MLB 2011: SCORES 06-28: SCHEDULE-STARTING PITCHERS-TV-06-29

LEE ON A ROLL!

Cliff Lee did it again and pitched his third straight shutout, to defeat Josh Beckett and the Red Sox 5-0. This was the first game of the series and  the Phillies came on strong with Lee on the mound and Domonic Brown and Shane Victorino at the plate.

Cliff is now 9-5 with tonights win. Cliff went the nine, allowing just two hits with two walks and five K’s. In five starts this month Lee is 5-0 with a ERA of 0.21. Lee also is on a streak of 32 scoreless innings.

Brown and Victorino both had two-run homers to help in the win. Brown was two for three with two RBI and two runs scored. Victorino was one for four with two runs scored and two RBI.

Josh Beckett (6-3) went six innings allowing five runs on five hits and gets his third loss of the year.

PHILLIES FIRST TO FIFTY WINS!

The Phillies celebrated their 50th win today and now have a record of 50-30.  In the 2010 season Philadelphia accomplished that fête on July 23rd. A little ahead of schedule this year to say the least. It is also important to note their loss record of 30. During the 2010 season this number was reached way back  on June 15. Ahead of last years pace to date and the only thing I’m looking at now is their finish in 2010.

In the second half of 2010 they had a fantastic record of 50-25 with an eleven game win streak in September to get them into the playoffs. They were tied for first on September 11th and with their first win of the eleven game streak were one game up. When the smoke cleared at the end of the day, with their eleventh win, they were seven games up and and post season play not far off. That was September 24th 2010.

This year they have been ahead of the pack all season with the lone exception being April 26th when they were a half game out. They currently have a five game lead.

Things can turn and they can change fast. Even with this great record the Phillies have actually struggled with their hitting so far this season. Things seem to be changing a little on that front lately. The pitching is what seems to be the glue for the Phillies and although they have had a few glitches here and there they have been strong. Now with Roy Oswalt out until sometime in August and Ryan Madson on the DL they are making changes to their pitching staff and will be counting on Hamels, Lee, and Halladay as they have all season.

SCORES, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 2011

San Francisco 13 Chi. Cubs 7 GAME 1
Boston 0 Philadelphia 5
N.Y. Mets 14 Detroit 3
Milwaukee 2 N.Y. Yankees 12
St. Louis 6 Baltimore 2
Pittsburgh 7 Toronto 6
Cincinnati 3 Tampa Bay 4
Texas 7 Houston 3
San Francisco 6 Chi. Cubs 3 GAME 2
L.A. Dodgers 4 Minnesota 6
Chi. White Sox 2 Colorado 3
Cleveland 4 Arizona 6
Florida 0 Oakland 1
Washington 5 L.A. Angels 11
Kansas City 2 San Diego 4
Atlanta 5 Seattle 4

SCHEDULE, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 2011

Time_ Away_ Home__ TV__ Away Starter__ Home Starter

12:10 pm_ Cincinnati_ Tampa Bay_ FOX Sports OH_ Sun Sports_ Edinson Volquez_ James Shields
1:10 pm_ L.A. Dodgers_ Minnesota_ FOX Sports Prime Ticket_ FOX Sports North_ Rubby De La Rosa_ Scott Baker
3:35 pm_ Kansas City_ San Diego___ Bruce Chen_ Tim Stauffer
3:40 pm_ Cleveland_ Arizona_ STO Network_ FOX Sports Arizona Plus_ Carlos Carrasco_ Zach Duke
3:40 pm_ Atlanta_ Seattle_ SportSouth-Atlanta_ Root Sports-Northwest_ Derek Lowe_ Felix Hernandez
7:05 pm_ Washington_ L.A. Angels_ MASN2_ FOX Sports West_ Jordan Zimmermann_ Dan Haren
7:05 pm_ Boston_ Philadelphia_ ESPN2_ NESN_ CSNPhiladelphia_ John Lackey_ Vance Worley
7:05 pm_ St. Louis_ Baltimore_ FOX Sports Midwest_ MASN_ Chris Carpenter_ Chris Jakubauskas
7:05 pm_ N.Y. Mets_ Detroit_ SNY_ FOX Sports Detroit_ Chris Capuano_ Phil Coke
7:05 pm_ Milwaukee_ N.Y. Yankees_ FOX Sports Wisc_ YES Network_ Shaun Marcum_ A.J. Burnett
7:07 pm_ Pittsburgh_ Toronto_ Root Sports-Pittsburgh_ RSN_ Paul Maholm_ Brandon Morrow
8:05 pm_ Texas_ Houston_ FOX Sports Southwest_ FOX Sports Houston_ Colby Lewis_ Brett Myers
8:05 pm_ San Francisco_ Chi. Cubs_ CSNBayArea_ WGN_ Tim Lincecum_ Ryan Dempster
8:40 pm_ Chi. White Sox_ Colorado_ CSNChicago_ Root Sports-Rocky Mountain_ Mark Buehrle_ Ubaldo Jimenez
10:05 pm_ Florida_ Oakland_ FOX Sports Florida_ CSNCalifornia_ Ricky Nolasco_ Graham Godfrey