The NL East standings has a new look, as both of tonight’s teams are heading in opposite directions.
Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves
Philadelphia was knocked out of first place in the National League East for the first time since May 1, after Monday’s 9-3 loss to Atlanta at Turner Field. “We seem to go through down periods the last couple of years at the end of May and Interleague in June,” said closer Brad Lidge. The Phillies have lost seven of their last nine games and enters Tuesday having scored just 10 runs over that span (-677). This is vastly different from a team that started the month with an NL-best 12-3 record. Philadelphia finds itself as an underdog for the third straight games, as the team is a dominating 31-19 the last three years as a road underdog of +100 to +125 (+1,560).