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SAN FRANCISCO The Phillies have wasted a lot of good pitching performances in recent seasons, but this one took the prize.
Cliff Lee pitched 10 count em 10 shutout innings, but the Phils still came away with a 1-0 loss to the San Francisco Giants in an incredible game at AT&T Park on Wednesday night.
Lee was matched by Matt Cain, who pitched nine shutout innings for San Francisco.
The Giants won it on a base hit by Melky Cabrera off of Antonio Bastardo in the bottom of the 11th.
The last pitcher to throw 10 shutout innings in the majors was Mark Mulder in 2005.
The two teams completed nine innings in just one hour, 50 minutes.
The Phillies ended up losing two of three to the Giants.
Starting pitching report
Lee became the first pitcher since Aaron Harang and Roy Halladay in 2007 to go 10 innings. Harang and Halladay both gave up a run.
He became the first Phillie to go 10 since Terry Mulholland in 1993.
Lee allowed seven hits, did not walk a batter and struck out seven. He got through nine innings on just 89 pitches and finished his 10 innings of work with 102.
Cain held the Phillies to two singles over nine shutout innings. He walked just one and struck out four.
Cain needed just 91 pitches to get through nine innings.
Bullpen report
Bastardo took the loss.
Giants relievers Javier Lopez and Clay Hensley combined for a pair of huge outs with a Phillies runner on third base in the top of the 11th.
At the plate
The Phillies had just two hits through nine innings and finished with four for the night.
In the field
Third baseman Ty Wigginton committed a costly error on a ground ball that would have at least erased the lead runner in the 11th.
Second baseman Freddy Galvis made a defensive gem to end the 10th.
The Phillies turned four double plays behind Lee.
Up next
The Phils open a four-game series in San Diego against the Padres on Thursday night.
Pitching matchups
Thursday night RH Vance Worley (0-1, 3.75) vs. RH Joe Wieland (0-1, 10.80).
Friday night LH Cole Hamels (1-1, 3.65) vs. RH Edinson Volquez (0-1, 4.24).
Saturday afternoon RH Roy Halladay (3-0, 1.17) vs. LH Cory Luebke (1-1, 3.71).
Sunday afternoon RH Joe Blanton (1-2, 4.26) vs. RH Anthony Bass (0-2, 3.38).
E-mail Jim Salisbury at jsalisbury@comcastsportsnet.com
