LOS ANGELES — Any chance of the Los Angeles Dodgers dousing each other with champagne on Wednesday flew away into the night with one mammoth, memorable swing. For the previous two games in this National League Division Series, the Dodgers had fulfilled the task that kept their coaches and staff up late at night. They neutralized the Philadelphia Phillies’ best …
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Kyle Schwarber Had the Coolest Comment About His Mammoth HR vs. Dodgers
The Phillies were able to keep their season alive with an 8–2 win over the Dodgers in Los Angeles on Wednesday night and leading the way once again was the man who put the team on his back so often during the regular season—Kyle Schwarber. The lefty slugger hit two home runs in the must-win game, including an absolute Schwarberbomb …
Read More »Dodgers-Phillies Game 3 takeaways: Kyle Schwarber powers up as Phillies stay alive
LOS ANGELES — The Philadelphia Phillies deftly deployed an unconventional pitching plan, asking their longest-tenured starter to act as an opener, and rode a resurgent offensive attack Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium to keep this National League Division Series alive with an 8-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Aaron Nola and Ranger Suárez combined to permit one run in …
Read More »Phillies fans booing Kyle Schwarber might haunt their team for years to come
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: With their backs against the wall, the Philadelphia Phillies once again came up small at home in critical playoff game. The script was all too familiar in Game 2 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with Philly’s offense going silent for much of the night before a furious ninth-inning rally …
Read More »The Opener: Raleigh, Schwarber, Red Sox, AL Central
Here are four things we’ll be keeping an eye on around the baseball world today: 1. Raleigh chasing Judge’s record: The Mariners clinched the AL West yesterday, and they did so on back of two more home runs from AL MVP candidate Cal Raleigh. Those homers were the 59th and 60th of Raleigh’s season, making him the seventh player in …
Read More »Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper lead Phillies to NL East title
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A barechested Bryce Harper poured a bottle of Champagne over his head, soaking in the Philadelphia Phillies’ second consecutive NL East title. Kyle Schwarber celebrated by chugging beer out of a hose as his teammates fed the contraption in the middle of a darkened visitors’ clubhouse after the Phillies rallied for a wild 6-5 victory in …
Read More »Kyle Schwarber Had A Real Shot At Home Run History
Thursday evening provided us with a moment that baseball does better than any other sport—taking two things that used to be special but now almost seem mundane, and then slamming them together in an alchemist’s fever dream. This particular moment came when Kyle Schwarber of the Phillies, owner of baseball’s 21st four-homer game in history and the third this year, …
Read More »Kyle Schwarber has 21st 4-homer game in MLB, drives in Phillies-record 9 runs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber hit four home runs Thursday night against Atlanta to become the 21st major leaguer and fourth Phillies player to accomplish the feat. Schwarber was 4 for 6 with a Phillies-record nine RBIs in the 19-4 victory. He took the outright National League homer lead with a career-high 49 and moved within one of …
Read More »Kyle Schwarber has 21st 4-homer game in MLB, drives in Phillies-record 9 runs
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber hit four home runs Thursday night against Atlanta to become the 21st major leaguer and fourth Phillies player to accomplish the feat. Schwarber was 4 for 6 with a Phillies-record nine RBIs in the 19-4 victory. He took the outright National League homer lead with a career-high 49 and moved within one of …
Read More »Must-see TV: Kyle Schwarber makes history with 4-homer night, then puts on another show
PHILADELPHIA — Months ago, the popular sitcom “Abbott Elementary” pitched an episode that would be staged inside Citizens Bank Park. They wanted a Philadelphia Phillies player to guest star, and Kyle Schwarber agreed to do it because whenever anyone here needs something, they go to Schwarber. He is dependable. He is steady. And, at 32, he is having a career …
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