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Phillies with a shot at Second Half history of sorts

Not only are the Phillies now unlikely to lose 100 games, they have a shot at making some (positive) history.

The Phillies are now at an even .400 W%, with 46 wins and 69 losses. The last time a Phillies team finished below .400 was the 1972 squad of the fabled Steve Carlton 27-10 season. That team finished at .378, 59-97 in only 156 games (the season began a week and a half late due to a players' strike).

Based simply on their entire season to date, the Phils are now on pace to lose 97 games, so their second half surge has all but erased the possibility of breaking the all-time franchise loss record of 111 (by the 1941 team), and even made it much less likely that they will become the first Phillies team in 54 years to lose 100 (1961, 47-107).