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Series Preview: Washington Nationals (19-9) at Philadelphia Phillies (12-15), May 5-7

Home sweet home. Before the seven game road trip, the Phils were winners of six straight an

d two games above .500. They brought out the brooms against Atlanta and swept a rain-shortened two-game series with Miami. The next seven on the road was going to be the real test, against the battle-tested Dodgers and defending champion Cubs. Many considered three or more wins to be a success, but two wins was probably more realistic. And a one-win trip would have surprised no one. Turns out it was a one-win trip, but the ways the Phils lost some of those games has to be concerning.