The Phillies seem to be clicking. With Trea Turner and Nick Castellanos being their best selves, the offense is once again hitting home runs, and the team has won their last three series. They’ve put up a combined 11-3 record across those games and have surged into the National League’s top Wild Card spot.
After dismissing the last place Nationals, the Phillies will welcome a first-place team from the American League this weekend. And while the Minnesota Twins will assuredly be a step up in competition, we shouldn’t let their first-place status trick us into thinking this is a great team.