Phillies one defeat from elimination after 7-2 loss to Mets in Game 3 of NLDS
Six months of success for the Philadelphia Phillies could be wiped out before the leaves start to turn
NEW YORK (AP) — Six months of success for the Philadelphia Phillies could be wiped out before the leaves start to turn.
With one more loss to the New York Mets, a 95-win regular season would become an afterthought.
“As a group this is the closest to death we’re ever going to get, so in a way, we should feel the most alive," Nick Castellanos said after Tuesday night's 7-2 loss dropped the Phillies into a 2-1 deficit in the best-of-five NL Division Series. “It’s just one more time to chill out and leave everything on the field and however the dice is going to land, it’s going to land.”
Philadelphia is one defeat from taking another step backward. Seeking their third World Series title after 1980 and 2008, the Phillies reached Game 6 of the World Series in 2022 before losing to Houston. They took a 3-2 lead over Arizona in last year’s NL Championship Series, and then dropped Games 6 and 7 at home.
