Phillies drop 2nd extra-inning heartbreaker to Braves in as many days originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The question seemed to catch Rob Thomson a little off guard. Before Wednesday night’s game against Atlanta at Citizens Bank Park, a reporter posed this: Have the Braves, who won their fifth consecutive division title in 2022 and currently have baseball’s best record, actually improved since last year?
The manager mulled it over. “The record’s better. So, I mean, you have to consider them better,” he responded.
Pause.
“But we’re a little better, too.