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Phillies trying to solve low attendance problem ... by offering Groupon deal

The days of 257 consecutive sellouts at Citizens Bank Park are nothing but a distant memory at this point.

Even with the division rival and favorites to win the National League East division title in town for the weekend, the Phillies attracted the smallest crowd in the 11-year history of the ballpark on Friday night and failed to reach 30,000 butts in the seats on a beautiful Saturday evening.

The solution ... Groupon.

On Tuesday morning Groupon's daily e-mail blast of deals featured an intriguing one to fans not wanting to shell out full price for a 3-4 baseball team that is currently batting .