Since Schwarber signed with the Phillies in 2022, he has hit 162 with the club — the third-most home runs in baseball behind only Aaron Judge (192) and Shohei Ohtani (164). His 12 home runs in the postseason since 2022 are tied with teammate Bryce Harper for the most in baseball.

After winning the World Series in 2008, and getting back to there the next season, former Phillies GM Ruben Amaro traded for Roy Halladay, Roy Oswalt and Hunter Pence and signed Cliff Lee as a free agent to go along with a star-studded lineup.

Kyle Schwarber kicked off the second half of the season by picking up exactly where he left off in the first half -- and in Tuesday's All-Star Game MVP-winning performance. After homering on all three swings in the Midsummer Classic swing-off,

Kyle Schwarber's personal swing-off continued Friday night. Schwarber homered on his first swing of the second half after going 3 for 3 in the All-Star Game swing-off this past Tuesday, giving him a home run on four straight swings.

Realmuto hit the go-ahead three-run homer in the seventh inning, while Schwarber, who recorded his 1,00th career hit on his fifth inning homer, went deep twice. The pair combined for seven RBIs.