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Opening Statement

October 8th, 2009 by Christian | 1 Comment | Filed in Baseball, General, Phillies

Cliff Lee was Dominant

Cliff Lee threw a complete game six-hitter, retiring sixteen straight Rockies at one point, in a dominant performance, to lift the Phillies to a 5-1 victory in Game 1 of the NLDS.

Raul Ibanez had two hits and two RBIs. Jayson Werth had two hits, an RBI, and scored twice.

Today, Cole Hamels (10-11, 4.32 ERA) faces Aaron Cook (11-6, 4.16 ERA).

Hamels went 4-0 with a 1.80 ERA in five starts last postseason, and was named MVP of both the NL championship series and the World Series.

GAME TIME: 2:37 p.m.
VENUE: Citizen’s Bank Park, Philadelphia, PA

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