Cliff Lee capped an outstanding August by pitching into the ninth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies blanked the Cincinnati Reds again, 3-0, at Great American Ball Park.
Cliff Lee Caps Outstanding August With Another Dominant Performance In Phils Win
Cliff Lee capped off an outstanding month of August by pitching into the ninth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies blanked the Cincinnati Reds again, 3-0, at Great American Ball Park.
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Lee (15-7), who turned 33 on Tuesday, came within an out of recording his sixth shutout prior to the Reds loading the bases. Joey Votto doubled, Jay Bruce worked a walk -- the only one issued by Lee -- and Miguel Cairo was hit by a pitch.
Ryan Madson retired pinch-hitter Yonder Alonso on a pop in foul territory to earn his 25th save.
Lee won each of his five August starts, limiting the opposition to two runs in 39-2/3 innings for a 0.45 ERA. The left-hander's performance rivaled his effort in June, when he went 5-0 with a 0.21 ERA.
Hunter Pence homered to begin the sixth for Philadelphia, which has taken the first three games of this four-game series to move 40 games over .500 (86-46).
Dontrelle Willis (0-4) gave up three runs on five hits, walked five and fanned six in 6-2/3 frames for the Reds, who managed only four hits in Tuesday's setback.
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