Despite the Orioles possessing one of the worst pitching staffs in baseball, the Phillies’ offense struggled in the last series. To be fair, the Orioles have one solid starter in John Means. But its not like they were lighting up the other guys they faced either.
Now they’ll move on to face a Pirates team that doesn’t even have a Means-caliber pitcher on the staff to give them some hope. Does this mean that the Phillies’ bats will re-awaken, and this will be a romp? Sure, that’s a theory.
Record: 57-94 (Fifth place in National League Central)
The last time they met
The Pirates are bad, but they were also bad in late July when the Phillies traveled to Pittsburgh and lost two out of three.