The bad news: The Phillies have stumbled recently, having lost or tied each of their last six series. The good news: Their competition in the National League East hasn’t been able to take advantage, and the Phillies are still right in the mix for the division crown.
Take the Nationals (please?): Despite winning two out of three from the Phillies last week, they’re still in third place, 5.5 games behind the second place Phils, and 8.5 games out of first. Every week that goes by is one less week that they have to make up ground.