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by Jeff FletcherFiled under: Braves, Cardinals, Rangers, Rays, Twins, Starting FiveStarting Five is our wrapup of the previous day's baseball action with a quick nod to what is ahead.You Oughta Know ...That Carlos Pena's day started badly, but ended well. The Rays' first baseman learned early Saturday that a former college teammate, Greg Montalbano, had died after a 10-year battle with cancer. Later, Pena hit two homers and drove in the winning run in the 10th inning, leading the Rays over the Rangers' in a battle of wild-card contenders."I was crushed," Pena said of learning of Montalbano's death. "He was my right hand in college. He's been battling cancer for 10 years. He was always smiling. The only thing that comforts me is I know he's in a better place, but we're going to miss him greatly."Pena, who has a league-leading 34 homers, helped the Rays pull within one game of Texas and three of the Red Sox in the wild-card race.
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