By Tim Sullivan

NEW YORK — The ball left Robinson Cano's bat on a path that closely paralleled its trip to home plate. This caught Cliff Lee slightly out of position on the pitcher's mound, but not nearly out of tricks.

Philadelphia's resourceful left-hander obtained the first out of the eighth inning last night with a reflexive reach, a blind stab and a stunning snag of Cano's one-hop smash.

Both literally and figuratively, then, Lee won the World Series opener wit ...

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