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Series preview: Cleveland Indians at Philadelphia Phillies

Despite being projected to finish with the second-worst record in Major League Ball by FanGraphs (67-95), the Philadelphia Phillies have gotten off to a pretty solid start if you do not count their season-opening sweep at the hands of the Cincinnati Reds. Since that fateful series, the Phillies are 11-8 and feature a strikeout-heavy pitching staff and an offense burdened by Ryan Howard.

If the Indians want to get right back into the American League Central race in this early season, they will need to show up and not let another lowly team beat them like they did against the Minnesota Twins.