The Philadelphia Phillies are now on a 5 game win streak that has propelled them into 1st place in the NL Wild Card lead. They are .5 a game ahead of the LA Dodgers. The Phillies have 6 games left. The stay home tonight for a 1 game series against Houston.

Ryan Howard went 3-7 over the weekend with a double, but no home runs since he hit his 58th on Friday. Regardless of Howard’s individual stats, he is helping the Phillies in all aspects of this Wild Card chase. Without Howard the Phillies would be nowhere near the top. Howard is a legitimate MVP candidate, especially is the Phillies make the playoffs.

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