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What happened? Cliff Lee lost his first game as a member of the Phillies as the Braves tagged the lefty for six runs in five innings. Who did what? Cliff Lee (L, 5-1) gave up six runs on 10 hits in five innings. He struck out five an allowed three homers. Chase Utley went 3 for 4 with a [...]

Opportunity knocked and the Phillies finally delivered when Carlos Ruiz flicked a two-run double to deep left that was dropped by Garrett Anderson, providing the runs needed to reward Joe Blanton with the win, as the hometown nine took round three 3-2 at the Bank.

From The 700 Level is a quote from Cliff Lee following his shellacking at the hands of the whiny Atlanta Braves: “Ballpark? Whatever,” Lee said. “I got hit today because I was throwing pitches down the middle. That had nothing to do with the ballpark. It was me throwing balls down the middle and them not [...]

This is according to Andy Martino (via Twitter). He added: But Ennis, who has Tommy John surgery in April, was immediately placed on the 15-day DL… To make room for Ennis on the 40-man roster, INF Brad Harman designated for assignment. Ennis, 45, a regular cast member of HBO’s  Mr. Show with Bob & David, was an [...]

Brad Lidge records his second save in as many appearances, giving Charlie Manuel’s faith in him a boost. Lidge threw 12 pitches, retiring the three batters he faced, eight of them for strikes. The way relievers are used today, even a complete season is a small sample size. Lidge has only faced 229 batters [...]

Garrett Anderson hits a home run off Cliff Lee, the first Lee allows with the Phillies. The three run shot gives Atlanta a 3-1 lead. It’s the most runs Lee has allowed with the Phillies.

Atlanta Braves (67-61) at Philadelphia Phillies (74-52) Derek Lowe (12-8, 4.48 ERA) vs. Cliff Lee (12-9, 2.63 ERA) Time: 7:05 p.m at Citizens Bank Park Weather: Fair, 68 TV: MY PHL 17 Twitter: Phillies Nation Don’t be surprised if a pitcher’s duel breaks out tonight.  With Derek Lowe and Cliff Lee on the mound, it’s probably going to be a low scoring game. Lee will be aiming [...]

Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Atlanta (67-61) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 8 0 Philadelphia (74-52) « 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 x 4 9 2 W: J. Moyer (12-9) L: T. Hanson (9-3) S: B. Lidge (26) HR: ATL – None PHI – R. Howard (36), R. Howard (37) Here’s all you need to know: Ryan Howard continued to own the Braves. He hit two home runs and drove in three. Atlanta couldn’t get any offense going...

I must admit I don’t really understand the current rankings of Phillies’ concerns. The closer is a problem- but:1. The Phillies have internal options- some of which are better than the external, need to get through waiver options: Ryan Madson, Brett Myers, playing the hot hand in committee: Chan Ho Park and Jamie Moyer!2. Lidge could turn it around yet. He was pretty good against...

Carlos Ruiz hit a two-run, go-ahead double in the seventh inning and Joe Blanton pitched seven strong innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night.

Garret Anderson hit a three-run homer off Cliff Lee and three other Braves went deep to help the Atlanta Braves hand the Phillies' new ace his first NL loss with a 9-1 win Saturday night over Philadelphia in a rain-shortened game.

Armed with a shaved head and a devastating slider, Brad Lidge restored the Phillies’ eight game lead in the NL East Sunday night. More importantly, he restored Philly’s confidence in him as a closer.With each passing day, Brett Myers gets closer to coming off the DL. When that happens, Charlie Manuel will have a decision to make. If Brad Lidge continues embarrassing hitters...

When the Cleveland Indians traded Cliff Lee to the Philadelphia Phillies before the deadline it was a tough pill for Indians fans to swallow. For the second straight season a team that was supposed to contend for a division title traded the ace of their rotation. The Tribe got four players in return for Lee from Philadelphia, but the key to the deal was 18-year old right-hander Jason Knapp...

Garret Anderson hit a three-run homer off Cliff Lee and three other Braves went deep to help the Atlanta Braves hand the Phillies' new ace his first NL loss with a 9-1 win Saturday night over Philadelphia in a rain-shortened game.

I'm paraphrasing Larry Andersen's sad-but-kinda-true summation of the Phillies' offense from Saturday night's radio broadcast: "Unless the Phillies are hitting home runs, they're really not a good offensive team."