Lee Beats Wang in Duel of Perfect Pitchers

 
In a battle of previously unbeaten pitchers, Cleveland's Cliff Lee bests New York's Chien-Ming Wang, 3-0, as Lee drops his ERA to 0.81 and moves to 6-0 on the year. [link]

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Winning three games in a row has been a curse for the Yankees so far this season. The Yankees' longest winning streak of the season has been three games, which has been accomplished three times. The two times they won three games in a row in April - April 14-16 and April 20-23 - they followed with three consecutive losses. As a result, they are only 17-17 through 34 games this season.
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Wang Finally Loses

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Lee locks up perfect 6-0 record

Cliff Lee, looking more and more like an All-Star starter in the making, went head to head with fellow undefeated hurler Chien-Ming Wang and dominated again. Lee's seven shutout innings were instrumental in the Indians grabbing a 3-0 victory.
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