1.   And the Colorado Rockies sent the Dodgers to their fifth straight loss on Sunday.

2.   And, clearly, his remarks were brought on by the stress of five straight losses, which has pushed his frustration to the surface.

3.   Baltimore had the Yankees within four outs of absorbing a second straight loss in the American League Championship Series.

4.   Before the game, the Royals players held a meeting to mull over their last-place standing and six straight losses.

5.   Bickerstaff has transformed the Nuggets into a monster on the road, but three straight losses at home have been brutal.

6.   A fourth straight loss, this one to a losing team that recently fired its coach, easily could have set off an unstoppable chain reaction.

7.   A second straight loss to his younger rival would have given Cigar a record of five wins from eight starts this year.

8.   A second straight loss to the colonies might have meant the Tower of London would have received some new visitors in short pants.

9.   After five straight losses and much controversy over the trades of Bonilla and Saberhagen, the re-rebuilding Mets put together a solid, all-round effort.

10.   After Pedro Astacio was doomed to his fourth straight loss Thursday, despite allowing just two runs, catcher Mike Piazza sadly stated the obvious.