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The Phillies came back from the break looking no more effective than they went into it. The result? A series loss to the Nationals is two fashions exemplary of their two issues: absentee offense and bullpen instability.
They scraped out a win in game three, and hopefully they can ride an on-fire Maikel Franco through four games with the (ugh) Dodgers. A couple wins here would go along way toward making this team look like it deserves a wild card spot. CONVINCE US.