The Phillies previous two series were against teams that were in definitive sell mode before the trade deadline. Both the Nationals and Pirates traded away just about everything that wasn’t bolted down as a signal that they were giving up on 2021 (and probably longer) with hope that tomorrow could be a little brighter. That should have resulted in easy wins for the Phillies, but instead they went just 3-4 (and two of those wins required last inning comebacks!).
The Phillies will get another crack at the Nats this week. Can they take advantage of a team that isn’t trying to win?