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Kyle Schwarber hit two home runs during Friday's during game between the Phillies and Pirates at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.
Schwarber, the Phillies slugger and MLB home run leader, is adored by three of baseball's biggest fanbases and many of the game's biggest stars
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Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper power Phillies to an 11-9 comeback victory over Pirates in extras
PITTSBURGH — With the Phillies facing a steep deficit to the Pirates, interim manager Don Mattingly came out to the mound to make a pitching change. As he took the ball, he told the gathered players they were going to come back.
Kyle Schwarber's two-run homer paved the way for the Phillies to earn the series win over the Red Sox on the road on Thursday night.
Former Phillie Suárez and Luzardo dueled into the sixth inning, but Schwarber hit his league-leading 18th homer and seventh in the last seven games in the eighth inning.
Kyle Schwarber was happy to see old friend Ranger Suarez again on Thursday night -- but he was probably happier to see him go. Facing his former team for the first time, Suarez got the better of Schwa
The one-time Boston playoff hero, now with Philadelphia, continues to haunt his old stomping grounds with two homers in the three-game series.