When the Indians were in town for Simcoe Day last week, Cliff Lee threw his glove into the stands after being removed. On that occasion, two bad innings did him in - he allowed 4 runs in the first and 2 in the fifth. Some thought that a demotion to AAA was imminent.
Lee stayed in the rotation and started very well against the White Sox, posting 5 straight zeroes before allowing 5 runs in the 6th. The Indians rallied from a 5-3 deficit by scoring 3 in the 9th inning to take Lee off the hook.
Ted Lilly takes the hill for the Jays. He's looking for his 7th consecutive start of 6+ innings. He started the year by failing to pitch at least 6 full innings in 8 of 9 starts.
Our own Mike D. will be in the Jake tonight, wearing a white Blue Jays shirt and sitting near third base. 10,000,000 points to the first poster who spots Mike.
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