After finishing a difficult first half schedule at .500, the Phillies theoretically have a much easier schedule in the second half. Which means if they continue to muddle along around .500, it will be all that more frustrating, because these are teams that they “should” be beating.
Speaking of teams they should be beating, we start off the second half with four games against the Marlins. Based on their record, the Marlins are not a good team, yet that doesn’t seem to matter when the Phillies play them. But maybe there’s a reason for that.
Record: 39-50 (Fifth place in National League East)
The last time they met
There was a three-way split of the last series between these teams: One team won each game and the third got rained out.