The biggest obstacle in their way is a history they have inherited. Here’s why this year’s team is different.
September has turned scary again for the Phillies. In the driver’s seat for a wild-card spot with the opportunity to put away the Brewers, Philadelphia has lost seven of its past 10 games, including one to Atlanta on Sunday that bore the haunting similarities of Septembers past.
The Phillies were four outs away from beating the Braves—two outs in the eighth, bases empty, David Robertson on the mound—and lost.