After two games against the first place Rays that didn’t go very well, the schedule-makers have given the Phillies a theoretical break by serving up four games against the last place Diamondbacks. But as we all saw last week, just because you’re playing a last place team, it doesn’t mean victory is guaranteed.
The Braves have established a five-game lead in the East, and the Phillies are starting to run out of games available to cut into that deficit. If they can’t take advantage of four games against one of the worst road teams in baseball, then they might as well call it a season.