Even just a month and a half into this season, the Phillies have already provided one roller coaster of a year. It started off poorly before the team hit their stride for a few weeks in mid-April. Things fell off again at the end of April.
Now Philadelphia is riding high again after a four-game sweep of the Giants. They scored 11 runs twice and got some great performances from their starting pitchers. Now they turn their attention to the Mets in a pivotal National League East series.
First, let’s take a look back at five things we learned from the Giants series.