Phillies, Lee fall to Jays
Starter Cliff Lee allowed five runs, three earned, on seven hits in four innings of work in the Phillies' 7-6 loss to the Blue Jays.
Cliff Lee gave up five runs, three earned, in four innings as the Phillies dropped a 7-6 decision to visiting Toronto in Clearwater Thursday.
Lee sailed along until the fourth inning, when he was touched for all five Blue Jays runs. He surrendered a two-run homer to Edwin Encarnacion, a solo blast to Juan Rivera and a run-scoring double to Adam Lind. Overall, Lee gave up seven hits, walked one and struck out four.
"The first three innings went good, but the last inning, not so much so," said Lee, who made his fourth spring start. "I was getting behind in the count continuously, and they did what good hitters do in 2-1, 3-1 counts. Physically I feel good. I got some reps in, and on to the next one."
Shane Victorino and Freddy Galvis hit two-run homers for the Phillies in the first and ninth innings, and Michael Martinez and Erik Kratz added solo shots in the fifth and eighth. Martinez, who started at second, added a double. Josh Barfield, who played third, also contributed a double.
Antonio Bastardo, Kyle Kendrick and Mike Zagurski followed Lee. Bastardo and Zagurski worked scoreless frames, with Zagurski fanning all three batters. Kendrick was hit hard, giving up seven hits and two runs, one earned, in three innings.
Left-hander Jo-Jo Reyes worked five innings for Toronto, giving up five hits and three runs, including home runs to Victorino and Martinez. Lind, Rivera and John McDonald paced a 16-hit Toronto attack with three hits each.
The crowd of 10,816 set a new record for Bright House Field. The previous record of 10,791 was set March 12 against Tampa Bay.
Roy Oswalt starts for the Phillies against visiting Pittsburgh Friday at 1:05 p.m.
