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Dodgers are in a Puig of their own against Phillies

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Yasiel Puig is truly the man of the hour as he continued to impress, with another outstanding four hit game that helped the Dodgers dominate the Philadelphia Phillies in the 6-1 victory. The Dodgers took three out of four in the series against the Phillies.

The Dodgers exploded offensively in the fourth inning as Hanley Ramirez connected on an RBI single that scored Puig for the early 1-0 lead.

Both Matt Kemp and Jerry Hairston Jr. knocked in a RBI singles that increased the over the Phillies 3-0.

Puig completed the month of June with 44 hits. He also surpassed the Dodger record for most hits by a rookie in a month, that was previously held by Steve Sax in August 1982.

Stephen Fife (3-2) was phenomenal on the mound, gave up four hits and completed five strike outs in seven scoreless innings.

I tried to keep the ball down in the zone and was mixing in the change up and the curveball throughout the whole day. My fastball command kind of went erratic in the third, so I threw the change up and that kind of got me back on line. Then things started cruising,” said Fife.

The Dodgers continued the offensive onslaught in the eighth inning when AJ Ellis doubled deep to center that scored Kemp for the 5-0 lead.

Later Scott Van Slyke hit a single to left field, Ellis scored for the commanding 6-0 lead.

The Phillies finally appeared on the scoreboard when Jimmy Rollins knocked in Chase Utley on a single to left and yet still fell 6-1 to the Dodgers.

Phillies starter Kyle Kendrick (7-5) gave up ten hits and four runs in six innings.

Puig finished the month of June in hits behind Joe DiMaggio who had 48 hits in 1936.

Can the Dodgers place Cliff Lee in Dodger blue??

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The Los Angeles Dodgers didn’t seem to be quite through with making moves, as a source has reported that the team put in a claim for Phillies lefty Cliff Lee.

The Phillies placed their starter on waivers on Tuesday prior to the non-waiver trade deadline, where the Phillies assumed that a big package would be returned to them in exchange for Lee. And as the Dodgers claimed him off waivers, the Phillies immediately took him off the market.

This is not the first time Lee has been placed on waivers, back in 2010 he was picked up the Texas Rangers who he helped make a World Series appearance. In the off season Lee signed with the Phillies for five years at $120 million.
The 2008 AL Cy Young Award winner has a 2-6 record with a 3.73 ERA for the Phillies this season.

Surprisingly it’s common for MLB teams to place players on waivers, after the trade deadline especially players with extremely large contracts. If a player is claimed, the team can either work out a trade with that club or they can remove a player from waivers. Despite the bad taste this has left in the mouths of many Dodger fans I’ve spoken with, the Phillies were within the rights to do this with Lee.

There has been no comment from Dodgers GM Ned Colletti or anyone within the Dodger organization.

Another pitcher the Dodgers have claimed off waivers successfully is right hander Joe Blanton. In exchange the Phillies will receive a minor leaguer to named at a later date.

If the Dodgers are truly serious about winning, they will do everything it takes to acquire a stellar talented pitcher like Cliff Lee whom they so desperately need.