On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Phillies series preview

Photo by Justin Edmonds/Getty ImagesPerhaps this is a good time for the Cubs to play them. The Phillies took two of three from the Cubs at Wrigley Field in April, but the teams look quite different now.

For more on the Phillies, here’s Ethan Witte, who runs our SB Nation Phillies site The Good Phight.

The Phillies are struggling. The offense is not clicking and is now down Bryce Harper for the next few days with his going on the injured list. The defense has been shoddy the past few days, leading to runs given up that shouldn’t be. The starting pitching has been fine, but since they’re not scoring runs on offense, they’ve had to be extra fine. At times, they are not and the Phillies haven’t…