The Phillies are desperately trying to stay in the National League wild-card race and to do so they must rack up some quick wins against the Atlanta Braves.
Based on what happened Monday night, that could be a problem.
The Phillies and ace Aaron Nola were manhandled in a 7-2 loss to the Braves on Monday night.
That was the bad news.
Now, the really bad news:
Six of the Phillies' next eight games are against the Braves, who have won 21 of their last 26 games and are up to 90 wins as they roll to their second straight NL East title.