 Then in the next series against the Atlanta Braves, although they would win the first game to climb back to 3 games behind the Cardinals, they would lose the final 2 games which sunk them to 5 games behind the Cardinals and majorly damaged their playoff hopes.However, in game 2 of the series, Ryan Howard hit his 300th career home run after 1,093 games, becoming the second fastest player to hit the 300th homer.The Phillies were unable to keep their now very slim playoff chances alive by taking just 1 of 3 from the Washington Nationals.