Last season saw the Phillies clinch their first winning record in a decade but ultimately fall short of glory thanks to a late-season collapse against divisional championship rivals Atlanta Braves which proved costly to Joe Girardi’s team.
In the end, the Phillies missed out on the post-season play-offs to a team that would eventually go on to clinch the World Series – with a loss to the Braves on September 30 eliminating them from postseason action for the tenth year in a row.
Still at least the season followed the trajectory from 2019 to 2020 with a gradual improvement in divisional position, marking Girardi’s second campaign at the helm.