Phillies Fly From Busch to the Cornfield: Wheeler’s Slide, a Lifeless Offense, Harper’s Knee & Field of Dreams Chaos The Phillies are heading straight from St. Louis to Dyersville after dropping another series to the Cardinals — their sixth series loss in eight tries since the break. Tonight they play the Twins at the Field of Dreams, and there’s a lot to unpack before first pitch.

🌽 Field of Dreams preview — Phillies vs. Twins from the Iowa cornfield, presented by John Deere, streaming on Netflix 📉 Another series dropped in St. Louis — the Phils are 10-15 since the All-Star break and sliding toward the wild card cutline

😬 Zack Wheeler concern — three of his last four starts have gone south, ERA climbing from 2.16 to 2.89, and Wednesday’s fifth-inning meltdown was the last straw

🤐 The offense is inept — Schwarber and Turner went a combined 0-for-8 in the series finale, and run support has been nonexistent

🦵 Bryce Harper’s knee — the soreness that flared up after his move to right field, and what it could mean going forward

🏟️ Weekend in Minnesota — after the Field of Dreams game and an off day, the Phillies and Twins pick the series back up Saturday and Sunday at Target Field

🎬 BONUS: We rank the best fictional baseball characters of all time — Crash Davis, Roy Hobbs, Ricky Vaughn and more get debated