Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The Minnesota Twins, fresh off a promising win, open up a series against a club that is in a season-worst slump. Players and fans eye an entertaining series win, maybe even a sweep, to help pull team out of season-long doldrums.
I could be wrong, but I think this is the sixth or seventh time this scenario has played out already in 2016. This time, the Phillies are coming to town, fresh off a six game home stand in which they they were outscored by a count of 42-9.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it’s the first home stand of at least games in which Philadelphia failed to win a game since 1964.