NLDS: Kyle Schwarber’s 455-Foot ‘Revelation’ Sparks Phillies to Game 3 Win
Kyle Schwarber hit two home runs, including a 455-foot blast, to lead the Phillies to an 8-2 win and keep their NLDS hopes alive in the best-of-five series.
- Kyle Schwarber delivered the pivotal blow in the fourth inning, hitting a 455-foot solo homer off Yoshinobu Yamamoto to tie Game 3 of the NLDS as the Philadelphia Phillies won 8-2 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.
- After going 0-for-23 earlier, the club desperately sought a breakthrough as the Philadelphia Phillies entered Game 3 facing elimination with their top trio hitting just 2-for-24.
- Schwarber homered twice, with his two homers traveling a combined 863 feet, as the Phillies finished nine for 16 with five runs and five RBIs.
- The win extended the series and forced a fourth game in Los Angeles; Game 4 is Thursday at Dodger Stadium, and a Phillies win would send the series back to Philadelphia for Game 5 on Saturday.
- Kershaw's rough relief appearance shifted late-game dynamics and spotlighted his farewell year as the Philadelphia Phillies extended the best-of-five NLDS despite rare odds to rally from a 2-0 deficit.
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Kyle Schwarber’s 2 homers help Phillies top Dodgers, avoid sweep - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
LOS ANGELES — Kyle Schwarber hit two home runs, including a mammoth shot to spark a three-run fourth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies stayed alive in the National League Division Series with an 8-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday.


NLDS: Kyle Schwarber’s 455-foot ‘revelation’ sparks Phillies to Game 3 win
LOS ANGELES — For 21 innings, the Phillies’ bats were silent in the National League Division Series. They awoke, as did a few residents of East Los Angeles, to the sound of Kyle Schwarber’s bat Wednesday night. Schwarber homered to lead off the third inning, and he added a two-run shot in the clinching five-run eighth to lead and keep the Phillies alive in the best-of-5 series. Schwarber’s first home didn’t just tie the game at 1. It untied a lo…

Phillies’ big three come alive to stave off elimination against Dodgers
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