The Philadelphia Phillies are getting set to play the second game of their series against the Athletics, and they will be facing something that has been a problem for most of the year.

After a terrible start to the campaign, the Phillies are now one of the hottest teams in baseball. As winners in seven of their last eight games, Philadelphia has really been thriving since the decision to fire Rob Thomson .

Don Mattingly has taken over and created a spark for the team that they needed. However, while things are going well, they are still four games under the .500 mark heading into their matchup on Wednesday night against the Athletics.

Aside from the managerial change, there hasn’t been too much else that has been different for the team.…