US EditionPhillies Wrap up a 1st-Round Bye, Hitting a Team-Record 8 Homers to Rout the Marlins
Edmundo Sosa hit three home runs and Kyle Schwarber added two as the Phillies secured home-field advantage by avoiding the Wild Card round, finishing with 93 wins.
- On Sept. 24, the Philadelphia Phillies clinched a first-round bye with an 11-1 victory over the Miami Marlins, powered by a franchise-record eight home runs.
- Edmundo Sosa, activated before the game after a groin injury, hit three home runs in three consecutive at bats in his first game in 12 days, tying his career high of 10 homers.
- Kyle Schwarber supplied power with two homers, including a third-inning solo off Marlins starter Ryan Weathers that tied the game at 1; he is two homers shy of Ryan Howard's franchise record with four games left.
- Assured a top-two seed, the Philadelphia Phillies will open the Division Series Saturday, Oct. 4, at Citizens Bank Park and avoid the Wild Card round starting Sept. 30.
- Marlins starter Ryan Weathers lasted 4 2/3 innings, allowing five earned runs and three homers, while Bryson Stott, Alec Bohm and Otto Kemp also homered, with Stott's shot traveling 441 feet.
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I Saw The Phillies Hit Eight Homers
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Edmundo Sosa returns from IL with 3 homers as Phillies clinch first-round bye
PHILADELPHIA — Edmundo Sosa hit three of the Phillies’ team-record eight home runs, Kyle Schwarber had two to pad his National League lead and the Phillies wrapped up a first-round bye with an 11-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night. Assured one of the top two seeds in the NL, the East champion Phillies (93-65) will open the postseason at home Oct. 4 in a best-of-five Division Series. Schwarber hit Nos. 55 and 56 to pull within tw…
Phillies wrap up 1st-round bye, hit team-record 8 homers to rout Marlins
PHILADELPHIA -- Edmundo Sosa hit three of Philadelphia's team-record eight home runs, Kyle Schwarber had two to pad his National League lead and the Phillies wrapped up a first-round bye with an 11-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night.
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