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THEPhillies' planned visit to the White House ended before it ever began as the club hastily canceled the April 14 trip in the wake of legendary broadcaster Harry Kalas' death. 

--RHP Kip Wells notched the first save of his 11-year career Friday night, pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning to preserve the Nationals' 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks. 

--3B Ryan Zimmerman extended his hitting streak to 26 games Friday night, again doing it with ease. 

Maybe, just maybe, the Nationals have solved their bullpen woes. 

Arizona manager A. 

A new manager, a frustratingly familiar result for the Arizona Diamondbacks. 

The Arizona Diamondbacks might have a new manager, but it could take some time before they stop producing the same old results. 

May 8, 2009 (AOL Weblogs delivered byNewstex) --by Ed Price Starting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's Baseball action, with a quick nod to what is ahead. 

TheLosAngelesDodgers will honor their 1959 World Series-winning team tonight on the 50th anniversary of a memorable tribute to Hall of Fame catcher Roy Campanella at the Coliseum. 

--LHP Mike Hinckley was designated for assignment and LHP Ron Villone had his contract purchased from Class AAA Syracuse as the Nationals continued to try to assemble a bullpen that can get big-league hitters out. 

--RHP Jordan Zimmermann struggled through one of his worst innings as a professional Thursday night but managed to battle past that and emerge with a strong outing for the Nationals. 

In past seasons, a six-run deficit would have seemed like an impossible challenge to the Nationals, who were often lucky to score three runs on a given night. 

Trying to shake off Manny Ramirez's suspension, theDodgers instead blew a 6-0 lead and suffered their first home loss of the season Thursday night. 

Nick Johnson and Adam Dunn each had three RBIs, and the Washington Nationals rallied for 10 runs in the final three innings Thursday night to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 11-9 on the first day of Manny Ramirez's 50-game drug suspension.