Last night was one of those great summer nights down at the ballpark. Sell-out crowd, Brad Lidge bobblehead give away, home runs by the heart of the line up and a Cy Young performance by Phillies ace Cliff Lee. Lee took the mound last night for his 4th start in red pinstripes and once again he proved that Ruben Amaro Jr made one of the best trades in recent franchise history. Remember a few short weeks ago everyone in the Delaware Valley wanted a certain Toronto Blue Jays pitcher? Not anymore. Last night Lee improved his NL record to 4-0, pitching a no hitter into the 6th inning and only allowing 2 hits for the complete game victory. The only run scored for Arizona was unearned on a Pedro Feliz error in the 4th. "The General" tied a career high for strikeouts, fanning 11 and now has an era of only 0.82 and got his 2nd complete game in 4 starts. He is the reigning AL Cy Young Winner for a reason and he keeps proving it each time he takes the mound. He also went 2-4 at the plate. The long ball was in effect at CBP last night for our South Philly Bombers as Jayson Werth hit 2 solo shots with Ryan Howard connecting for a 3 run homer and Chase Utley joining in on the fun and putting one over the centerfield wall to pile up some runs. The Fightins have won 7 of 8 and improved to 68-49, 19 games over .500. They now have a 5 1/2 game lead over the Marlins and 6 1/2 lead over the Braves in the NL East.
The Phillies look to continue their winning ways and hope to get the brooms out for the sweep on the D-Backs tonight with Joe Blanton (7-6, 3.88) for the Phils and Doug Davis(7-10, 3.59) for Arizona.
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