Kyle Schwarber matched Reggie Jackson for the most postseason homers by a left-handed batter as the Phillies routed the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night to move two wins away from returning to the World Series.
The exact definition is a little hazy, but let's settle on this one: It means home runs -- lots of home runs. Lots of loud home runs that increase in decibel level as the home fans realize the ball is soaring over the outfield fence.added a third one and the Phillies tacked on a bunch of runs late in the game to move two wins away from returning to the World Series.
"As a catcher, I know what the opposing pitcher and catcher are thinking about all day long before a game, even the night before," Phillies backstopsaid."They're worried about that first at-bat, they're worried about the first pitch. They have anxiety. I know when we're facingover there, when they can do damage from the first pitch, it's a very uncomfortable feeling, and Schwarbs is the best at making the opposing pitcher uncomfortable before a game starts.
"Well, that was JuneSchwarber, as they say around here," Thomson said."I believe we were struggling at the time, and it was time to make a little bit of a change. And that was a recipe last year with Schwarber in the leadoff spot, and it just sort of clicked, and we started winning. We started scoring runs, and Schwarb got hot."
In tying Jackson's mark, Schwarber has an advantage with an extra round of playoffs, but he has hit his 18 in 60 games -- Jackson hit his 18 over 77 games.
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