Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Philadelphia ta buɗe kakar wasa ta hanyar buga rikodin nasara a farkon watan Afrilu. Tawagar ta zira kwallaye 60 a cikin wasanni biyar a ƙarshen Mayu kuma ta tafi 14 zuwa 4 a farkon Yuni. Kungiyar ta yi rashin nasara a wasanni 9 daga cikin 11 har zuwa karshen watan Yuni, amma ta fito daga hutun All-Star tare da rikodin 9<unk>6 bayan hutun tsakiyar kakar wasa. Phillies sun buga mafi kyawun rikodin hanya a cikin National League, a 44<unk>37. Philadelphia ta yi ciniki da Los Angeles Dodgers a watan Agusta kuma ta tafi 13 zuwa 3 a wasanninsu na 16 da suka gabata, don lashe taken National League East a karo na biyu a jere. Sun doke Milwaukee Brewers a cikin Division Series, 3 zuwa 1, kuma Dodgers a cikin Championship Series
, 4<unk>1, don yin ajiyar wurin su a cikin 2008 Fall Classic. Wannan shi ne karo na farko da Phillies ya bayyana a gasar cin kofin duniya a cikin shekaru goma sha biyar.