Down and Almost Out

The Phillies' playoff chances aren't officially dead. It just seems that way.

The week started off well enough, with 3 straight wins. But, in true Team Schizo fashion, they dropped the next 3, the last 2 on walkoffs.

On Thursday, it was a walkoff homer. Last night, it was a walkoff walk. And in both games, the guy who allowed the winning run was in the minor leagues just a week ago. Just make it stop.

And to make things even worse, Bryce Harper got hit on the hand by a pitch and had to leave the game. He's listed as day-to-day, just like the rest of us.

Fangraphs says the Phils have a 1.9 percent chance of making the playoffs. I'm kind of shocked the odds are that good. They're 4 games out of the second wild card spot and are tied with the Mets and Brewers 1.5 games behind the Diamondbacks. That's a lot of teams to pass with just 22 games left.

Ever-optimistic manager Gabe Kapler still thinks this team can get hot and make the playoffs. If that's the case, I'll have what he's having. The Phils haven't managed to win more than 4 games in a row at any point this season. There's no reason to think that's going to start right now.