Riding late-season charge, D-backs begin 3-game series vs. Red Sox

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Since the beginning of July, no major league team has been playing better than the Arizona Diamondbacks, who will attempt to extend a three-game winning streak Friday when they open a three-game road series against the Boston Red Sox.

Arizona, which reached the World Series as a wild-card team last season, is coming off a three-game road sweep versus the Miami Marlins and has w