Don't let their seedings fool you. The No. 6 Phillies and No. 3 Cardinals are an extremely even match and either team could sweep, be swept, or go the distance in this weekend's three-game Wild Card round.
The Phillies’ defense is really terrible
We will wait for the numbers, but Dave Drombrowski set the tone before the Philadelphians’ series started with the Red Sox last weekend.
He told reporters: “We know we will not be a really good defensive team. But you want to play well and catch the ball you can catch.”
The Phillies continued to make five mistakes in the three games against Boston, and even more defensive errors did not appear on free throws.Not surprisingly, they were lucky not to get Swept, two-thirds of the vote was given to the AL Eastern leaders.