To be fair, that last game was made more dramatic by the two bad losses preceding it.
The Phillies: Undoubtedly bright-eyed and bushy-tailed from their second day off in five days, this team will still be feeling the butterflies from their recent almost-sweep of the Brewers. All of the young starts have the only bad starts they're allowed to have this year out of their systems, making this series all the more critical - a sweep would put them a mere 2.5 games out of first place.
The Nationals: Since leaving Philadelphia red-faced and sputtering, the Nationals have gone 5-2, splitting a series with the Marlins and sweeping the Twins courtesy of a walk-off Chris Heisey home run in the bottom of the 16th inning.