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Phillies Bats Working Late
Phillies lead the National League in batting during innings 7-8-9.
Sure, it took until July 17 for the Phillies to win a 2012 game in which they trailed after the seventh inning. And it took until Monday night for them to take home a victory when they were behind after eight. Which makes it even harder to deal with this little tidbit:
The Fightin's lead the National League in batting average (.270) during Innings 7-8-9. And they are second in the NL in runs scored (137) during that time, behind only the Cardinals (143).
Here are each major league team's statistics for the seventh, eighth and ninth innings (complete through Monday's games):