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Lee is National League pitcher of the month for June

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - It would merely have taken an apocalypse or similar act of God for Cliff Lee to not be named National League pitcher of the month for June. Fortunately, no disasters occurred.

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - It would merely have taken an apocalypse or similar act of God for Cliff Lee to not be named National League pitcher of the month for June. Fortunately, no disasters occurred.

Lee was formally honored by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for his effort. He was 5-0 with a 0.21 ERA in five June starts and pitched 42 of a possible 45 innings. He had more RBIs (two) than runs allowed (one) for the month.

Lee's June performance was one of the greatest by a pitcher in modern baseball history. And it was enough to earn some hardware.

- Matt Gelb