The good news for the Phillies on Tuesday was that they moved one day closer to the end of the season. The bad news was they still have five games to get through.
The Phillies have lost six in a row and have shown such little punch that five games feel like 50. They will start Wednesday with a losing record for the first time since early April. Imagine learning in early August that not only would the Phillies miss the playoffs but they also would struggle to finish the season with a .500 record. It has been a wild two months.