The Phillies have caught a break. That’s a sentence that hasn’t held true too often this season. What has been said often and arguably has always been true since March is this: the upcoming series against the Braves will be the most important of the season. Over the next three days, the Phillies will have the chance prove to both the rest of the National League and their fanbase that they are still well within reach of a first division crown since 2011. The team can finish this series as far back as 8.5 out of first or could be as close as 2.
Well-rested Phillies aim to chop-down Braves in series opener
