OK, so that may be a stupid question. But, allow me to play devil’s advocate (although some who know me well would say I’m Satan himself).

Prior to the start of their latest series with the Braves on Friday, the Phillies had gone 7-4 in their last 11 games and seemingly were still in this terrible excuse for a division we call the National League East.

That’s when the shit completely hit the fan. The Phillies lost four games in three days to the Braves. After being swept by the Braves, the Phillies have now lost eight of their past 10 games to fall 10 games below the .500 mark and eight games back in the division.

If you weren’t busy watching the NBA Draft or sleeping, you were able to witness an exciting Phillies win on Thursday night.

After 14 innings, and four hours and 41 minutes, the Phillies finally emerged victorious, as Chase Utley drove an 0-2 pitch to right field for a two-run walk-off home run in the Phillies’ 5-3 win over the Marlins.

It should've been the third out. With two outs and men on first and second in the fourth inning, Marcell Ozuna ripped a line drive directly at Domonic Brown.

Brown would break in, however, only to see the ball sail just over his glove as he leapt in an attempt to recover from his misplay.

The result would be an RBI double for Ozuna, breaking a scoreless tie. The Marlins would score two more in the frame, as Jarrod Saltalamacchia followed Ozuna's double with one of his own, on their way to a 3-2 victory over the Phillies.

Since stringing together a five-game win streak last week, the Phillies had looked dismal, dropping three consecutive games as all momentum the team had built seemingly disappeared.

Tuesday night, the Phillies got back on the right track, as they scored early and often in a 7-4 win over the Marlins.

It appears the Phillies forgot to bring their bats home after a successful road trip.

On Monday night, the Phillies would manage just six hits, as they were shut out by the Marlins in a 4-0 loss.

Things started off well for the Phillies on Sunday afternoon in St. Louis.

They would not end well, however, as the Cardinals erased a 3-0 deficit, going on to a 5-3 win to top the Phillies for the second straight day and spoil a strong road trip for Philadelphia.

The Phillies win streak was finally snapped this evening.

Cole Hamels was solid, but faltered in the eighth inning, leading to three runs for the Cardinals, as St. Louis topped the Phillies 4-1.

The Phillies just keep winning.

With A.J. Burnett dealing on Friday night, the Phillies would top the Cardinals 5-1 for their fifth straight win.

It had been more than a year since the Phillies won four consecutive games.

Ryan Howard put an end to that embarrassing streak on Thursday night, as he continued to rake in his hometown of St. Louis in the Phillies' 4-1 win over the Cardinals.

The NL East is bad. Just how bad you ask? Well, the first place Nationals sit just three games above .500 for the season, and the Phillies, they're now just five games out.

The Phillies continue to heat up as of late, topping the Braves 5-2 on Tuesday night for their sixth win in their past eight games. But at 31-38 on the season, the Phillies have no right being that close to the division lead and as the result of a terrible division, the actions of the front office at the trade deadline could be altered.