Lee tosses 2-hitter
by onlinelife on Aug.20, 2009, under sports everyday
PHILADELPHIA-Cliff Lee’s exceptional pitching overshadowed by his work at the plate.
Lee raised two hitter, with a non-offer-Hit in the sixth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies, Arizona Diamondbacks 8-1 Wednesday night.
For the second time in its eighty starts Phillies, Lee struck with a few hits. It is Batting .385 (5-for-13) since coming to Philadelphia in a Blockbuster-commerce in Cleveland last month.
“It may be a bit of success,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. “I would have to put in order.”
Lee was just 2-for-32 (.063) at 5 1 / 2 seasons in Cleveland.
“It is the hardest, what to do in all sports,” he says. “It’s a challenge. I do. I try to burn them and be better.”
The boys, usually all for the Phillies beat Lee gave a lot of support, making its seventh victory just because a loss in Detroit, July 10.
Jayson Werth results a couple solo Homer, Ryan Howard hit three-run-Shot and Chase Utley in the framework of the NL East leading Phillies, who have won seven of eight hours. Philadelphia is a season maximum of 19 games .500 (68-49).
Lee (4-0) to a band unmerited run and a career high with 11 strikeout for his 12th career and the fifth game of the season. The left-hander did not walk a batter when the button. The President AL Cy Young Award winner has a 0.82 ERA and two complete games for his new team.
“I do not know, as is,” said Lee. “I am doing what I expect to do, whenever I’m on the hill. I expect a zero for all Inning.
Lee, it was not possible a Pinch-Hitter Hit Chad Tracy line at a single center of the sixth. In his debut with the Phillies July 31, Lee had a non-Hit-party offer is in the same place San Francisco Juan Uribe.
The Phillies roughed-up All-Star right-hander Dan Haren (12-8), his worst output of the year. Haren, a season-high six are taught in five innings. He is there to five hours or more in three of his last four starts.
Howard ripped a shot-left-center for the fifth 5-1. It was his 31st homer and fifth in six matches.
“I am near the far Howard, a playground ahead,” said Haren. “But I tried to go and get acquainted with a ball near me and he paid.”
Cardinals 3, Dodgers 2
In Los Angeles, Matt Holliday was the victim before stealing ninth Inning-linking, and St. Louis, two of three of the series.
The Cardinals lead the NL Central to 5 1 / 2 games by the Cubs. The loss reduction in the Dodgers lead the NL West to 3 1 / 2 games for Colorado, the smallest margin of maneuver, because the 1st May
Jonathan Broxton (7-1) loss, a race in the ninth. There was a leadoff walk to Albert Pujols, stole second and third continue Catcher Russell Martin’s mistake of launching. Holliday lilac Center will result Pujols.
In Washington, Carlos Gonzalez homered for the fourth match in a row with Clint and Barmen in the third just for Colorado.
Jason Marquis (14-8) has given at least nine Hits through three and six innings. Huston Street pressing the ninth for his 31st recording in 32 attempts.
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At Cincinnati, Nate Holtz Schierhuber the eighth inning double in leading the game only.
Barry Zito and three relief combined on a two-Hitter. Zito has two goals in the first six innings. Sergio Romo (4-2) earned the win and Brian Wilson pitch the ninth for his 30th save.
Braves 15, Mets 2
In Pittsburgh, Paul Maholm (7-7) allows a race of 7 innings 2-3 and Ronny Cedeño homered as pirates terminates the Sweep.
In Houston, Michael Bourn had three Hits, two stolen base and two runs scored for the Astros.
10 results in Florida for just the 15th game, in which the longest since the band at St. Louis Browns filled performance during the year 1937, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
But Florida and the holding of three errors stranded 16 runners, the heights of the season.
Humberto Quintero Homer a solo performance, and Lance Berkman, Jeff Kepping and Miguel Tejada had for Astros, who won for the third time in nine games.
