NEW YORK — Cliff Lee was savoring a most elusive victory when Roy Halladay and Cole Hamels sneaked up from behind and gave their fellow Phillies ace a Gatorade bath.

It was one early shower Lee could enjoy.

The left-hander finally posted his first victory of the season as Philadelphia beat the New York Mets 9-2 Wednesday.

Lee (1-5) had gone a puzzling 13 starts this year without a victory. He hadn't been awful, nor had he consistently shown good command.

Lee's drought was the longest by a former Cy Young Award winner since Greg Maddux went 14 starts without a win in 2008 for San Diego. The worst skid for a Cy Young winner was 19 starts by Fernando Valenzuela in 1988-89.

Lee said the streak was a bigger deal to others than to him.

"I wouldn't say it doesn't matter, but it's something I can't control," he said. "Sometimes, weird things happen."

Facing the Mets for the fourth time this season, Lee came out sharp and struck out three of the first four batters. He pitched eight innings and struck out nine, most of them looking.

"He pretty much dominated us today," Mets star David Wright said.

Notes

• David Ortiz's 400th career home run put him eighth among active players and 49th on the all-time list. Hall of Famer Duke Snider (407) is his next target.

• Houston traded 36-year-old slugger Carlos Lee to Miami for a pair of prospects. Lee is hitting .287 with five homers and 29 RBI.

• Andre Ethier went on the 15-day disabled list with a strained oblique, leaving the struggling Dodgers without two All-Star outfielders. Matt Kemp has been out since May 30.