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With the Philadelphia Phillies wrapping up the regular season against the Tampa Bay Rays in the final series, the team is still not locked into a postseason spot, though it appears that they'll be in the wild-card round. As the Phillies look to solidify their spot in the NL standings, this former player and analyst would go into why he's worried about the team heading into the playoffs.
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Speaking on "Foul Territory," Erik Kratz would go into the teams still vying for a wild-card spot, though there are several games left for most teams. While Kratz believes Philadelphia will be in the postseason, as they hold a two-game lead with the last wild-card spot, he bluntly said that they are "not okay as a team," saying it looks like players are "in between pitches right now."
"I think the Phillies will get in, but are they ok as a team? No, they're not okay as a team," Kratz said. "I didn't know they were 9-12 in September, but based on the way, you know, watching them hit, it just seems like every guy is in between pitches right now, which is a crazy thing. I think before last night's double, Schwarber was like 11 for 72 or something going into the game, like, you just don't have a lot of things clicking, like they were clicking in August."
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Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers marked the Phillies' 12th in the last 20 games, as the team's September has been one to forget, scoring 81 runs, which is the fifth-lowest in MLB, and a .225 batting average, the fourth-lowest in the majors.
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At any rate, there's no denying that Philadelphia needs to step up the offense if the team wants a shot to make some noise this postseason.
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