Three game losing streaks are always worse when they’re at the beginning or the end of the season, especially when they’re in the playoffs. It also makes it especially worse when it’s against the division rival that’s considered the favorite and a team that acquired two of the players your team’s fans were hoping to get (along with the rest of baseball).
To add to the level of dissatisfaction, the sweep came when three starting pitchers that probably shouldn’t have started games 1-3 toed the rubber against Philly’s three best starters. And when the games were close, Atlanta threw some of the organization’s worst relievers, and Philly threw their best.