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Found January 31, 2012 on Phillies Nation: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Cliff Lee,  Jose Bautista
TEAMS: Philadelphia Phillies,  Boston Red Sox,  Toronto Blue Jays,  St. Louis Cardinals

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AP Photo | Matt SlocumCliff Lee had a fabulous month of August, going 5-0 with a 0.45 earned run average. He had a 0.78 WHIP and opponents batted .173 against him. Pretty impressive numbers, right? But guess what is even more scary? That wasn’t even his best month of the 2011 season. While Lee had an unbelievable August, his month of June was even more incredible.Lee’s first start during his terrific month was on June 6. The Phillies beat the Dodgers 3-1 as Lee struck out 10 over seven scoreless innings.On June 11, Lee pitched 8 solid innings surrendering just one run in the Phillies 7-1 win over the Cubs.Lee just kept getting better as June moved on. On June 16, Lee blanked the Marlins in his complete game. He gave up just two hits and two walks. In his next start on June 22, he shutout the St. Louis Cardinals in the Phillies 4-0 victory. And finally, on June 28, Lee stunned the Boston Red Sox allowing just four baserunners over 9 scoreless innings.Overall, Lee...
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