MLB home run leader Schwarber punctuates Phillies' unlikely comeback win over the Cardinals
All Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber could do was smile as he surveyed the situation while heading to the plate Sunday in the bottom of the ninth inning of a tied game with the St. Louis Cardinals. The Phillies had pieced together an unlikely rally from a four-run deficit in the home half of the ninth and Schwarber was stepping in against St. Louis Cardinals closer Riley O’Brien. It was at…
In a thrilling finish to a tied game, Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber delivered a walk-off home run to secure an astonishing 6-4 victory against the St. Louis Cardinals. The slugging sensation had been on a tear, leading the majors with his 39th home run, a gargantuan 459-foot blast over the Citizens Bank Park batter's eye. His teammate Trea Turner had praised the team's ability to mount such an unlikely rally from a four-run deficit in the bottom of the ninth.
Schwarber stood at the plate, sharing a grin with Turner, marveling at how they had reached this moment. The slugger went 2-2 before going to bat, hitting the ball with such power and surprise that even he was left in disbelief. The Phillies' resurgence was remarkable, climbing from a precarious place in the wild-card race to erasing a sizable deficit in the NL East. Despite the odds, the Phillies remained resolute, fighting until the final out.
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