The Philadelphia Phillies had plenty to cheer about on Thursday night , and none more so than Kyle Schwarber as the slugger blasted four home runs in a 19-4 rout of the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park. He became just the 21st player in Major League Baseball history to hit four homers in a single game, and he’s also only the fourth Phillies player to do it, joining legends Mike Schmidt (1976), Chuck Klein (1936), and Ed Delahanty (1896).

Schwarber opened the night with a 450-foot solo homer in the first inning off Braves starter Cal Quantrill. He followed with a two-run homer in the fourth and a three-run blast in the fifth , both off lefty reliever Austin Cox. His historic night was ended by another three-run home run in the seventh off reliever Wander Suero. He went 4-for-6

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