Cliff Lee was one strike away from recording another shutout and his 17th win of the season.
Didn’t happen.
But that didn’t stop the Phils from sweeping the Marlins in a day-night doubleheader, in the process slicing their “Magic Number” to clinch the NL East crown to two.
Lee had cruised into the ninth, striking out 12 and allowing just five hits. He recorded two easy outs and had two strikes on Jose Lopez. Lee admits he made a mistake with the next pitch. Lopez did not, lining it into the seats.
Tie game.
Lee exited, but the Phils rallied for run in the bottom of the 10th when Michael Martinez walked and scored when Ryan Howard lined a ball into the gap in left.
It was Howard’s league-leading 113th RBI.
A win tonight, coupled with a loss by the Braves, would give the Phils their 5th straight NL East crown.
You can read Rob Parent’s coverage of the game here.
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