Cliff Lee injury: Cliff Lee is hurt, has left tonight's game with an injury

Cliff Lee injury:  So, you remember me talking about the Rangers maybe trading for Cliff Lee?

Well, nevermind.  He's left tonight's game with what appears to be an elbow injury:

Cliff Lee is exiting the game with an injury.

— Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) July 31, 2014

Cliff Lee threw an 85-m.p.h. cutter, yelled an expletive, and waved his arms in disgust. That is how it ended.

— Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) August 1, 2014

Lee looked as if he might cry in the dugout. Incredible emotion from a man who never shows it.

— Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) August 1, 2014

This is always the risk with pitchers -- even the durable ones break relatively easily.  And with Lee, it sounds like there is a non-zero chance he's thrown his last major league pitch until 2016.

I'm not a Phillies fan, but just as a baseball fan, this sucks.

UPDATE:

Phillies say Cliff Lee left tonight's game with a left flexor pronator strain. Same injury as before.

— Todd Zolecki (@ToddZolecki) August 1, 2014

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