The Philadelphia Phillies have certainly gotten plenty right over the past few seasons, which has allowed them to remain firmly in baseball’s upper echelon. Their lineup is packed with star power, and aside from a dreadful 9–19 start to the 2026 season, that group has largely performed as advertised. The veteran core has shouldered much of the load, and more recently, during this remarkable turnaround, contributions have come from up and down the roster.
Yet, since the beginning of the 2025 season, one persistent problem has eluded any solution: road getaway days have been a consistent nightmare for the Phillies.
It’s always tricky to close out a trip and head home with a win, but for Philadelphia, the offense has regularly gone silent in these spots. The trend first emerged in 2025 and has unfortunately carried over and even worsened in 2026.
The Phillies’ struggles in getaway games date back to last year. In the first half of the 2025 season, there were nine such contests at the end of road trips, and the club managed just 18 total runs across them yet they somehow posted a winning record at 5–4. After the All-Star break, there were five more getaway games, and while they scored 20 runs in those, 11 of those came in a single game on August 17 against the Nationals. Their record in that stretch was 1–4.
Now, with Tuesday’s matchup against the Mets marking the seventh getaway game of 2026, the offensive numbers are even uglier: just 10 runs total in six games. That figure looks especially grim when you consider that six of those runs came in one contest on May 17 against the Pirates.
Citi Field has become a personal house of horrors for the Phillies. It’s hardly a surprise, then, that their record in getaway games this year sits at 2–4, with three shutouts two of which they were on the wrong end of, and one they managed to win 1–0 against the Marlins. Given how much this ballpark has haunted them in recent years, the stage seems set for more trouble. The offense could really use an early spark against opener Cionel Perez, particularly since Alec Bohm, Kyle Schwarber, and Bryce Harper all boast strong career numbers against him.
Dropping a series to a scuffling Mets team would be far from ideal, especially with all the positive energy the Phillies have generated over the past few weeks. This is a soft stretch on the schedule, and Philadelphia needs to capitalize on it while keeping the pressure on the Braves in the division race.
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