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SEATTLE -- Jorge Polanco 's biggest at-bat of the weekend was the golf hack he took during the Mariners’ 18-2 rout at Truist Park on Sunday, when connecting on a changeup from Braves left-hander Joey Wentz in a 2-2 count and sending it sailing to just narrowly to the right of the left-field foul pole.

It was a uniquely impressive enough of a swing that the visiting bullpen -- directly next to where the ball landed -- erupted in surprise.

“I hit it really good and I knew it had a chance,” Polanco said. “I didn’t know that it would go out.”

While that was the highlight of a productive road trip, it was actually Pola

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