This week’s Phillies-Dodgers series was dominated by Chase Utley’s final return to Citizens Bank Park. Another storyline that went largely untalked about heading into the series was the matchup between two of the best teams in the National League. The Phils and Dodgers had the second and third-best records, respectively, among NL teams prior to Monday night’s game.
After Utley got his well-deserved ovation, the two teams played three well-fought games that gave the feeling of playoff baseball. It was certainly helped by the notable boost in attendance brought by Utley. There were 33,753, 35,028, and 35,659 fans in attendance for each game, making them some of the best-attended games of the year so far at Citizens Bank Park.