WASHINGTON -- Manager Gabe Kapler did not spend Monday strolling through the Smithsonian. He said he spent the Phillies' day off examining lineup construction and how they can improve defensively.
"Any little things that we might be missing to make our defense a little bit stronger," Kapler said.
It is no secret that the Phillies have one of the worst defenses in baseball, looking at both the traditional and non-traditional statistics. Traditionally, they were tied with the Cardinals for the most errors in baseball (96) entering Tuesday. They ranked fourth with 14 passed balls and had baseball's lowest fielding percentage (.