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The Indians sent Lee to the Phillies at the MLB trading deadline in 2009, and he helped the team reach their second consecutive World Series. There, Lee provided the team with their only two wins, including a 10-strikeout complete game, as Philadelphia lost to the New York Yankees in six games.
The Phillies traded for starting pitcher Cliff Lee at the end of the month to bolster their starting rotation, who won his first five starts with the team, and signed free-agent pitcher Pedro Martínez. In August, Eric Bruntlett turned the first game-ending unassisted triple play in National League history, and the second in team history. The ...
The 2009 National League Championship Series (NLCS) was a best-of-seven baseball game series in Major League Baseball’s 2009 postseason pitting the top-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers against the second-seeded Philadelphia Phillies for the National League Championship and the right to represent the National League in the 2009 World Series. The ...
Is Cliff Lee worth big bucks the Philadelphia Phillies plan to pay him? So far, the answer seems to be a resounding "yes." According to local media reports, news of the pitcher's signing has sent ...
The 2009 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2009 season.As the 105th [1] edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff contested between the Philadelphia Phillies, champions of the National League (NL) and defending World Series champions, and the New York Yankees, champions of the American League (AL).
Amidst strong, swirling winds at Citizens Bank Park, the Phillies cruised to a 5–1 victory behind a dominating performance from Cliff Lee. Philadelphia broke a scoreless tie in the bottom of the fifth when Jayson Werth drew a leadoff walk and scored on an RBI double by Raúl Ibañez , who scored two batters later on a single from Carlos Ruiz .
The Yankees prevailed in six games, denying the Phillies back-to-back titles. It was the first championship for the Yankees since 2000. The Phillies stole Game 1 at Yankee Stadium thanks to a complete game performance from Cliff Lee. Lee made MLB history in several ways: This was the fourth postseason start of his career.
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