SAN DIEGO — If there’s any solace to be taken from an 8-5 loss, it’s this:
The Phillies are coming home. Again.
They’ve been here before. They were here exactly one week ago, in fact; flat and fatigued. They had nothing in Game 2 of the National League Division Series, and they blew a lead in Game 2 of the NLCS to the Padres on Wednesday.