The Phillies didn’t necessarily need a win on Wednesday. But they could’ve used one to leave New York without a giant monkey — a 10-game losing streak at Citi Field — on their backs.
In the end, the monkey hopped on.
The Phillies dropped their series finale at Citi Field to the Mets, 6-0. Their losing streak in Queens is now in the double digits. Their record over their last 30 games at the home of the Mets is 6-24.
More importantly, after being swept, Rob Thomson’s club has just a four-game divisional lead over the second-place Mets after beginning the series up seven games.