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Kyle Schwarber Crushes Three Home Runs to Reach 48 in Phillies’ Rout of Braves

The surge moves him level with Shohei Ohtani for the NL lead at 48, two shy of MLB leader Cal Raleigh.

Overview

  • Schwarber went deep in three of his first four at-bats Thursday night against Atlanta, lifting his season total to 48.
  • He opened with a first-inning solo shot off Cal Quantrill before adding two more against left-hander Austin Cox.
  • His fifth-inning blast was a three-run opposite-field homer, giving him five RBIs on the night.
  • The outburst marked Schwarber’s fourth career three-homer game and his fourth multi-homer game this season.
  • Philadelphia pummeled Braves pitching with six home runs and led 15-3 after five innings.