PHILADELPHIA — Someday, the Philadelphia Phillies will be good again. Just not Thursday.
Right now, they are just a sad little box to be checked off for teams with playoff aspirations. When the season began, they were one of those pleasant April surprises, punching above their weight class. Since then, reality has set in and they have lost 20 of their last 26 games.
They have become one of those “must beat” outfits.
A trip to Citizens Bank Park is all business, and the Toronto Blue Jays were in the butt-kicking industry the past three days, winning three out of four in this home and home set, after playing perhaps their most lacklustre game of the season on Monday in Toronto, losing 7-0.