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Kyle Schwarber Hits Four Home Runs as Phillies Rout Braves 19-4

The outburst vaulted him to an NL-best 49 homers with 119 RBIs, prompting a Hall of Fame request for his helmet.

Overview

  • He became the 21st player in MLB history to hit four homers in a game and the first Phillie to do it since Mike Schmidt in 1976.
  • Schwarber drove in nine runs to set a Phillies single-game record while going 4-for-6.
  • The four blasts lifted him to 49 on the season, taking the National League lead and moving him within one of MLB leader Cal Raleigh.
  • Philadelphia tied a franchise mark with seven team home runs, with J.T. Realmuto, Max Kepler and Bryce Harper also going deep.
  • A bid for a fifth homer ended with a pop-up against Braves position player Vidal Bruján after his fourth was tracked at 108.9 mph and 407 feet by Statcast.