Howard's Bat, Lee's Arm Beat Dodgers 3-1
Cliff Lee hit double-digit strikeouts for the sixth time this season, fanning 10 in seven shutout innings and leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.
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Cliff Lee hit double-digit strikeouts for the sixth time this season, fanning 10 in seven shutout innings and leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.
Danny Espinosa hit a pair of homers and drove in four runs to lead the Washington Nationals to a 10-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.
The Phillies optioned Worley to Triple-A Lehigh Valley on Monday and are expected to fill his roster spot on Tuesday.
Cliff Lee drove in three runs and worked eight effective innings, leading the Philadelphia Phillies to a 10-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday afternoon.
Cliff Lee threw eight dominant innings against the team he led to the World Series last year, Ryan Howard hit a solo homer and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Texas Rangers 2-0 Saturday night.
By Bill Campbell: The three home runs in one game by the Mets' Carlos Beltran and Toronto's Jose Bautista did much to electrify the offensive part of baseball, which has been in a springtime slumber.
Westbrook allowed a run in seven innings and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a three-game losing streak in manager Tony La Russa's first game back from illness, capitalizing on Cliff Lee's career-high six walks to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-1 Monday night.
Very quietly, righthander JC Ramirez, the third player acquired in the Cliff Lee deal, has pitched very effective baseball for the Double-A Reading Phillies.
Jimmy Rollins delivered a two-out, two-run single in the ninth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied past the Florida Marlins 5-3 Wednesday night.
Derek Lowe took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the Atlanta Braves won their sixth straight game, beating Philadelphia 5-0 on Friday night despite Cliff Lee's 16 strikeouts for the Phillies.
Ronny Paulino had a career-high five hits in his first start for the Mets, including a go-ahead double in the 14th inning, and New York beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 on Sunday night.
New father Ian Kennedy threw a three-hitter in the first complete game of his major league career, outpitching Cliff Lee to lift the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 4-0 victory Monday night that ended the Philadelphia Phillies' five-game winning streak.
Shane Victorino hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, Placido Polanco had a three-run shot and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Wednesday afternoon.
Back at his best after an unusually brief outing, Cliff Lee struck out 12 in a three-hit shutout Thursday night, allowing the Philadelphia Phillies to overcome their own problems at the plate in a 4-0 victory over the Washington Nationals.
Chipper Jones hit a go-ahead, three-run double in the fourth inning off Cliff Lee and the Atlanta Braves beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 on Friday night in their home opener.
It was opening night for the Phillies boobirds on Tueday night as starter Cole Hamels got an earful of displeasure from some of the fans at Citizens bank Park.
In his first game back with the Phillies in front of fans who adore him, Cliff Lee even heard cheers after striking out.
Roy Halladay takes the hill at Citizens Bank Park for Opening Day. First pitch is scheduled for 1:09 p.m.
The Phillies starting rotation is on the cover of Sports Illustrated this week, but Phillies fans do not believe that'll jinx the 2011 season.
The Phillies are still in spring training but their new-look store at the ballpark is open for business like it's mid-July.
Cliff Lee threw four shutout innings, Ryan Howard hit his second home run of the spring and a split squad of Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 Sunday.
Cliff Lee gave up two runs and struggled with his control in his spring training debut Tuesday, but didn't sound too worried about it following the Philadelphia Phillies' 6-2 loss to a Detroit Tigers split squad.
Many folks will try to excuse Jayson Werth's "hate" comment as nothing more than a joke in the company of his new boss. Perhaps if it were an isolated incident, I would be willing to do the same, but, unfortunately, since the moment Ryan Howard watched the Phillies season end, Werth has shown nothing but jealousy and contempt for his former club.
Even without the help of the awesome foursome of Roy Halladay, Cliff Lee, Cole Hamels and Roy Oswalt, the Philadelphia Phillies' were dominant on the mound.
