While the Philadelphia Phillies didn’t take care of business in Game 1 of their doubleheader against the Washington Nationals Saturday — far from it, really — it would behoove them to have as low of a magic number as possible when they arrive in Houston Monday for what’s slated to be the final series of the regular season.
As Jim Salisbury of NBC Sports Philadelphia noted, Dusty Baker and the Astros will send three of the best pitchers in baseball to the mound during the three-game series against the Phillies:
- Game 1: Lance McCullers — 4-1 with a 2.