The time has come, once again, for an interleague interlude. After Sunday’s rousing victory over the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park and a day off Monday, the Phillies make the short trip to Baltimore for two games against the Orioles in the span of about 20 hours.
As bad as the past six seasons were for the Phils, interleague play was particularly cruel. From 2012 through 2017, they went 43-72 against American League opponents, a .374 winning percentage that falls woefully short of even their overall .439 mark. But the O’s look like a pushover.