The Philadelphia rotation is back at full strength after the return of lefty Cliff Lee from the DL, tweets CBSSports.com Insider Danny Knobler. Lee will face the Mets on Wednesday night in New York.
Phillies pitching coach Rich Dubee has previously stated that Lee would be on a 75-80-pitch limit in his first start back. Of course, given Lee's command and efficiency, even those constraints could permit a fairly deep outing.
Lee hasn't pitched since April 18 because of a strained oblique, but he's got a 1.96 ERA on the season and a career ERA of 1.61 in four starts against the Mets.
Here's more good news for the Phils: After they wrap up the series against the Mets on Wednesday night, they'll play 10 straight against teams with losing records.
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