It was pitted as the battle of the former Indians aces and they did not disappoint.
CC Sabathia was "off his game" Wednesday night going seven innings and giving up four hits and three walks.
Two of those hits were costly ones to Chase Utley that found their way over the right field wall. The first one might be regarded as a typical Yankee Stadium cheap pop-up home run, but the second was a missile with two strikes on a fastball left out in the middle of the plate.
Regardless of the nature of the home runs, those two solo shots were enough for Sabathia to lose his first game of the postseason.
Cliff Lee opposite him was sensational, striking out 10 and walking nobody. He came two outs away from throwing the first complete game shutout in the Fall Classic since Josh Beckett did it against t ...
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A Rude Awakening In The Bronx: Lee Edges Sabathia In Phillies Game One Win
Posted: 29th October 2009 by Matt Cullen in MLBComments Off on A Rude Awakening In The Bronx: Lee Edges Sabathia In Phillies Game One Win