Funkadelphia: When Are the Phillies Going To Snap Out of It?

The Philadelphia Phillies have lost three straight games, all against the Houston Astros. In any of their last six games, they have not scored more than four runs. That being said, their NL East lead is 6.5 games over the Florida Marlin, who lost to the Nationals on Sunday. Take a breath. It will be OK. The upsetting thing, besides the hot-button Brad Lidge, is the team's lack of offense. Ryan Howard hasn't hit a home run in a week but is hitting a healthy .273. Raul Ibanez got two hits in yesterday's game. Shane Victorino is day-to-day, but Jayson Werth is healthy. The Phillies finish up today with J.A. Happ, 10-4, facing Brian Mohler, 8-10. The Phillies travel up to Washington and then go home for a weekend series against the Mets. The Washington series could be a "trap" series, with the Phillies losing all three games, or two of three. However, the team is to good for that. I believe the funk will end in Washington. Looking further into the month, the Philli...