Upcoming road trip is key
After a successful 7-3 home stand the Phillies are heading on a six game road trip. The Phillies will battle the Florida Marlins and Atlanta Braves in two three game series. Even though it’s early in the season the Phillies trip down South will show the stuff they’re made of. The Phils don’t have any hope of making the playoffs if they don’t have a good record against their division. So far this season the Phillies are 3-3 against the Marlins and 1-5 against the Braves and 8-13 against the entire NL East. In the past the Phightens have not done well against the NL East and its hurt them in their quest to make the playoffs. The Phils need to turn that trend around to make a run and the Mets and end their 14-year playoff drought. Two more series wins in Florida and Atlanta would go a long way towards that goal.
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2 comments:
I truly believe the Phils can handle the Fish in this series, possibly even for a sweep. The Atlanta series scares me, and the Phils have been playing crappy against them all year. Need series wins, 4 out of 6 would be a success, but 5 or 6 wins would kiss arse.
I agree the Marlins are a bad team but they seem to elevate their game against the Phillies. Ditto with the Braves.
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