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Starting Five: Washington Won't Be Only Century City

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know ... One team has 100 defeats, two more could follow -- and there could even be a record-tying four 100-loss teams. The Nationals on Thursday fell to 52-100 with their 7-6 loss to the Dodgers. And the...

Starting Five: Phils No Closer to Solving Closer Problem

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know ... That Brad Lidge problem is back again. Lidge on Wednesday blew a save for the 11th time -- most in the NL in 11 years -- as the Phillies lost 7-6 to the Marlins. He entered for the bottom of the...

Starting Five: Honoring Those Who Brought the Game to the Fans

Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. You Oughta Know ... The names Hal McCoy and Ernie Harwell. Both were honored at ballparks on Wednesday, and their absence from the game will be felt by fans in Cincinnati and Detroit. Harwell, the long-time Tigers radio...

Starting Five: AL East Wasn't Much of a Fight, So Yankees Find One

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 Yankees are still fired up despite their large lead in the AL East.After two Yankees pitchers hit Blue Jays batters in Tuesday's game, Toronto's Jesse Carlson threw behind Jorge Posada in the...

Starting Five: These Rocks Are Rolling Uphill Out West

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 NL West is up for grabs.With their seventh straight win, the Rockies closed within two games of the idle Dodgers for the division lead on Thursday.Colorado downed Cincinnati 5-1 with a five-run...