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NEWS ABOUT: Cliff Lee

Cliff Lee stories: 11 news summaries
world series

 A-Rod's Clutch Double 
 Sparks 7-4 Game 4 Win 

Damon's heads-up play drives Phillies to brink of elimination

Nov 1, 09 11:07 PM CST
(AP) - Alex Rodriguez hit a go-ahead, two-out double in the ninth inning off Brad Lidge and the Yankees beat the Phillies, 7-4, tonight in Philadelphia to claim a 3-1 lead in the World Series. Joba Chamberlain opened the door for the Phillies, yielding a homer to Pedro Feliz with two out... More »

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Philadelphia Phillies • Brad Lidge • New York Yankees • Alex Rodriguez • Jorge Posada • World Series • Pedro Feliz • Johnny Damon • Mariano Rivera • Joba Chamberlain • AJ Burnett • baseball • Eric Hinske • Cliff Lee • A.J. Burnett • 2009 World Series

WORLD SERIES

 Lee, Phillies Handcuff 
 Yankees in Opener 

Lefty strikes out 10 in 6-1, complete-game win for defending champs

Oct 28, 09 10:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cliff Lee outdueled former Cleveland teammate CC Sabathia as the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Yankees 6-1 to win Game 1 of the World Series. Lee struck out 10 and shut out New York until the ninth inning; fellow lefty Sabathia allowed two solo home runs to Philadelphia second... More »

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Philadelphia Phillies • New York Yankees • World Series • Chase Utley • Cliff Lee • Raul Ibanez • CC Sabathia

mlb playoffs

 Yanks Charge Into World Series 

Pettitte sparks Game 6 victory; Phillies up next

Oct 25, 09 11:25 PM CDT
(AP) - The New York Yankees won their first pennant in 6 years tonight, beating the visiting Los Angeles Angels, 5-2, in Game 6 of the ALCS behind the savvy pitching of Andy Pettitte. New York hosts defending champion Philadelphia in the World Series opener Wednesday night. Cliff Lee is expected to... More »

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Philadelphia Phillies • New York Yankees • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim • Alex Rodriguez • Yankee Stadium • Anaheim Angels • World Series • Andy Pettitte • Joe Girardi • Cliff Lee • CC Sabathia

NL PLAYOFFS

 Lee Leads 
 Phillies to 11-0 
 Game 3 Win 

Defending World Series champs now up 2-1 over Dodgers

Oct 19, 09 3:03 AM CDT
(AP) - Cliff Lee dominated the Dodgers and Ryan Howard and Jayson Werth provided the big swings early as the Philadelphia Phillies cruised past Los Angeles 11-0 last night for a 2-1 lead in the NL championship series. Lee provided another brilliant playoff start, striking out 10 and allowing only three hits... More »

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MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • Manny Ramirez • Ryan Howard • Los Angeles Dodgers • NL playoffs • NLCS • baseball • Ronnie Belliard • Jayson Werth • Cliff Lee

MLB PLAYOFFS

 Lee Pitches Phillies 
 Past Rockies 
 in Game 1 

Left-hander strikes out five as Philadelphia cruises to 5-1 victory

Oct 7, 09 6:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Left-hander Cliff Lee pitched a six-hitter today as the Philadelphia Phillies opened the defense of their World Series title with a 5-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies in Game 1 of their National League playoff series. Lee, a mid-season acquisition given the start over World Series MVP Cole Hamels, got... More »

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Philadelphia Phillies • Cole Hamels • Colorado Rockies • baseball playoffs • National League Division Series • Cliff Lee • Raul Ibanez

Indians' Lee Cruises to
AL Cy Young

Lefty who scratched way onto roster tops Toronto's Halladay

Nov 13, 08 1:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Left-hander Cliff Lee, who had to compete just to get on the Cleveland Indians’ regular-season roster, became the team’s second consecutive American League Cy Young Award winner today, easily outdistancing Toronto’s Roy Halladay, MLB.com reports. Lee led the league with a 22 wins and a 2.54... More »

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Cleveland Indians • Toronto Blue Jays • Cy Young Award • Roy Halladay • baseball • Cliff Lee

Toronto, Cleveland Split Highlight-Heavy Double-Header 

Triple play and pitching gems figure in 3-0 wins

May 12, 08 10:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Asdrubal Cabrera turned the 14th unassisted triple play in major league history, and it wasn't enough for the Cleveland Indians to complete a doubleheader sweep. Shannon Stewart hit a sacrifice fly in the 10th inning, Aaron Hill added a two-run single and the Toronto Blue Jays beat Cleveland 3-0 on... More »

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MLB • Cleveland Indians • Toronto Blue Jays • Fausto Carmona • baseball • Cliff Lee • Asdrubal Cabrera • Shawn Marcum

(Newser) - Cliff Lee threw seven sharp innings Wednesday night to beat Chien-Ming Wang in a matchup of unbeaten starters, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 3-0 victory over the New York Yankees. Lee became the first Indians pitcher to win his first six starts since Greg Swindell in 1988 and lowered... More »

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Cleveland Indians • New York Yankees • baseball • Chien-Ming Wang • Cliff Lee

 Lee Goes to 5-0 in Indians' Win 

Apr 30, 08 11:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cliff Lee won his fifth straight start to improve to 5-0 and lead the Cleveland Indians to an 8-3 win over the Seattle Mariners on Wednesday night. Lee's consecutive scoreless innings streak ended at 27 on Wladimir Balentien's three-run homer in the seventh. It raised his ERA from 0.28... More »

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MLB • Cleveland Indians • Seattle Mariners • baseball • Cliff Lee

Indians Sweep Doubleheader From Royals

Cliff Lee throws three-hit shutout

Apr 25, 08 1:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cliff Lee faced only two batters over the minimum while pitching a three-hit shutout in a 2-0 victory over Kansas City last night that gave the Cleveland Indians a doubleheader sweep. Lee (4-0) struck out nine and did not issue a walk while shrinking his major league-best ERA to 0.... More »

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MLB • Kansas City Royals • Cleveland Indians • baseball • Brian Bannister • Cliff Lee • David Dellucci

Cleveland Tops Oakland, 2-1

Lee, Borowski lead Indians over A's

Apr 6, 08 10:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cliff Lee won his first start of the season, retiring 10 of his last 12 batters to lead Cleveland over Oakland 2-1 Sunday and stop the Indians' three-game losing streak. Lee gave up four hits and struck out four in 6 2/3 innings to beat A's ace Joe Blanton who... More »

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Oakland Athletics • MLB • Cleveland Indians • Joe Borowski • baseball • Rafael Betancourt • Joe Blanton • Cliff Lee • Rafael Perez

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