Kyle Schwarber is the gift that keeps on giving for the Philadelphia Phillies as they managed to clinch the NL East with a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday in extra innings. The Phillies slugger did go deep in the first inning, going yard off of an 86-mph slider from Dodgers opener Anthony Banda, giving Schwarber his 52nd home run of the year en route to Philly's 90th win of the year in 151 contests.
Schwarber has done nothing but rake ever since he put on the Phillies uniform, and that has continued in 2025 with a banner season that keeps on getting better. In fact, Schwarber does not discriminate in terms of which pitcher he decides to hit home runs off of. 22 of his 52 home runs on the year have come off of southpaws — putting him in rarefied air in the process.
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