The month of May has been nothing short of a nightmare for the Phillies. They managed to salvage the last game of the Rockies series but have won only 5 of their last 25 games.
One of the lone bright spots has been Tommy Joseph, who has raised his batting average from .179 to .255 and is hitting .323/.400/.646 with five homers this month. The rest of the lineup, especially Odubel Herrera and Maikel Franco, have looked completely lost. In five games this week, the Phils were outscored 7-26.
Simply by the law of averages this drudgery has to end eventually.