At 26-18, the Phillies have the 3rd best record in the NL, behind the Braves (28-17), and the Central-leading Brewers (28-19).
Other than their Defense (13th in fangraphs), the Phillies’ key stats are uniformly above average-but-not-great, ranking in the range of 3rd-7th best in the league:
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The Braves have been successful with average-ish pitching so far, thanks to arguably the best offense in the NL. They lead the league in both scoring, and overall hitting (by wRC+):
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The Phillies are 4th in the NL in scoring (4.