The Good Phight · Aug 27, 2018
HS207: Phillies target should be 87 wins
In order for the Phillies to make the postseason, there is one number they, and Phils fans, should keep in mind — 87.
In a recent article for The Washington Post, Nationals beat reporter Barry Svrluga was talking about the Nats’ chances of reaching the postseason given their slow start, and came up with an eye-opening stat with regard to win totals and reaching October.
Since Major League Baseball went to the two-wild card format in 2012, there have been 63 teams to win at least 87 games. All but four, 59 of them, have made the playoffs.
The Phillies are at 70-60 on the season. They have 32 games left. Therefore, they need to go 17-15 the rest of the way in order to hit that magic 87 mark.