There are two NL teams going in dramatically different directions - the Philadelphia Phillies and the Chicago Cubs.
On Friday night, the Phillies extended their losing streak to 10 games following a 5-3 loss to the NL East leading Atlanta Braves. The Phillies are in the NL East cellar exactly 10½ games back of the Braves. With the New York Mets having snapped a 12-game losing streak earlier this week and winning 2 of their last 3 games, the spotlight has fallen on the Phillies who entered this season with back-to-back NL East titles and four consecutive post-season appearances including the NL pennant in 2022.
Have Bryce Harper, Kyle Schwarber and Trea Turner all aged a century in the past few months? Or can the Phils return to Phighting form soon?
Meanwhile, on the opposite end of the spectrum, the Chicago Cubs have won 10 consecutive games following a 6-4 victory over the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers on the strength of a 4 RBI night by shortstop Dansby Swanson.
During the course of this 10-game winning streak, the Cubs have gone from last place to being tied for first place in the NL Central with the Cincinnati Reds. Indeed, much of the Cubs success has come at the expense of the Phillies beating them six times. The Cubs also had three wins against the Mets during their 12-game losing streak.
The Cubs' last loss took place on April 13th when they fell 13-7 to the Phillies.
In case you're interested, this was also the last time the Phillies won a game.
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