A rainy 7-4 loss on Thursday night finished off a series sweep of the Phillies’ by the division-rival Washington Nationals. This latest loss mercifully ended a six-game road trip which featured only one Phillies win, and sent the team spilling to 4.5 games behind the Atlanta Braves in the NL East race.
These three numbers help to explain the reasons for the team’s recent struggles:
Six: Runs scored all series
After scoring only one game in the series finale against the Braves last Sunday, the Phillies only mustered two total runs in Wednesday’s doubleheader in Washington.