Overview
- Schwarber crushed a three-run shot off Mets reliever Justin Hagenman in the seventh inning to cap a 9-3 win in Philadelphia.
- He is the second player in Phillies history to reach 50 homers in a season, joining Ryan Howard, with 17 games remaining to chase the club record of 58.
- Ranger Suárez struck out a career-high 12 over six shutout innings, lowering his ERA to 2.77 while the rotation navigates Zack Wheeler’s absence.
- The victory expanded Philadelphia’s NL East cushion to nine games over New York with 17 to play.
- In his contract year, Schwarber leads the NL in home runs and is up to 123 RBIs, as Spotrac projects his market at roughly $100.56 million over four years.