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Schwarber went 1-for-5 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 6-4 win over the Cardinals.
Schwarber capped the Phillies' six-run ninth inning and improbable comeback with a two-run, game-winning blast off Riley O'Brien. It was Schwarber's league-leading 39th home run this season and his second in his last two contests. He's gone 15-for-64 (.266) with six homers in his last 16 games, boosting his slash line to .245/.361/.532 with 78 RBI and 76 runs scored across 559 plate appearances this year.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Homers in rout
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Schwarber went 2-for-3 with a home run, a walk, two RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 12-3 win over the Cardinals.
Schwarber drove in a run on a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning before adding a solo blast in the eighth. The 33-year-old is hitting just .216 in 31 games since the All-Star break, but he's now gone deep five times over his past 12 contests. On the season, he's slashing .245/.363/.529 with a major-league-leading 38 long balls, 76 RBI, 75 runs scored and three steals across 555 plate appearances.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Another two-homer game
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Schwarber went 2-for-5 with two home runs and three RBI in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Twins.
Schwarber wasted no time making an impact in MLB's Field of Dreams game, leading off the night with a solo homer against Taj Bradley before taking the right-hander deep again for a two-run shot in the fourth inning. It marked his second multi-homer performance in his last five contests. After opening August in a 0-for-17 skid, Schwarber has quickly turned things around, going 11-for-30 (.367) with nine RBI over his last eight games. Through 117 contests this season, he's batting .250 with a .915 OPS and has slugged his way back atop the MLB leaderboard with 37 home runs.
Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Homers twice to end drought
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Schwarber went 2-for-3 with a pair of home runs, four total RBI and three walks in Sunday's 7-6 extra-innings win over the Blue Jays.
Schwarber opened the scoring in the third inning with a three-run, opposite-field blast off Shane Bieber before extending the lead to 4-2 with a 448-foot solo shot in the fifth. The two-homer game snapped an extended power drought for Schwarber, who had gone 17 games without a long ball -- he went just 10-for-57 (.175) with three RBI in that span. Schwarber is now slashing .247/.369/.535 through 503 plate appearances this season with 68 RBI, 68 runs scored and 35 home runs, tied with Yordan Alvarez for the most in the majors.
Schwarber (illness) is in the lineup for Friday's matchup against the Orioles.
After missing the final two games of the series against Miami due to a gastrointestinal issue, Schwarber is back for the Phillies for Friday's series opener against Baltimore. The 33-year-old will act as the designated hitter and bat second for Philadelphia.
Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Held out again Wednesday
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Schwarber (illness) remains out of the lineup for Wednesday's game in Miami.
Schwarber is battling a gastrointestinal issue and will miss a second straight contest. The Phillies are idle Thursday, so Schwarber will aim to return to action Friday in Baltimore. Trea Turner is in the designated hitter spot Wednesday, and Edmundo Sosa is getting a start at shortstop.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Battling illness
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Schwarber's absence from the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Marlins is due to a gastrointestinal issue, Matt Gelb of The Athletic reports.
Schwarber's omission from Tuesday's starting nine is notable since he rarely gets days off, so it's not a major surprise that he's feeling less than 100 percent. The veteran slugger should be considered day-to-day while Bryce Harper shifts to designated hitter.
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Phillies' Kyle Schwarber: Rare day off Tuesday
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Schwarber is absent from the lineup for Tuesday's game in Miami.
It's the first time Schwarber has been out of the lineup since he missed two games in late June with lower-back tightness. Bryce Harper will get a day at designated hitter, Alec Bohm will shift to first base and Edmundo Sosa will net a start at third base for the Phillies.
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