Measuring stick series shows Phillies are way behind NLs elite team originally appeared on nbcsportsphiladelphia.com LOS ANGELES - Are the Los Angeles Dodgers that much better than the Phillies, or did the Phillies simply play some bad baseball against the best team in the National League over the weekend? That was the question the Phillies were left to ponder as the team buses pulled out of Dodger Stadium and headed south to San Diego on Sunday night. The Phils had a miserable weekend in Chavez Ravine, swept for the first time this season after an 8-0 loss to the Dodgers in a series finale that started off well and ended horribly.