Lee throws another gem as Indians sweep Royals

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Cliff Lee faced only two batters over the minimum while pitching a three-hit shutout in a 2-0 victory over Kansas City on Thursday ... [link]

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About Last Night ... [It's A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood]
Published 4/25/2008 by Rick at Deadspin
What you missed while recovering from spousal carrot-related violence ... • NHL: Second-line wing helps Wings wing Avalanche, 4-3. • MLB: Ah, the lost art of the doubleheader sweep ... not to mention the .028 ERA. Indians 9-2, Royals 6-0. • NBA: Rockets realize it's a best-of-seven deal, begin trying. Houston 94, Utah 92. ...

Cleveland Indians 2, Kansas City Royals 0, Final - Apr. 24, 2008 - Baseball

Two Up, Two Down

RockKing posted 4/25/2008 from www.waitingfornextyear.com

There really isn’t much that can be said about Cliff Lee at this point. His absolutely sick numbers have been unreal, and if it wasn’t for his tremendous start, this Tribe team may be in a lot worse shape than they are. Fausto was less-than-dominant in the first game, but came away with the win thanks to...

Indians vs. Royals - Box Score - April 24, 2008

ShysterBall found this 4/25/2008 on scores.espn.go.com

Cleveland Indians Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG G Sizemore CF 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .289 J Carroll 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .217 T Hafner DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .213 V Martinez C 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .367 R Garko 1B 5 1 0 1 0 1 2 .274 A Cabrera SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .203 B ...

Nearly perfect, Cliff Lee dazzles again as Tribe sweeps Royals

Walkoff Walk found this 4/25/2008 on blog.cleveland.com

Ed Zurga/Associated PressCliff Lee once again dominated Thursday night as he posted a 2-0 shutout over Kansas City and extended his scoreless winning streak to 21 innings. Lee has allowed just one run in four starts and lowered his ERA...

Indians vs. Royals - Box Score - April 24, 2008

ShysterBall found this 4/25/2008 on scores.espn.go.com

Cleveland Indians Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG G Sizemore CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .276 D Dellucci LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .273 T Hafner DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .226 R Garko 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 J Peralta SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .243 A Cabrera 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .209 F ...

HONDO: BOMBERS AWAY!

Rover found this 4/25/2008 on www.nypost.com

Hondo, who had been slumping, had nothing but cheers for Cliffy and the Indians, who zipped the Royals last night to elevate the earnings to 230 har relsons. Tonight, with Pettitte and Byrd battling, it's HGH Night in Cleveland, and Mr. Aitch hopes...

Carmona shaky, Indians' offense solid vs. Royals
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Indians take first of 2 from Royals in 8-4 win
Grady Sizemore had four hits and two RBIs and Fausto Carmona survived five shaky innings to lead Cleveland past Kansas City 9-6 in the first game of a doubleheader Thursday night, the Royals' sixth straight loss.

Lee completely dominant in nightcap
Cliff Lee pitched his first career complete-game shutout on Thursday vs. the Royals, striking out nine as the Indians took the second game of their doubleheader, 2-0.

Lee, Indians sweep doubleheader from Royals
Cliff Lee faced only two batters over the minimum while pitching a three-hit shutout in a 2-0 victory over Kansas City on Thursday night that gave the Cleveland Indians a doubleheader sweep.

Yanks back in Cleveland, sans midges
The last time the Yankees visited Cleveland, it was this past October for an American League Division Series and on an uncommonly warm evening a swarm of midges descended off Lake Erie and ushered in what turned out to be the beginning of the end of ...