Kyle Schwarber became the 21st player in major league history to hit four home runs in a game, highlighting the Philadelphia Phillies’ 19-4 rout of the visiting Atlanta Braves on Thursday.

Schwarber belted a solo homer in the first inning, a two-run shot in the fourth, a three-run blast in the fifth and a mammoth three-run shot in the seventh. He had a chance for a fifth home run when he came to the plate in the eighth against infielder Vidal Brujan, but he flied out to left on a 57 mph pitch.

J.T. Realmuto, Max Kepler and Bryce Harper also went deep as the Phillies tied their franchise record with seven homers. Schwarber, who finished with a club-record nine RBIs, leads the National League with 49 home runs and 119 RBIs.

Michael Harris II knocked in two runs and Matt Olson homered for

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