“No diet today!” the smiling vendor says, as he hands me a hot dog of physics defying dimensions.

Cue Clubber.

Prediction? Pain.

— 1:49 p.m.: No diary of a Seattle-Arizona doubleheader would be complete without Corbin Carroll. The Seattle native and Lakeside School alum was drafted by the Diamondbacks with the 16th overall pick in 2019, and quickly maneuvered to the majors. In last year’s transcendent rookie season, he hit .285 with 25 homers, 54 stolen bases and 76 RBIs — 165 pounds of surprising power.

He was named an All-Star starter and the unanimous NL Rookie of the Year in 2023.

Don’t expect a sophomore slump.

In the bottom of the third inning, Carroll capitalizes — shooting a single into left field to score center fielder Alek Thomas and give the Diamondbacks a 1-0 lead. It’s the only run Hancock will concede in four innings of otherwise impressive work.

— 2:08 p.m.: Perhaps this is a day for underdogs, for slingshot-shooting Davids. For undersized prospects sporting astronomical jersey numbers. For a fool’s hope.

In the top of the fifth inning, Brock Rodden — all 5-foot-9 and 170 pounds of him — turns on an 0-2 slider. He belts it 395 feet onto the right-field berm to tie the game.

Here’s the thing about No. 90: He was never supposed to start. Rodden — the Mariners’ 2023 fifth-round pick — was inserted into the lineup only after Ryan Bliss was reassigned. The 23-year-old second baseman makes the most of his moment, also singling and scoring to tie the game in the top of the ninth.

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