The Phils may not have as much work to do as we think in order to catch up to the other NL wild card contenders.
After getting shellacked by the White Sox in Chicago Tuesday night 9-1, the Phillies sat 9 games behind the second wild card team in the National League, the St. Louis Cardinals. By the end of the season, they will likely finish more than 10 games out of the playoff picture, which is not a small margin.
Clearly, the Phils have a lot of work to do before they are considered playoff contenders.