The incredible season that Phillies first baseman Ryan Howard is having is awe-inspiring. His 3-run homer yesterday lead the Phillies to a 10-6 win against the Nationals. Howard leads the Majors with 48 homeruns while racking up 125 RBIs. The only other players in baseball which comes close to those numbers is David Ortiz, who's one homer sly of tying him and Alfonso Soranio (42). Tuesday was a big day for Howard who set a career and team mark, breaking Mike Schmidt's record for most dingers in a month.
Philly is only a half game behind the Reds for the wildcard. They're fighting tight competition, posting a 66-65 record. A mere game above .500 have not cut it to claim the final playoff spot in the NL. With the Padres and Reds winning about half their games in the last few weeks, the tension could be so high that it would blow a gasket. With the recent success of the Marlins they too could very well be back in the race.
Anything is possible with teams in the West even though the Dodgers look to have a lock on the pennant. You can rest assure that Ryan Howard will continue to put up big numbers and do everything in his power to lead the Phillies into the postseason for the first time in over a decade. If anything in the NL deserves this spot it's definitely the Phils. NL pitchers better be ready to watch out for the relentless blasts out of the ballpark from Ryan Howard.
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