto believed the Mariners could be revamped without spending heavily in free agency through shrewd acquisitions of players who struggled in 2015 or had perhaps fallen out of favor with their former clubs.
Through the first six weeks of the season, that bet is paying off.
Seattle looks to match a season best four-game winning streak Friday night when it opens a three-game series against the reeling Los Angeles Angels.
"The game is about a series of five- , six-week pockets.