The Phillies reached the official midpoint of their season on pace for one fewer win than last season. How do they feel about where they are?
The Phillies went 18-8 in June. It's a good thing they did because the two teams ahead of them in the NL East and the team directly in front of them in the wild-card race played equal or better baseball."It's just natural to look at where you're at , but obviously, the other teams in our division are having success, Miami and Atlanta," Kyle Schwarber said Friday night."The biggest thing is there's still a lot of games to be played.
Just look at the Mets. They're 10 games back of the Giants and would need to leapfrog six teams to make the playoffs. In other words, a team with a payroll approaching $380 million will need a miracle. The Phillies were carried by their pitching in June. They ranked first in the majors in ERA , second in WHIP and third in strikeout-to-walk ratio .
The middle of the rotation was a weakness the first two months, then the Phils' biggest strength in June.
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