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He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Phillies <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-bryce-harper-perfect-rocky-game-2-win-mets">won Game 2 of the NLDS</a> to tie the series with the New York Mets. Nick Castellanos hit a walk-off single to clinch the 7-6 victory. The wild back-and-forth game saw Mark Vientos hit a game-tying home run in the top of the ninth before the walk-off. Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/columnist/bob-nightengale/2024/10/06/phillies-mets-nlds-nick-castellanos-game-2/75549980007/" rel="noopener">spoke about the</a> crazy game with USA Today.</p><p>“This was one of the greatest games I’ve ever played in. I can’t wait to watch it again,” Schwarber told Bob Nightengale. “To respond the way we did, wow. They hit back. And we respond. They hit back and we respond. It was a slugfest all of the time. It was an opportune moment, opportune hitting, two-out hitting.”</p><p>While the Phillies still have two games left to win before winning the series, they may have saved their season on Monday. The Mets looked like they were going to roll to another victory in the late innings on Sunday. Bryson Stott hit a two-run triple that gave them the lead in the eighth inning and scored later in the inning.</p><p>After the Vientos home run, the Mets needed usual starter Tylor Megill to shut things down in the ninth. He could not do it, as he let Trea Turner and Bryce Harper get on base before Castellanos came up. The Phillies won the game, setting up a tense two games in Queens.</p><h2><b>Phillies prepare for hostile environment in New York</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Phillies-celebrate-walk-off-win.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Ross-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After a travel day on Monday, the Phillies will enter a raucous Citi Field on Tuesday night. The Mets last played a game at home on Sunday, September 22 against Philly. Since then, they’ve clinched a playoff spot, won a crazy series against the Brewers, and grabbed a game on the road against the Phillies.</p><p>The fans will be ready to welcome the Amazins back to their home field. Their final game at home was filled with tributes to Pete Alonso, who is an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. With the playoffs in question, the Mets fans did not want to let him play his last game in Queens without a tribute. Since then, he hit one of the<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-howie-rose-call-pete-alonso-homer-running-through-wall"> most clutch home runs in franchise history</a> and hit another against the Phillies.</p><p>Aaron Nola and Sean Manaea are scheduled to start the game on the mound. Each of those pitchers must remain calm through what will be a crazy day. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-nick-castellanos-reality-check-zack-wheeler-gem">Zach Wheeler did that perfectly in Game 1</a>, throwing seven shutout innings in front of a packed Citizens Bank Park.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber gives epic proclamation after thrilling Game 2 win

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/phillies-news-kyle-schwarbers-intriguing-reaction-mets-starting-kodai-senga-nlds');   ga('set', 'title', 'Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber has intriguing reaction to Mets starting Kodai Senga in NLDS Game 1');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Phillies-news-Kyle-Schwarbers-intriguing-reaction-to-Mets-starting-Kodai-Senga-in-NLDS-Game-1.jpg?w=1024"></figure><h1>Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber has intriguing reaction to Mets starting Kodai Senga in NLDS Game 1</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-04T21:17:29-07:00">October 4th, 9:17pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-04T21:17:29-07:00">October 4th, 9:17pm</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia Phillies are preparing to take on their division rivals, the New York Mets, in one of this year’s NL Division Series matchups. News broke on Friday that the Mets are planning to start their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-crucial-kodai-senga-bombshell-nlds-game-1-vs-phillies">staff ace Kodai Senga</a> in Game 1 against the Phillies. New York manager Carlos Mendoza broke the news during workouts before Saturday’s opener, and Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber had an <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5819704/2024/10/04/phillies-hitters-mets-kodai-senga-nlds/" rel="noopener">intriguing reaction to the take.</a></p><p>“It’s just kind of the unknown,” Schwarber said to the Athletic after the news filtered in. “How many pitches does he have?”</p><p>Whether Senga throws one or two innings, or goes deeper into the game, is anyone’s guess. Mendoza said they have a plan for the Japanese import, who has only pitched in one game this season due to injury. During an amazing rookie season in 2023, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-kodai-senga-ready-throw-200-pitches-nlds-game-1">Senga shut down the top</a> of the Phillies lineup on multiple occasions. Schwarber, shortstop Trea Turner and first baseman Bryce Harper went a combined 1-for-13 with six strikeouts against Senga last season. Will the right-hander have the same luck on Saturday?</p><h2>Phillies, Mets set to clash once again in NLDS</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Phillies-OF-Kyle-Schwarber.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Lucas Boland-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mets-news-mets-kodai-senga-move-ahead-nlds">Whether Senga will succeed</a> as anyone’s guess, and the Phillies have a plan of their own to counter their division rivals. First step: sending ace Zack Wheeler to the mound. The combination of him and Aaron Nola at the top of the Philadelphia rotation should give manager Rob Thomson’s club the advantage in most matchups they will encounter this postseason. Hopefully that tandem will give the Phillies a strong chance versus their division rivals, and more. Furthermore, now that they know Senga is starting Saturday, a game plan has become to form among the team’s hitters.</p><p>“You just played these guys two series in the last month,” Schwarber stated. “You don’t see him. No one’s really seen him. You’ve got the video of a minor-league start and things like that, but you don’t really know. You expect normalcy. That’s the biggest thing. And then you adjust from there. You expect that he’s going to be the guy that he was. If he’s proving you otherwise, you make an adjustment.”</p><p>Will the wild card of Senga give the Mets an edge starting off this series? It is a possibility, especially if the righty can get back to his previous form. It is a good bet that Wheeler will be in midseason form as the team looks to return to the World Series for the first time since 2022. Will their luck be different than it was two seasons ago? Come Saturday, the baseball world will see at Citizens Bank Park if <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-kyle-schwarber-history-home-run">Schwarber and the Phillies’ bats</a> have come to play.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber has intriguing reaction to Mets starting Kodai Senga in NLDS Game 1

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He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s been an eventful couple days for the Philadelphia Phillies as the team takes on the Tampa Bay Rays in a three-game series. On Monday, legendary pitcher <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-roger-clemens-proud-dad-moment-son-walk-off-hit-vs-rays">Roger Clemens watched his son Kody Clemens rip a walk-off RBI single</a> into right field in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Rays 2-1. On Tuesday tempers flared and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-benches-clear-rays-nick-castellanos-hit-by-pitch">benches cleared after Nick Castellanos got beaned</a> by Rays reliever Edwin Uceta.</p><p>In both games designated hitter Kyle Schwarber went deep for the Phillies. But it was his homer on Tuesday that made history. Schwarber got things started in the bottom of the first inning when he mashed a 96 mph four-seam fastball from Taj Bradley 437 feet to dead center. It was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-kyle-schwarber-mlb-history-leadoff-home-run-rays">Schwarber’s 14th lead off home run on the season, a new MLB record</a>.</p><p>Unfortunately for the Phillies, Schwarber was forced to exit Tuesday’s game against the Rays in the fourth inning with an elbow ailment. The injury is a <a href="https://x.com/MattGelb/status/1833684209858490783" rel="noopener">bruised / hyperextended left elbow</a>, according to The Athletic’s Matt Gelb on X. Phillies manager Rob Thomson plans to pencil Schwarber into the lineup for the series finale against Tampa Bay on Wednesday but the slugger will have to test his ailing elbow out prior to the game before a final decision is made, per Gelb.</p><h2><b>Kyle Schwarber is powering the Phillies to new heights</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Kyle-Schwarber.jpg"><figcaption>Bill Streicher-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After going yard in the first inning on Tuesday, Schwarber walked in the third and it’s believed he hurt his elbow while diving back to first base on a pickoff attempt. Buddy Kennedy, who worked a two out walk that helped set up Clemens’ heroics on Monday, replaced Schwarber in the lineup.</p><p>Losing Schwarber would be a blow to a gelling Phillies team. The 10-year veteran is as hot as any hitter in baseball. He has three home runs in his last five games and he’s in the midst of a nine-game hitting streak during which he has seven homers, 13 RBI and 12 runs scored. He even <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-kyle-schwarber-makes-history-with-epic-3-home-run-game-vs-blue-jays">had a three-home run game against the Toronto Blue Jays</a> on September 3.</p><p>Schwarber is up to 35 dingers, 95 RBI, 100 runs and a league-leading 98 walks with an .859 OPS, an OPS+ of 140 and 3.4 bWAR in 133 games for Philadelphia this season. He’s helped power the Phillies to the best record in baseball.</p><p>At 29 games over .500, Philadelphia has an eight-game lead over the second-place New York Mets in the National League East. The team is <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2024-mlb-power-rankings-mets-mlb-playoffs">number two in the MLB Power Rankings</a>. Phillies fans hope Schwarber doesn’t miss time as the team enters the postseason stretch run.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber has uncertain status amid upper-body issue

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/phillies-news-kyle-schwarber-mlb-history-leadoff-home-run-rays');   ga('set', 'title', 'Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber makes MLB history with leadoff home run vs. Rays');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/phillies-news-kyle-schwarbers-teammates-drop-truth-bomb-on-what-makes-him-special.jpg"></figure><h1>Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber makes MLB history with leadoff home run vs. Rays</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-10T18:27:39-07:00">September 10th, 6:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-10T18:27:39-07:00">September 10th, 6:27pm</time><address><a>Christopher Hennessy</a>Christopher Hennessy graduated with a journalism degree from Fordham University in 2022. He has also worked at Spectrum News One in Albany, New York and with The Hockey Writers as a New York Islanders writer. Chris is originally from Connecticut and is a lifelong New York Yankees, Islanders, and Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber made history on Tuesday night. In a <a href="https://twitter.com/SNstats/status/1833639807609651605">season with World Series expectations</a>, Schwarber has helped with 14 leadoff home runs. That is the <a href="https://twitter.com/SNstats/status/1833639807609651605" rel="noopener">most in a single season</a> in MLB history, per Sportsnet Stats.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Phillies Kyle Schwarber sets single-season MLB record with 14 leadoff Home Runs <a href="https://t.co/ipW8BA2Ry8">pic.twitter.com/ipW8BA2Ry8</a></p><p>— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) <a href="https://twitter.com/SNstats/status/1833639807609651605?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Schwarber has hit 34 home runs this season and has started 14 games by giving the Phillies an early run. He is a unique leadoff hitter who does not fit the typical mold of the position. Schwarber is hitting just .250 this season but has an on-base percentage of .370, the second-highest on the team.</p><p>Hitting in the leadoff spot has helped Schwarber hit for a higher average. In 2023, the Phillies’ DH spent 101 games at leadoff and the rest across four other positions. Schwarber ended the year with a .197 batting average and .343 OBP. This season has been better in terms of contact hitting while keeping his walk rate very high.</p><p>The Phillies and their star-filled lineup have rolled to a seven-game lead in the National League East. They have made deep playoff runs each of the last two years, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kyle-schwarber-reveals-phillies-mindset-for-2023-season-after-world-series-loss-to-astros">losing in the World Series</a> and NLCS respectively. Schwarber has been in Philly for both of those defeats and has been a great playoff performer. He hit five home runs in seven games against the Diamondbacks in the 2023 NLCS.</p><p>If Schwarber can continue his stellar season into the playoffs, the Phillies will have a great chance to win it all for the first time since 2008.</p><h2><b>Phillies’ chances in 2024 playoffs</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Kyle-Schwarber-with-Philadelphia-Phillies.jpg"><figcaption>Eric Hartline-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The race for the one seed in the National League is a tight one. The Phillies and Dodgers entered Tuesday’s action tied for the league’s best record at 86-58. The two teams have not played in the playoffs despite being two of the best teams in baseball over the past few years. Home-field advantage would be key if they did play in the NLCS, especially considering how rowdy the Phillies fans get during October.</p><p>Kyle Schwarber is traditionally followed by Trea Turner and Bryce Harper in the Phillies lineup. That is, somehow, the second-best top three in the National League. The Dodgers roll out three former MVPs to start each game Mookie Betts, Shohei Ohtani, and Freddie Freeman. These players are key to getting the one seed and beating the Dodgers in a potential series.</p><p>The Phillies were one of the teams who won their Division Series matchup after playing in the Wild Card. They dispatched the Marlins in two games and upset the Braves in four games to reach the NLCS. While that did not go as well, it proved that they had a deep team that could make that kind of run.</p><p>Now, it looks like they will be one of the teams getting the bye. They must show that they can benefit from the rest, unlike the three teams that lost last year. Kyle Schwarber continuing to give them 1-0 leads into October will help them get through the Division Series and win the pennant again.</p><p>Fangraphs <a href="https://www.fangraphs.com/standings/playoff-odds" rel="noopener">gives the</a> Phillies a 98.1% chance to win the East, 93.1% chance to get the bye, and a 13.1% chance to win the World Series,</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber makes MLB history with leadoff home run vs. Rays

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He is also a producer at MLB Network Radio and covers college basketball for A10Talk. David graduated from George Washington in 2023, where he was the radio play-by-play broadcaster for their Men's and Women's Basketball teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">MLB</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber has has continued to crush the ball. After hitting three home runs on Tuesday and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-kyle-schwarber-makes-history-with-epic-3-home-run-game-vs-blue-jays">setting a Phillies record for three-homer games</a> in a single season, Schwarber etched his name in the history books again on Wednesday.</p><p>Batting in his usual spot at the top of the Phillies order, Kyle Schwarber led off Wednesday’s game against the Toronto Blue Jays with a home run. That home run was Schwarber’s 13th leadoff homer of the season, and tied Alphonso Soriano, who also hit 13 in 2003 with the New York Yankees, for <a href="https://x.com/SlangsOnSports/status/1831410535201731050?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet" rel="noopener">the MLB record</a> according to MLB researcher Sarah Langs. Schwarber, who also led off Tuesday’s game with a home run, set the record for most leadoff home runs in a season in Phillies history, breaking his previous career-high of 11 that he set last season.</p><p>After Schwarber set the tone, the Phillies were able to hold on and beat the Blue Jays 4-2.</p><p>With Schwarber continuing to provide a unique blend of power and on-base ability at the leadoff spot, the Phillies have become one of the best teams in all of baseball and are looking like true World Series contenders.</p><h2><b>Kyle Schwarber’s season at the plate</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/09-04-24-schwarber-image.jpg"><figcaption>© Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Schwarber is quietly having one of the best seasons of his career. Through 128 games so far, Schwarber has hit a team-high 32 home runs, has a National League-best 95 walks and is slashing .248/.371/.482. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/phillies-news-kyle-schwarber-nsfw-message-about-leader-label">With Schwarber leading the way</a>, the Phillies currently have an 83-56 record and are 7 1/2 games up on the Atlanta Braves and 8 games up on the New York Mets in the AL East.</p><p>Schwarber has shown that he is one of baseball’s premier power hitters. After hitting 46 home runs in 2022 and 47 home runs in 2023, If Schwarber is able to stay hot at the plate over the last month of the season he could hit at least 40 home runs in three straight seasons.</p><p>While Schwarber may not hit for the type of average or have the level of speed that is usually seen from baseball’s best leadoff hitters, his ability to draw walks and jumpstart the Phillies’ offense with his incredible power has proven to be invaluable at the top of the order.</p><p>June has famously been the month where Schwarber has hit the best. But if he keeps hitting the way he has over the last two games, he might just have his best month yet this September.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.248	38	104	0.851	5

2024 SEASON STATS
BA	HR	RBI	OPS	SB
.248	38	104	0.851	5

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