The Phillies (9-10) return from a season-long ten-game road trip to begin a four-game series against the Cubs (6-13). While the five-time defending National League East division champion Phillies have not lived up to expectations thus far this season, the remedy could be a series against a Cubs team that has won just 1 game on the road this season. Thus far in 2012, the Phils have struggled offensively, ranking near the bottom of the list, as a team, in nearly every offensive category. The Cubs, who rank dead last in the Major Leagues with just 7 homeruns this season, have done just as poorly, if not worse. In the series opener, the Phillies will send their ace Roy Halladay, who got just 1 run of support and took his first loss of the season in his last outing, to the mound. The Cubs will counter with lefty Paul Maholm, who is considerably hot and cold when facing Philadelphia. In his career against the Phils, Maholm has made 4 starts in which he has ...