Before the Brewers series, I said that we’d find out if the Phillies’ success against the Angels was due to an improvement on their part or if they were just fortunate to catch the Angels in freefall. Three games and three wins later, I’d like to say the Phillies sufficiently answered that question, although the Brewers do appear to be in a bit of a freefall of their own.
I don’t want to diminish what the Phillies did over the past three games. To earn their latest two wins, they had to overcome a ninth inning deficit against a heretofore untouchable closer and then beat the reigning Cy Young Award winner.