They require rest it’s been back to back games for them, but more importantly they are desperate and want to remain in the contention for the NL wild-card.
The Philadelphia Phillies want to keep playing next week and their urgency was visible as they rampage past the Florida Marlins.... The Phils were in the game barely 12 hours after they had returned to their hotel in Fort Lauderdale from a late night finish in Washington.
The Phils were into the game with haunting memories from the 3-1 loss at Washington...They lacked fitness as they were bound to be tired but that wasn’t enough to hold them as the clinched a resounding victory denying all odds to remain in the wild card contention.
Via: msnbc
