Cliff Lee was solid but unspectacular tonight allowing 3 runs on 7 hits while striking out 4 in 6 innings. That's pretty much been his norm so far this season, but you when play for a team that's tied for the most wins in baseball, that kind of performance should be enough to get win most nights. Unfortunately Lee it went down as a no decision as he exited the game with the Phils down 3-0, only to watch them rally for 5 runs in the final 3 innings and steal another big win in Miami. Raul Ibanez got it all started with an leadoff double in the 7th inning. A few batters late Pete Orr ripped a double down the line in right to score Ibanez and cut the lead to 3-1. Then 1 out Ross Gload ground out was enough to plate another run to cut it to 3-2. Finally in the 8th inning, Shane Victorino smacked a line drive homer to tie things up at 3. From there with J.C Romero and Kyle Kendrick combining for scoreless frames in the 7th and 8th, the Phils came into the 9th inning still tied at 3 and with an opportunity to win. They took full advantage of the opportunity with Jimmy Rollins slapping a 2 out 2 run single to plate the eventual winning runs. Ryan Madson was then lights out in the bottom of the 9th, retiring the side in order to cap the 5-3 win. With the win the Phils move back to 3 games up in the NL East and at 24-12 overall are all alone with the best record in baseball. On an otherwise great day for the Phils, there was some bad news as Brian Schnieder strained his hamstring while attempting to score from the 2nd in the 5th inning. All I can say is Dane Sardinha better not pull a hammy too.
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