Cardinals score early, hold on to win Game 3 (Yahoo! Sports)

Cardinals score early, hold on to win Game 3 ST. LOUIS -- Game 3 of the National League Division Series was supposed to be a battle of aces, the Cardinals' Chris Carpenter and the Brewers' Yovani Gallardo. The game was a pitchers' duel, all right, but not in the way most...

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Tigers, Rangers prepare for matchup of aces (Yahoo! Sports)

The Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers were nearly afterthoughts on that historic final day of the season last week, momentarily brushed aside by an epic comeback from the Tampa Bay Rays and the usual imposing shadow cast by the New York Yankees.

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Aces back on: Sabathia to face Verlander in Game 3 (AP)

The matchup of aces is back on. CC Sabathia is scheduled to start Monday for the New York Yankees against Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander in Game 3 of their American League playoff in Detroit. The two perennial All-Stars squared off in the series opener Friday night at Yankee Stadium but the game was suspended after only 1 1/2 innings because of rain, disappointing fans who were geared up for...

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ALDS: Cano, Yankees Roll to Game 1 Win Over Tigers (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Turns out, not having CC Sabathia on the mound for most of Game 1 didn't end up hurting the New York Yankees. Being without Justin Verlander sure seemed to have an effect on the Detroit Tigers, however. The two aces were bumped back by rain, which suspended the opener of the...

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Rethinking the five-man starting rotation (Yahoo! Sports)

Four starters and a swingman would gives aces more starts, but some teams are moving in the opposite direction.

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Phillies’ up and coming talent have helped save the team: Fan’s take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Chase Utley missed close to a half-season of games. Slugger, Jayson Werth, has moved on to another team. Brad Lidge is still injured, and his replacement, Ryan Madson, is hurt too. The Phillies' quad of aces (and Joe Blanton) has shrank to three, and their offensive potency...

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Phillies’ start stronger than baseball’s flawed contenders: A fan’s take (Associated Content)

The Philadelphia Phillies are enjoying one of baseball's biggest starts right now. After all of us Phillies fans panicked over how the team would do shorthanded, and if our aces could live up to the hype, they have answered most of the questions well so far.

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Cole Hamels key to Phillies’ rotation: A fan’s perspective (Associated Content)

The starting rotation of the Philadelphia Phillies has already been declared one of the best ever. Of course, the Phillies and their aces need to actually play a full season first, and win a World Series or two, before they can earn that esteem.

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Halladay comes through, Phils stay alive in NLCS (The Canadian Press)

SAN FRANCISCO - Roy Halladay rarely sat down between innings, riding a bicycle to keep loose after pulling his groin. He gutted it out on the mound, sending the Philadelphia Phillies home with a chance for their third straight National League pennant.

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From Cleveland, a tale of two aces: The divergence of CC Sabathia and Cliff Lee (Associated Content)

*Note: This was written by an Associated Content Contributor. Sign up here to start publishing your own sports articles. Watching Cliff Lee embarrass the New York Yankees in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series must add a special warmth to the hearts of Cleveland Indians fans everywhere. For many fans of baseball, there are few delights greater than watching a defeat of the Yankees, and Cleveland fans are no different. Though we can only be proud of our former Cy Young Award winner by proxy, we still relish in his success.

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