The Phillies suffered a two-game sweep at the hands of the Boston Red Sox this weekend. Losing Saturday’s game 2-1 and Sunday’s game 6-3. In doing so they are now 4.5 games out of the second wild-card spot. Their remaining schedule doesn’t help as the teams they play still have something to play for.
The Phillies start an 11 game road trip Tuesday night in Atlanta. The Braves trail the Dodgers by 4 games for home-field advantage. Although it may be a bit of a long shot to overtake the Dodgers, the Braves still have hope to win that home-field advantage.