The big question is no longer whether the Phillies can win the National League East for the first time since 2011. It is now this: Can they finish with a winning record for the first time since 2011?
Such a discussion would have seemed ridiculous five weeks ago when the Phillies were 13 games over .500 and in first place in the division. But heading into their weekend series with the Miami Marlins, the free-falling Phillies are just three games over .500 and looking for their first series win since they completed a four-game sweep of Miami on Aug.