Cliff Lee is a Strikeout Machine

Cliff Lee and his devastating curveball reached double-digits in strikeouts for the sixth time this season in his Philadelphia Phillies' 3-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers Monday night.

Lee dominated with 10 strikeouts over seven shutout innings, bouncing back from one of the crappiest starts of the year in which he surrendered seven runs and three walks in just over five innings against the Washington Nationals last week. He walked one and allowed seven hits overall Monday, accumulating 100 K's on the season, which is a National League best.

Lee is hot on the trail of the career-high 185 strikeouts he reached last season, and apparently, he doesn't even have to try:

"I'm not trying to strike guys out at all. I'm trying to get them out as quick as possible. For whatever reason, it’s kind of gone that way."

Although Lee's double-digit strikeout total of six is super impressive this early in the season, he still has a ways to go before matching Curt Schilling's total of 15 he enjoyed as a Phillies hurler back in 1998.

[Philly Sports Daily]