In case you haven't been paying attention, the Phillies are playing some of their best baseball in years. This team hasn't looked this good since Chase, Jimmy, Ryan, and Cole were in their primes.
How good have they been? They're 9-1 in the last 10 games and average six runs a game. The team's OPS in the last 10 games is a solid .846. But can we talk about the pitching? It's been fantastic.
They shut the Nationals out twice in a four-game sweep this week. The starters have an ERA of 3.32, while the new-look bullpen's ERA is 3.50. And there's even more good news—Hector Neris struck out the side in pitching a perfect ninth inning last night and rookie lefthander JoJo Romero has struck out six and walked just one in 3.2 innings of work so far. He's off to a great start.
The Phils shave won all six games against the World Series champion Nationals this season, and are 3-0 against the Mets, who host the Phillies in Queens this weekend for four games. A doubleheader with the Red Sox follows, and then perhaps the most important series of the season awaits—seven games in five days against the Marlins.
Two weeks ago, the Phils had a 35 percent chance of making the playoffs. As of this morning, the chances are up to 85 percent. I love meaningful September baseball. (Photo by Yahoo Sports)
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