Cliff Lee Bashes Second Home Run of Season, Phils Win

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Shortly after midnight on the East Coast, Cliff Lee rewarded Phillies fans who stayed up late to watch him deal against the Dodgers. But it wasn't with his arm. Lee had been showcasing his dazzling stuff on the mound all night, shutting out the Dodgers through six innings at that point. It was one beautiful swing of the bat that landed a Ted Lilly offering into the right field seats that really sent the Cliff Lee love fest through the roof.

[watch Lee's second home run of the season here]

It was Lee's second home run of the season and put the Phils up 2-0 in the seventh. Perhaps the most enjoyable aspect of a Phillies pitcher bashing home runs? It has to be the reaction from his battery mate, Carlos Ruiz, who gets about as giddy as anyone when Cliff Lee hits a homer. They even showed off a little hand sign celebration of some sort in the dugout afterwards.

And if you were wondering about Lee's hand gesture before entering the dugout, which T-Mac wrongly guessed meant "go get me that baseball," the Inqy's Matt Gelb says it was directed at Kyle Kendrick, who now owes him some cashola.
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Lee's gesture? That was for Kendrick. He owes him money now.less than a minute ago via TweetDeck Favorite Retweet ReplyMatt Gelb
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Lee went on to pitch a clean seventh and eighth before Charlie Manuel turned the game over to his closer Ryan Madson for the ninth.

Madson allowed a single to Matt Kemp to keep things interesting. Kemp eventually scored on a Casey Blake single that brought the winning run to the plate, but Mad Dog locked it in against Rod Barajas and struck out the former Phillies Killer to end the game.

Lee's performance, both on the mound and at the dish, was stellar. He earned his 12th win of the year. Clifton's final line: 8 IP, 4 hits, 0 runs, 2 BB, and 10 Ks.

With the win, the Phillies reach 36 games above .500 for the first time since the end of the 1977 season and also secure yet another series win in L.A.

Back at it for another sweep attempt tomorrow afternoon with Vance Worley on the hill.

Damn it feels good to be a Phillies fan.

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