PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies are making baseball fun again in Philly.
Philadelphia leads the NL East and took an eight-game winning streak into Tuesday night's matchup against Max Scherzer and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The team lost, but still holds its spot in first place.
The Phillies were in third place and 4½ games behind the Mets for first place in the division on Aug. 1.
They are now making a run at the playoffs for the first time since 2011.
The team will play the Dodgers again tonight at 7:05 p.m.
