Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Jacks two home runs in win
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Schwarber went 2-for-3 with two solo home runs, a walk and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 10-0 win over the Diamondbacks in Game 2 of the NLCS.
Schwarber officially has a streak going, hitting home runs in back-to-back games. Tuesday's deep shots came off Merrill Kelly in the third and sixth innings as Schwarber took advantage of a few poorly located pitches down the plate. Power is nothing new to the left-hander, who finished second in home runs in the regular season with 47 in 160 games. Schwarber is now slashing .219/.286/.563 this postseason with five runs, four RBI and three home runs in 32 at-bats.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Slugs home run in loss
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Schwarber went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Pirates.
Schwarber got the scoring going early with his long ball in the first inning, but it ultimately would not spark any momentum for the team. As of the end of Thursday's game, the left-handed slugger was tied with Pete Alonso for second-best in home runs with 46 on the season. This year, he has put together a .197/.344/.473 line in 157 games while eclipsing the century mark in both runs and RBI, with 107 and 101, respectively.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Not starting Wednesday
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Schwarber is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game versus Pittsburgh.
Schwarber will head to the bench for the first time since Aug. 9 after the Phillies punched their ticket to the playoffs with Tuesday's victory. The veteran slugger has clubbed 45 homers but is still hitting just .196 this season, though he slashed .230/.395/.566 during the run of 42 consecutive starts.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Slugs 44th long ball
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Schwarber went 1-for-5 with a three-run home run in a 6-1 win against the Cardinals on Saturday.
Schwarber's lone hit of the contest was a three-run blast to right field in the fifth inning that accounted for half of Philadelphia's scoring output. The slugger has gone deep seven times through 15 games in September, posting a .273/.437/.655 slash line, 17 runs and 12 RBI during that stretch. With 44 long balls on the campaign, Schwarber is tied for third in the majors and is just two shy of the career-best mark he established last season. His blast Saturday gave him 97 RBI, setting a new career high.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Hot streak continues
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Schwarber went 1-for-3 with a walk and a three-run home run in Saturday's 8-4 win over the Marlins.
The slugger capped a five-run second inning for the Phillies by crushing a Johnny Cueto fastball deep to center field. Schwarber has 42 homers on the season, four back of the career high he set in 2022, and he's also one RBI short of matching the career-best 94 he tallied last year. He's been absolutely locked in over the last few weeks -- in his last 20 games, he's slashing .296/.474/.845 with 12 home runs, 19 RBI and 22 runs.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Homers again Wednesday
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Schwarber went 2-for-4 with a solo homer and a second run scored in Wednesday's victory over the Padres.
Schwarber got the Phillies started in the first inning with a 465-foot blast off Michael Wacha, his 41st homer of the year. It's Schwarber's 11th long ball in his last 18 games -- he's batting .302 (19-for-63) with a 1.361 OPS in that span. While he's still batting just .195 on the campaign, Schwarber's OPS is up to .820 through 623 plate appearances with 92 runs scored and 90 RBI.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Hits homer No. 40
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Schwarber went 2-for-3 with a solo home run, three total runs and three walks in Monday's 9-7 victory versus San Diego.
Schwarber reached base five times in the contest, the second time he's accomplished that this season. He accounted for the Phillies' final run with his solo shot to right field in the fifth inning. The long ball was Schwarber's 40th of the campaign, the fourth-highest figure in the majors. This is the second straight season that the slugger has reached the 40-homer mark -- he swatted a career-high 46 home runs last year.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Homers, doubles in win
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Schwarber went 2-for-4 with a double, a home run, two RBI and a run scored in Friday's victory over St. Louis.
Schwarber's double in the second inning gave the Phillies the lead, while his homer in the seventh provided some insurance runs. He's now hit safely in six of his last seven games, reaching base 16 times (eight hits and eight walks) in 34 plate appearances with five home runs, nine RBI and nine runs scored over that time frame. On the year, while Schwarber is on pace to reach 40 homers, 100 RBI and 100 runs scored, he's also hitting just .187 with 165 strikeouts in 465 at-bats.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Homers Wednesday
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Schwarber went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, two walks and an additional run scored in Wednesday's loss to the Giants.
Schwarber got the Phillies on the board in the sixth inning with a home run off Alex Cobb, his 34th of the season. The 30-year-old Schwarber has four long balls in his last six games, going 6-for-21 (.286) in that span. He's still batting just .184 on the season, though his OPS is now up to .772 with 81 RBI and 79 runs scored through 567 plate appearances.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Goes yard twice in loss
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Schwarber went 2-for-4 with a walk, two home runs and three RBI in Friday's 8-7 loss to the Nationals.
He took Joan Adon deep in the fourth inning for a two-run blast before giving the Phillies a spark of hope in the ninth with a solo shot off Kyle Finnegan, but his teammates couldn't complete the comeback. Schwarber is sticking to his usual Three True Outcomes formula in August, slashing .185/.348/.463 through 15 games with five homers, 11 runs and 12 RBI.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Starting Saturday
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Schwarber (foot) is starting in left field and batting in the leadoff spot Saturday against the Twins.
Schwarber was taken out of the Phillies' game Friday after fouling a ball off his left foot, but it won't force him to miss any time. The 30-year-old slugger hasn't been able to collect hits very efficiently this season, but he has gone 7-for-16 with three homers across his last five games.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Will be re-evaluated Saturday
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Schwarber is dealing with a left foot contusion and will be re-evaluated Saturday, Alex Coffey of The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
Schwarber was lifted from Friday's blowout win over the Twins after fouling a ball off his foot. All indications are that it was a precautionary removal, but Schwarber is sore and will be looked at again Saturday before the Phillies decide whether he can play.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Exits after fouling ball off foot
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Schwarber was removed from Friday's game versus the Twins after fouling a ball off his left foot, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
The Phillies were up nine runs at the time of his removal, so this could be nothing more than a precautionary move. Consider him day-to-day. Schwarber reached base in all four of his plate appearances Friday, singling twice and walking twice while driving in one run and scoring two, before exiting.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Rare day off Wednesday
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Schwarber is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Nationals.
Schwarber has appeared in each of the Phillies' 114 games this season, but he'll grab a breather Wednesday as Weston Wilson covers left field and Trea Turner takes a turn as the designated hitter. Edmundo Sosa is starting at shortstop.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Clubs two homers in matinee
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Schwarber went 2-for-4 with two home runs and five RBI in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Nationals.
With the Phillies in an early 3-0 hole, Schwarber flipped the script by launching a three-run shot in the third inning and a two-run blast in the fourth, both off Trevor Williams. The 30-year-old slugger has become almost purely a Three True Outcomes hitter lately -- including an 0-for-3 showing in Tuesday's nightcap that featured two walks and a run scored, he's slashed .152/.374/.348 over his last 20 games with four of his 10 hits leaving the yard to go along with 12 runs and 15 RBI.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Three hits, homer in win
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Schwarber went 3-for-4 with a two-run homer and an additional run scored in Sunday's win over Kansas City.
Schwarber put the Phillies ahead 5-4 in the second inning with a two-run, 421-foot blast off Zack Greinke. It's Schwarber's first homer and first multi-hit game since July 28. He'd gone just 1-for-27 while striking out at a 30.8 percent rate since then. The 30-year-old Schwarber is up to 28 homers on the year, though he's slashing just .182/.321/.421 with 67 RBI and 65 runs scored across 501 plate appearances.
Schwarber went 1-for-5 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Sunday's victory over San Diego.
Schwarber ended the Phillies' four-game series against the Padres with another impactful performance, taking Seth Lugo yard for a solo shot in the sixth inning for his third straight game with a homer and plating the game-winning run in the 12th inning on a sacrifice fly. After going 5-for-18 (.277) with three long balls in the series, Schwarber is slashing .189/.314/.444 on the year with the sixth-most homers in baseball (25).
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Goes yard in both ends of twin bill
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Schwarber went 3-for-10 with two home runs and five RBI across both games of Saturday's doubleheader sweep of the Padres.
The Phillies put together comeback wins in both contests, and Schwarber was in the thick of each rally, taking Nick Martinez deep for a solo shot in the seventh inning of the matinee before tagging Ryan Weathers for a three-run blast in the fifth inning of the nightcap. Schwarber's .189 batting average remains a tough pill to swallow in traditional roto formats, but his 24 homers and 54 RBI through 92 games still provide solid fantasy value. The home runs were his first since July 1.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Hits leadoff homer
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Schwarber went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Cubs.
Schwarber started the game with a homer on the first pitch he saw from Kyle Hendricks. He has a home run and two doubles over his last three games, though he had a brief 0-for-15 slump over the four contests prior. The slugger is up to 21 homers, 43 RBI, 47 runs scored and a .186/.326/.441 slash line through 80 games. Eight of his homers have come in June.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Reaches 20-homer mark
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Schwarber went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Sunday's 3-2 win over the Athletics.
Schwarber opened the scoring with a solo shot on the fourth pitch from Hogan Harris. In the fifth, Schwarber added an RBI single. The outfielder collected his first three-hit game of the season, and he's now batting .254 (17-for-67) with seven homers and 14 RBI in June. For the season, he's at a .187/.332/.455 slash line with 20 long balls, 41 RBI, 43 runs scored and no stolen bases through 72 contests. It's a recurring theme for Schwarber to get hot in the middle of the campaign, and it looks like 2023 is no different.
