Thursday Sports Roundup

Behind another masterpiece from starting pitcher Cliff Lee, the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Yankees 6-1 on Wednesday night to take 1-0 World Series lead. Lee, who was dominant in his previous two playoff starts against the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Dodgers, continued to baffle opposing hitters, striking out 10 Yankees en route to a complete game victory. Yankees starter C.C. Sabathia surrendered a pair of solo home runs to Phillies second baseman Chase Utley, who reached based three times. Phillies left fielder Raul Ibanez chipped in a two-run single in the 8th inning that gave the visitors a comfortable four-run cushion. Game Two is tonight…

Locally, the Washington Capitals look to extend their winning streak to six tonight when they visit division foe Atlanta. Tonight’s contest marks the second time in a week that the division-leading Caps have traveled to Georgia. Behind a fluke goal from defenseman Jeff Schultz, Washington knocked off Atlanta 5-4 last Thursday. Caps forward Quintin Laing will miss his second straight game after being diagnosed with the swine flu earlier this week. Team officials say they expect Laing to miss at least two more games.