Cliff Lee Pitched a complete game but took the loss in a 6-1 Oriole win. In 9 IPs he yielded 9 hits 6 Earned Runs no walks and 2 Ks. His undoing were three Home Runs he yielded to Oriole hitters - N Markakis (6, 4th inning off C Lee 0 on, 0 Out), A Jones (14, 6th inning off C Lee 1 on, 2 Out), C Izturis (1, 5th inning off C Lee 0 on, 2 Out). Lee threw an effiecient 96 pitches with 73 being ruled as strikes. He had good command as witnessed by no walks and 73 strikes and only 23 balls but apparently grooved a number of fastballs (three) that the Ball Park at Arlington could not hold.
Lee now sports an 8-4 record on the season with an ERA of 2.64 and a WHIP of 0.95.
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