Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber homers in 3 of his first 4 at-bats against Braves
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Braves Phillies Baseball Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber hits a home run against Atlanta Braves pitcher Cal Quantrill during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Matt Slocum/AP)
Braves Phillies Baseball Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber watches after hitting a two-run home run against Atlanta Braves pitcher Austin Cox during the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Matt Slocum/AP)
Braves Phillies Baseball Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber reacts after hitting a home run against Atlanta Braves pitcher Cal Quantrill during the first inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Matt Slocum/AP)
Braves Phillies Baseball Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber reacts after hitting a two-run home run against Atlanta Braves pitcher Austin Cox during the fourth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Matt Slocum/AP)
Braves Phillies Baseball Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber rounds the bases after hitting a three-run home run against Atlanta Braves pitcher Austin Cox during the fifth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Matt Slocum/AP)
Braves Phillies Baseball Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber, right, and Harrison Bader celebrate after Schwarber's three-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) (Matt Slocum/AP)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber homered in three of his first four at-bats Thursday night against Atlanta, pushing his season total to 48.
Schwarber began the day tied with the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani for the National League lead. Seattle’s Cal Raleigh tops the majors with 50.
Scharber began the power surge with a solo shot in the first off Cal Quantrill, sending a 2-1, curveball into the seats in right field. Scharber hit a flyout to center in the second.
After Quantrill was lifted with one out and a pair of runners on base in the fourth, Schwarber greeted lefty Austin Cox by sending a 3-2 curveball over the wall in right for his fourth multi-homer game of the season.
With “M-V-P! M-V-P!” chants ringing down from Phillies fans in the fifth, Schwarber launched a three-run, opposite-field drive off Cox, giving him five RBIs and putting Philadelphia ahead 15-3. It is the fourth time he has hit three homers in a game.
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