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Yanks sweep, tie for AL East lead and Lee frustrates Giants with fifth shutout of season
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Nova struck out a career-high 10 and the Yankees beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2 on Thursday night, completing a four-game sweep and winning their seventh in a row overall."That might be as good as we've seen him all year," Girardi said. "This start and Cincinnati. He was excellent tonight. His slider, again, made a huge difference for him."The Yankees moved into a tie with Boston for the AL East lead. The teams begin a three-game series at Fenway Park on Friday night.Nova (10-4) pitched 7 2-3 innings and won his sixth consecutive decision. He held Chicago to one run and six hits and didn't walk a batter. His approach was simple."Be aggressive, try to get ahead of the hitter," Nova said. "Slider today was unbelievable. Command was there. [Read the full article]
Lee threw a seven-hitter, Hunter Pence and John Mayberry hit back-to-back home runs and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the San Francisco Giants 3-0 Thursday night.Lee (11-7) was commanding in his first regular season start against the Giants in two years, striking out eight, including Cody Ross four times, and not walking a hitter. He set down 10 in a row at one point in his major league-leading fifth shutout this season."That's probably the best game I've had as far as commanding the ball," Lee said. "I was getting ahead of the hitters and staying away from the middle of the plate. I felt like I could throw any pitch at any time to any location."It was also some revenge for Lee, who lost twice to the Giants in last year's World Series pitching for the Texas Rangers ."That's in the past," Lee said. "We just want to win every series. Getting the first game means you're in better shape. It's August, still the middle of the season. [Read the full article]
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