Warning: Phillies starting interleague play | Extra Innings

It’s time for the Phillies to dip their feet back into the interleague pool and, as we all know, this is a place where they often drown during a 162-game season. The Phillies will open a three-game series Friday night against the Tampa Bay Rays with an all-time interleague record of 158-207, including a 5-15 mark a year ago, which was tied for the worst in baseball. The Phillies’ .433 winning percentage in interleague games is 38 points less than their overall winning percentage of .471 since the franchise’s inception in 1883. That’s a rather dubious distinction considering the Phillies have lost more games than any other team in baseball history. The Phillies have posted a winning record in interleague play just eight times in 21 seasons and just once in the last six years.

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