Knuckle Curve » 2008 cy young award http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve Major League Baseball News from Spring Training to the World Series Fri, 18 Dec 2009 20:16:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Cliff Lee Almost Throws a No Hitter http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/cliff-lee-almost-throws-a-no-hitter/ http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/cliff-lee-almost-throws-a-no-hitter/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:05:37 +0000 Stephen Kersey http://www.everyjoe.com/knucklecurve/?p=2230 Post from: Knuckle Curve

]]> Cliff Lee, the 2008 American League Cy Young Award winner, almost threw a no-hitter on Sunday. After pitching seven hitless innings, Lee finally gave up a hit to lead off the eighth inning. Although he lost the no-hitter, he was able to shutout the St. Louis Cardinals to lead the Cleveland Indians to a 3-0 victory.

Cliff Lee Near No-Hitter (Image: Zuma Press)

Cliff Lee Near No-Hitter (Image: Zuma Press)

Lee finished with nine innings pitched and six strikeouts while allowing three hits and two walks. On the season, he’s 4-6 with a 2.88 ERA. Last season, Lee was 22-3 with a 2.54 ERA.

At the plate, the Indians got their runs via the long ball. Mark DeRosa hit a two-run blast in the first innings and Kelly Shoppach followed that up with a solo shot in the fifth.

With the win, the Indians are 29-36. The Cardinals dropped to 34-30.

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