Armed with their good luck bamboo, the Phillies have firmly established that they are not the most embarrassing team in the National League East. With a four-game winning streak in hand, they’ll head to Miami to take on the last place Marlins. At first glance, that makes for some easy games, but last week’s series against the Marlins should have made for easy games too, and the Phillies lost them all.
Miami Marlins
Record: 30-48, Fifth place in National League East
The reeling Phillies thought they caught a break when the Marlins came to town last weekend.