Gut check time: Phillies at Mariners preview

The Phillies are in the midst of a 4-11 stretch. Their best player is in one of the worst slumps of his career. They are coming off of their first time being swept in over a year. They are looking at a ten-game road trip on the West Coast that goes through Seattle, Los Angeles, and their own personal house of horrors in Arizona. It's not an exaggeration to believe that these next ten games may end up defining the Phillies season.

First up, the Seattle Mariners

Record: 57-53 (tied for 1st place in AL West)

Last time they met

The Phillies took two of three from Seattle at home in Philadelphia in late April of last season. Starter Matt Strahm pitched 5.2 innings of two-hit ball in a 1-0 shutout…