Kyle Schwarber's monster homer left his teammates in awe.
Four innings later, the game was over, with the Phillies winning for the sixth time in seven games this postseason, and stealing home-field advantage in this best-of-seven series.
Phillies owner John Middleton, a fan his entire life, has seen some of the greatest players come through town, but never did he see a shot like this. Phillies center fielder Brandon Marsh, who played alongside a couple of MVPs named Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani for 2½ years with the Los Angeles Angels, was asked if he ever saw anything like it. “Trout and Shohei can do a lot of things, but that was one of the most impressive swings I’ve seen with my own eyes,’’ Marsh said. “It was kind of jaw-dropping.’’
The Phillies player who perhaps showed the least emotion was Schwarber himself, who put his head down, trotted around the bases, and acted as if it barely cleared the fence. He was down the dugout stairwell, focusing on the next inning when Schwarber came to the plate. Then, he heard the crack of the bat, and a sound that reverberated throughout the ballpark.
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