Phillies' Kyle Schwarber Ends Drought with 4 Homers vs. Braves
Kyle Schwarber set a Phillies record with nine RBIs and took the National League home run lead, hitting four homers in a dominant 19-4 win over the Braves.
- On Aug. 28, 2025, Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber homered four times at Citizens Bank Park, powering a 19-4 victory over the Atlanta Braves.
- This marked a rare four-homer performance in MLB history, the third this season after Eugenio Suárez and Athletics rookie Nick Kurtz on July 25.
- The Phillies' offense erupted, totaling seven home runs as Kyle Schwarber finished 4-for-6 with nine RBIs, setting a Phillies single-game RBI record on Thursday.
- The rout widened Philadelphia's NL East margin as the blowout win and Mets loss pushed the Phillies' lead over New York to five games, while Aaron Nola recorded his 1,845th strikeout.
- Historically, Schwarber's four homers marked the Phillies franchise's fourth four-homer game, raising his season total to 49 and sending his helmet to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.
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