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Yesterday, the Phillies faced the Braves in Pennsylvania. Soon, Aaron Nola, who is having a bad season, gave up three runs and was booed by his own fans. #Philly
But after that, he didn't make much of an impact (despite his four runs in six innings, which isn't too shabby) because the story of the game changed dramatically in the Phillies' first at-bat.
The club scored five runs en route to a 19-4 victory. Kyle Schwarber, J.T. Realmuto and Max Kepler followed suit.
However, the story of the game was that Kyle Schwarber hit four long balls. The Phillies can thank him for the new franchise record: seven home runs in one game. Bryce Harper also has a long ball, for those wondering.
Listen to the roar of the @Phillies faithful!
https://t.co/jdXBdj3aHl pic.twitter.com/4G2lOiota4
– MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) August 29, 2025
So Schwarber ended a 0-in-20 streak by going 4-in-6 and hitting four long balls. He also produced nine points, which is a new franchise record.
He failed to hit a fifth, which would have been a league record. He did, however, become the 21st player in history to have a four-home run game… including the third this year. #NickKurtz #EugenioSuarez
Since there have been 24 perfect games in history and only 21 four-run performances, we've just witnessed, for the third time this season, a feat of arms rarer than a perfect game. That's no mean feat.
Schwarber has 49 home runs this season… and we learned in 2024 that a full-time DH can easily win the MVP. Can Schwarber, who is driving up the price at which he'll sign this winter, beat Shohei Ohtani for the MVP title in the Nationals?
No one has earned themselves more money this offseason than Kyle Schwarber https://t.co/bjJxAufUNK
– Brandon Wile (@Brandon_N_Wile) August 29, 2025
Schwarber received a standing ovation from the fans. With good reason, you might say.
49 long balls in his first 134 games of a season equals a franchise mark (Ryan Howard, 2006) in Philadelphia. And what's more, with 180 long balls since 2022, he's tackling the league record for most home runs in his first four years with a new team.
Most home runs in first 4 seasons with a team:
Mark McGwire STL: 191
Babe Ruth NYY: 189
Kyle Schwarber PHI: 180– Sarah Langs (@SlangsOnSports) August 29, 2025
- Kyle Schwarber: more home runs yesterday than Jazz Chisholm Jr. at the home run contest.
Kyle Schwarber hit 4 HR in a game tonight – 1 more than Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit in the Home Run Derby
pic.twitter.com/7JspMV1vuS
– DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) August 29, 2025
- Aaron Nola: ranks third for most strikeouts in Phillies colors.
With his 1,845th career strikeout, Aaron Nola moves past Cole Hamels and has the 3rd most strikeouts all-time as a member of the @Phillies.
1. Steve Carlton – 3,031
2. Robin Roberts – 1,871
3. Aaron Nola – 1,845 pic.twitter.com/uWUZfhSPJG– MLB Stats (@MLBStats) August 29, 2025
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