This Team is Roadkill

As good as the Phillies have been at home this season is as frustrating as they've been away from Citizens Bank Park. They're 41-22 at home and 28-38 on the road. But somehow, they're still only 3 games behind the first-place Braves who can't seem to get out of their own way either.

They have the worst road record of any playoff contender. If the Phillies were a .500 team on the road, they'd still have a 2-game lead in the NL East. And they still have 15 road games left to play. So if they continue to play at the same pace at home and on the road, they'll win 18 more games (6 road wins, 12 home wins). And that would put their record for the year at 87-75.

This team needs to play at least .500 on the road for the rest of the season to have any kind of shot at all of making the playoffs. I know nobody in their right mind expected the Phils to be playing meaningful baseball in the last week of August. Their record shows the rebuild is ahead of schedule. But with the NL East so inept this season, it's a perfect opportunity to steal a division title.