Cliff Lee did something last night in San Francisco that I have only seen in video games. He pitched 10 innings!
Cliff Lee vs. Matt Cain are 2 of the better pitchers in the National League. A matchup between the two would be a sight to see. Fortunately, this is what happened last night. Both pitchers had great performances. Matt Cain of the Giants went 9 innings, let up only 2 hits and 1 walkd and no runs. Cliff Lee was also impressive, going an astounding 10 innings with 7 hits, no walks, 7 strikeouts and also no runs. The craziest thing about this matchup was the pitch count. Lee threw 102 pitches while Cain threw only 91. This is absolute top of the line pitching.
Obviously this game went into extra innings. There was a serious lack of hitting in this game. In the top of the11th inning, the Phillies had a chance to take a lead as Carlos Ruiz hit a leadoff double. He would advance to third on a sacrifice, but the Phillies would leave him stranded.
Antonio Bastardo would relieve Cliff Lee and it would turn out to be the game changer. Bastardo would have trouble getting batters out and let up the walk off hit to Melky Cabrera. Final, Giants 1, Phillies 0.
The Phillies offensive struggles continue. They need a spark somehow as they are currently 5 - 7 and are in last place in the NL East.
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