WASHINGTON -- The Philadelphia Phillies and the Washington Nationals fumbled opportunities to gain ground on the Atlanta Braves this weekend.
Now they'll meet in an important three-game series beginning Tuesday night.
The situation isn't nearly as dire for the Phillies, who find themselves tied with Braves, but the Nationals are 7 1/2 games back and may have used up all of their mulligans.
Washington (62-63) dropped two of three games to the Miami Marlins, who are in last place in the National League East, and have lost six of eight.