Game 128 - Sunday Afternoon, August 26th in Philadelphia
Record - 61-67, 3rd Place, 16 1/2 games behind the Nationals
One Sentence Summary: Cliff Lee notched his first home win of the year, pitching seven solid innings and adding an RBI-double for good measure, as the Phils completed the sweep of the Nationals, 4-1.
What It Means: The Phillies are playing good baseball. They just started to kick it in 4 1/2 months too late.
What Went Right: Lee allowed a lone run on seven hits while striking out five in his impressive outing. His RBI-double in the fifth broke the 0-0 tie, and he came around to score on Jimmy Rollins' 15th home run of the season. Laynce Nix added a solo home run in the sixth for a little breathing room.
Josh Lindblom recorded the final five outs of the game for his first career save.
Featured Card: I hope to feature a few more of Lee's 2012 baseball cards before the season ends and if he pitches more like he did yesterday, I will. This is his card from the Topps Archives release, featuring the 1980 Topps design. It's not bad, but I'm partial to my own version.
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