Welp! If you had told me heading into this series what would’ve doomed the Atlanta Braves in their second-straight NLDS loss to the Philadelphia Phillies was their offense not showing up, I definitely would’ve been shocked! I’ve spent a lot of time and words on this particular website talking about how this lineup has proven time and time again that they can swing with anybody (and better than anybody, at that) and it was as if the other team scoring runs was a challenge instead of it being an omen of doom.
Instead, for the second season in a row, the Braves had to watch idly by as the Phillies did in October what the Braves were used to doing from late-March through September.