After winning five of six against the unimpressive Nationals and Tigers, the Phillies gave some indication that they might be figuring things out when they took two of three from the Dodgers. However, my optimism is slightly tempered since the Dodgers have been a bad road team, and the Phillies didn’t face their best starters in the series.
A series on the road against the first place Diamondbacks should provide a more definitive answer as to whether the Phillies can actually be considered good at this point in time.
Arizona Diamondbacks
Record: 40-25, First place in National League West
The last time they met
A few weeks ago, the Diamondbacks visited Philadelphia, won the first two games of the series, and looked well on their way to sweeping their way out of town by getting out to a 5-0 lead in the finale.