Cliff Lee and Brandon Webb are clearly top candidates for their leagues' respective Cy Young awards this year. Each of them lead their league in wins, and both picked up yet another win last night.
Lee went 9 innings, gave up 8 hits and 2 runs, and struck out 6 in the Indians' 3-2 win over the Angels. Jhonny Peralta's 2 doubles led the Indians offensively and Lee's pitching performance held up, giving the Indians a victory over the team with the best record in baseball.
Webb pitched 8 innings for the Diamondbacks, also giving up 2 runs, but on only 4 hits, and also struck out 6. It almost didn't matter though, because Arizona's offense was unstoppable, with 12 runs on 14 hits in the 12-2 win over Houston. Tony Clark went 3-3, and Chris Snyder had 4 RBI in the win.
----- Other MLB Games -----
AL:
Orioles 11, Tigers 2
Royals 4, Yankees 3
Rays 7, Rangers 0
Twins 9, Mariners 3
Athletics 6, White Sox 4
NL:
Mets 3, Pirates 1
Cubs 6, Marlins 5
Cardinals 5, Reds 3
Giants 5, Braves 1
Rockies 5, Nationals 3
Phillies 1, Padres 0
Dodgers 5, Brewers 3
----- Other MLB News/Notes -----
Yankees #1 pick opts to go to UCLA instead...
...and he's not the only 1st rounder who hasn't signed. Seems like there's a theme here...
Phillies fan Ryan calls out Jimmy Rollins for calling out Phillies fans.
Some people have a problem with Manny Ramirez. Some people have a problem with people who have a problem with Manny.
Streakers - In case any team tries to make history, I'm going to list the teams with the longest active winning and losing streaks. Today's streakers:
Cubs, Dodgers: 5 wins
Nationals: 8 losses
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