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Philadelphia Phillies' Cliff Lee pitches in the third inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Philadelphia Phillies' Cliff Lee pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Lee (9-2) allowed two runs and five hits to win his fifth straight decision.

Phillies' lefty ace Cliff Lee undoubtedly would strengthen the 2013 Cardinals, but taking on his contract is risky business.

W-L G GS CG SHO SV BS IP H R ER HR BB K ERA WHIP 2013 - Cliff Lee 7-2 16 13 1 1 0 0 95.1 80 30 27 5 16 83 2.55 1.01 At the end of August, Cliff Lee will turn 35 years old. His arm doesn't seem to care. This he's pitched into the 8th six times, and completed fewer than seven innings just twice. His fastball is consistently effective, the cutter works. What more can you say? He's healthy. He's durable. He's consistent. Cliff Lee is everything you want in a starting pitcher. And to think he would have been a Twin in 2010 had Wilson Ramos been healthy at the...

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cliff Lee throws against the Minnesota Twins during the third inning of a baseball game on Thursday, June 13, 2013, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross)

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cliff Lee throws against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of a baseball game on Thursday, June 13, 2013, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross)

MINNEAPOLIS — Cliff Lee allowed two runs in seven strong innings, Ben Revere had four hits and scored the go-ahead run, and the Phillies rallied to beat the Minnesota Twins 3-2 on Thursday night and s

Minnesota Twins' Joe Mauer, left, hits a single against Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cliff Lee as Phillies' Humberto Quintero (12) catches during the fourth inning of a baseball game on Thursday, June 13, 2013, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross)

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cliff Lee throws against the Minnesota Twins during the third inning of a baseball game on Thursday, June 13, 2013, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross)

The Phillies snapped a five-game losing streak behind seven strong innings from Lee (8-2).

Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cliff Lee throws against the Minnesota Twins during the first inning of a baseball game on Thursday, June 13, 2013, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Genevieve Ross)

Probables (all 7:10pm, all FSN) Tuesday: P.J. Walters vs. Cole Hamels Wednesday: Mike Pelfrey vs. Tyler Cloyd Thursday: Kevin Correia vs. Cliff Lee Phillies Notes I'll bet your first thought after clicking on this post was, "Hey, the Phillies are in town - I wonder how Ben Revere's doing?" The answer is... not great. He started the year hitting leadoff, but after fifteen games of him making an out 75% of the time, the Phillies had enough of that. Since then, he's bounced around in the lineup, and settled in with a .244 / .288 / .275 line. In 209 plate appearances, he has five ex...

While other GMs shop hard to fill holes, John Mozeliak and the Cardinals will wait for special opportunities (Cliff Lee?) to emerge.

BOSTON — Cliff Lee could reject a trade to the Red Sox, according to FOX Sports.