After a disappointing series against the White Sox, the Phillies will head west to Arizona to face the Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks appear to have a good roster, but that hasn’t resulted in anything better than a .500 record.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Record: 56-56, Second place in National League West
The D’Backs visited Philadelphia in June and took two out of three games. In the first game, the D’Backs took advantage of a clearly injured Jerad Eickhoff, so they shouldn’t feel that great about the win. In the finale, they got a great start from a 30-year-old rookie pitcher with a 4.