Cliff Lee was not as sharp in his Philadelphia debut but he was still pretty damn good, throwing seven strong innings and giving up just one run. That came in the 1st on a sac fly, but the Phillies immediately tied it up in the bottom of the 1st, also on a sac fly. The Rockies had the lead-off man on in four of Lee's seven innings, but scored only that one run. In San Francisco it was fastballs and cutters, today fastballs and change-ups. The 'mountain men' were flailing at the change-up all day long; Lee K'd nine. Rox starter Aaron Cook was also good but Paul Bako broke up the tie in the 5th with his first homer of the year. Jimmy Rollins (who went 3-4) followed with a triple, and Shane Victorino brought him home on a fielder's choice. And that was all she wrote.
It was a great follow-up game to Happ's superb outing last night. Lee went seven, Madson took care of the 8th, and Lidge finished it off in the 9th. That's the way we like it!
Ruben Amaro Jr. announced today that J.A. Happ is staying in the rotation. Yippee! He deserves it.
