The slumping Phillies never solved the Cubs in six games this season, and their latest loss is costly.
’ Nick Maton stepped up to the plate with two outs in the second inning on Thursday. Jean Segura was on first base. Maton took one pitch, and then another, and then one more, which he tried to bunt, but pulled his bat back.
The Phillies, who have lost 10 of their last 13 games, are now tied with the Brewers for the third National League wild-card spot. If the Brewers beat the Marlins on Thursday night, the Phillies will be a half-game back. They own the tiebreaker with Milwaukee because they won the season series. “I think we’re pushing too much, pressuring ourselves,” Segura said. “I think when we’ve got guys in scoring position, we’re trying to do too much, including myself. I feel like everybody is trying so hard to get the job done, and sometimes when you try too hard, the result isn’t going to happen. You have to relax and enjoy the game, have fun. I know it’s hard to have fun when you’re losing.
The Phillies still could make the playoffs, simply by relying on the Brewers to lose. But how do you celebrate a postseason berth that comes as a byproduct of another team’s ineptitude? Does a playoff berth constitute a successful season, no matter how you get there? These are some of the questions the Phillies will face if they don’t do serious damage in their final two series of the regular season, in Washington beginning Friday and in Houston.
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