23 comeback wins & 15 blown leads per BBRef. Not sure if that's like, in any inning?
Anyway, I don't complain about this team. They're pretty good! And as good or better as the other good or pretty good teams. Just not as good as the great teams.
Technically, they entered Tuesday on pace for 85 wins. But they are 48-37 since April 16, and at that pace they would finish with 88 wins. The latter of those two will almost certainly be good enough to claim one of the three wild-card spots up for grabs in the National League. The first of them might, too.
The rest of the National League is collapsing around them. The Diamondbacks are 13-22 since the Phillies swept them in mid-June. They’ve lost five straight and nine of 11 and 13 of 17. The Marlins snapped their eight-game losing streak but have lost 13 of their last 19 thanks in large part to a 5.25 team ERA. The Reds just won five straight, but before that they lost six straight. They are 6-8 in their last 14.
The primary reason to believe in the Phillies right now is also the worst thing about them. They are who they are. They’ve been this team for a year-and-a-half now. Maddening in a way that only something you love can be. They’ve earned the benefit of the doubt.
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