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Phillies Belt Record 8 Homers to Rout Marlins, Seal First-Round Bye

Edmundo Sosa’s three-homer return highlighted a club hitting full stride as the postseason approaches.

Overview

  • Philadelphia crushed Miami 11-1 at Citizens Bank Park, snapping the Marlins’ seven-game winning streak and moving the Phillies to 93-65.
  • Sosa homered three times in his first game back from a 10-day injured list stint for a groin strain.
  • Kyle Schwarber launched his 55th and 56th homers, set an MLB single-season mark for a left-handed hitter with 23 homers off lefties, and drew within two of Ryan Howard’s franchise record of 58.
  • Starter Jesus Luzardo struck out 10 with no walks over seven innings and allowed only an unearned run to notch his 15th win.
  • Alec Bohm, Bryson Stott, and Otto Kemp also went deep as Philadelphia surpassed its previous single-game mark set last month, with ClutchPoints noting the rare combo of eight team homers and a 10-strikeout, no-walk start.