Phillies take lead in NL East

Many people thought this was inevitable. But, many also wrote the Philadelphia Phillies off in 2010, saying “it’s just not their year.” Injuries, a poor bullpen and a woefully underachieving lineup have the Phillies in a fight for the National League East that could have been a lot easier than it has been.

But it’s been a struggle. And with roughly three weeks to go in the season and six games against the Atlanta Braves remaining, the Phillies have taken the lead in the NL East.

They took out an obnoxious Florida Marlins team on Tuesday night 8-7, while the Braves were shutout against the powerhouse Pittsburgh Pirates.

As of right now, the Phillies have a 1/2 game lead in the East. The Marlins and New York Mets are pretty much irrelevant at this point as they are nine and 11.5 games back respectively. This is clearly between the Phils and the Braves.

Like we just mentioned, this is far from over. A 1/2-game lead is nothing, especially with six head-to-head games left to play.

But, this is what Philadelphia fans had been waiting for all season and many didn’t think they’d see. It’s now the Phils’ division to lose.