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Starting Five: Russell Martin, Brendan Ryan Slam Their Teams to Wins

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That Russell Martin and Brendan Ryan felt just grand last night.The Dodgers catcher and Cardinals' shortstop both swatted grand slams for some rare RBI as their division-leading teams won.Martin's...

From the Windup: Race for Ages in East?

From the Windup is Matt Snyder's extended look at some aspect of America's pastime each Thursday.As Major League Baseball launches into the second half of their season Thursday night, there is one playoff race that should intrigue and excite fans no matter where their allegiances may lie. The Boston Red Sox, New York...

Fantasy Week 7: Two-Start Pitchers

There are some pretty good two-start pitchers going in week seven of the fantasy baseball season. Chad Billingsley and Dan Haren lead the list of "Must Start" pitchers, while I'm not sure which option would be riskier between Dontrelle Willis and Tim Redding this week.There are 47 two-start pitchers in all and you'll need...

Starting Five: Nationals State of Emergency in L.A.

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That the unthinkable happened to the Dodgers in Thursday.Having Manny Ramirez suspended? No, that's not unthinkable.Losing at home to the Nationals? Unthinkable.The Dodgers went into the game 13-0 at home...

Saturday Spotlight: James Shields

Saturday Spotlight is a weekly lightning round of questions delving into the personalities of major leaguers.James Shields wasted no time in becoming a fixture in the Rays rotation. The Rays signed him to a four-year, $11.25-million deal before he started his second full season in the majors. He delivered, winning 14 games...

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05/30/12 Letting one get away Source: TBO.com - Tampa Bay FL Adam Dunn turned Monday's game around and sent the Rays down the path to a loss with one mighty swing of the bat.
05/30/12 O's can't rally past Jays Source: Cumberland Times-News - Cumberland MD TORONTO â Brett Lawrie had three hits and three RBIs, and Ricky Romero won for the seventh time in nine starts against Baltimore to lead Toronto to an 8-6 win.
05/29/12 Not so perfect: Humber seeks to find win column vs.... Source: NBC - WGRZ 2 - Buffalo NY Philip Humber tries once again for his first win since his perfect game this evening when the Chicago White Sox continue a three-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field.
05/29/12 5 things you need to know for Tuesday Source: ABC - WFTS Action News - Tampa FL Here are five things you need to know happening in Florida on Tuesday, May 29.
05/24/12 Rays beat Toronto 5-4 Source: Red Deer Advocate - Red Deer - AB - Canada B.J. Upton helped the Tampa Bay Rays continue their home dominance over Toronto.