Two days ago, the Phillies were on a six-game winning streak and it looked like they were finally ready to make a real push towards the top of the National League East standings. Two games against the Marlins later, we all realize how stupid we were to ever hope this team had a real chance. They’ve now lost two straight to the last place Marlins, with Saturday night’s 3-2 loss being one of those games that you’ll point to when you’re trying to figure out exactly why the Phillies missed the playoffs this year.
Archie Bradley is going to get the majority of the blame for this one, and to be sure, he deserves it.