Mariners seeking spike in offense in rematch vs. Angels

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First-place teams don't usually fire members of their coaching staff.

But the Seattle Mariners presumably felt they had to do some something to shake up an offense that ranked 29th in the major leagues with an average of just 3.64 runs per game and was on pace to set an MLB record for strikeoutsin a season.

Offensive coordinator/bench coach Brant Brown was dismissed Friday,