Schwarber Hits Majors-Leading 19th and 20th HRs, Phillies Beat Pirates 11-9 in 10 Innings
Kyle Schwarber reached 20 homers as Philadelphia scored three runs in the 10th to win its fifth game in six tries.
- On Friday, the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings, improving to 13-4 under manager Don Mattingly since he replaced Rob Thomson last month.
- Slugger Kyle Schwarber homered twice to reach a majors-leading 20 home runs this season, matching a feat only previously accomplished twice by Albert Belle in MLB history.
- Consecutive RBI singles from Brandon Marsh and Rafael Marchan sparked a Phillies comeback in the 10th inning, followed by a game-tying two-run single from Bryce Harper off the wall in right-center.
- Orion Kerkering earned his first save pitching the 10th inning after Jose Alvarado tossed a scoreless ninth, while closer Gregory Soto's bases-loaded walk to Schwarber proved costly for Pittsburgh.
- The series continues Saturday in Pittsburgh, where the Pirates saw Brandon Lowe hit two home runs and Marcell Ozuna add a 438-foot shot caught by reliever Yohan Ramirez with a traffic cone.
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Schwarber homers lead Phillies past Bucs
PITTSBURGH — Red-hot slugger Kyle Schwarber homered twice to boost his majors-leading total to 20 and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings Friday night. Philadelphia trailed by six early. Schwarber led the comeback, smashing a pair of two-run homers. The designated hitter went deep off Braxton Ashcraft in the fifth and again off Mason Montgomery in the seventh. Schwarber has nine home runs in the pa…
Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper power Phillies to an 11-9 comeback victory over Pirates in extras
Schwarber homered twice, while Harper hit the game-tying two-run single in the ninth inning. Brandon Marsh and Rafael Marchán added the go-ahead runs in the 10th.
Schwarber hits 2 home runs and Bryce Harper has 4 hits, Phillies beat Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings
Red-hot slugger Kyle Schwarber homered twice to boost his majors-leading total to 20 and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings Friday night.
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Schwarber hits majors-leading 19th and 20th HRs, Phillies beat Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings
Kyle Schwarber hit his majors-leading 19th and 20th home runs of the season and Philadelphia rallied past Pittsburgh 11-9 in 10 innings.
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