Schwarber Hits 20th Homer as Phillies Rally From 6 Down to Win 11-9 in 10
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Updated · ESPN · May 16
Schwarber Hits 20th Homer as Phillies Rally From 6 Down to Win 11-9 in 10
11 articles · Updated · ESPN · May 16
Kyle Schwarber hit two two-run homers and drew a bases-loaded walk in the ninth as Philadelphia erased a six-run deficit to beat Pittsburgh 11-9 in 10 innings.
His 20th homer made him the earliest player in MLB history to reach that mark—on May 16—and gave him nine homers in his past eight games.
Bryce Harper followed Schwarber's four-pitch walk with a tying single off the wall, and backup catcher Rafael Marchan put the Phillies ahead with a two-run single in the 10th.
The comeback lifted Philadelphia to 22-23 and 13-4 under new manager Don Mattingly, who replaced Rob Thomson after a 10-game slide in April.
That surge has revived a club that still trails Atlanta in the NL East but is again resembling the postseason regular of the past four years.
Kyle Schwarber is setting records, but will the Phillies' poor pitching ultimately doom their championship aspirations?
Beyond Schwarber's heroics, is new manager Don Mattingly the real fix for the Phillies' fundamental flaws?