The Philadelphia Phillies reached Game 81, the exact halfway point, of their 2019 regular season schedule with Thursday afternoon’s dramatic contest against the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park.
Walking off the visiting division-rival Mets by a 6-3 score gave the Phillies a record of 43-38. Extrapolating that out over the full season would give them a final 86-76 record on the season.
Winning 86 games would be a major improvement after six straight losing and seven consecutive non-winning seasons. However, it would almost certainly feel like a bit of a disappointment after the excitement generated by the lineup improvement of the off-season.