Kyle Schwarber became the first player in MLB to reach 30 home runs this season, hitting a go-ahead two-run shot off Kodai Senga to lift Philadelphia past New York.
The Philadelphia Phillies became the first team in league history to rise from 10 games under .500 to 10 games over by the end of June. That was made possible by their 5-4 victory over the struggling New York Mets on Sunday, one fueled by one of the best in the National League at hitting home runs.
Phillies’ left fielder Kyle Schwarber made history as the first in the MLB to reach 30 homers this season thanks to a two-run hit by him in the seventh to propel them to the win and give them an impressive 18-6 record in one-run games.
It came amidst a typically game for the Phillies as they squandered a 3-0 lead to trail by one before Schwarber brought things home. And he reached such a milestone of 30 homers in 84 games, which is also a franchise record as the fastest in their history.
To read more about the major milestone for Schwarber amid a push back by Philly, here is the full story from Phillies Roundtable writer Tommy Wild.
It marks Schwarber’s sixth straight season to hit at least 30 home runs, which is also the longest active streak in baseball. He holds the most 30-homer seasons among active players with eight total in his career.
Schwarber is the ninth player in MLB history to hit that many homers in each of his first five seasons with the franchise and is the third in the National League to ever do it, joining the company of Albert Pujols and Barry Bonds.
He is now tied with Cy Williams for eighth on the franchise’s all-time list of career homers with 217 in a Phillies uniform.
His rise mirrors that of the Phillies, who now remarkably sit just three games back from the Atlanta Braves in the NL East.
