Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber tied a major league record by hitting four home runs against the visiting Atlanta Braves on Thursday night, becoming the second player in little more than a month to accomplish the feat.
The National League home run leader now with 49, Schwarber hit the record-tying blast on a 1-2 pitch off Atlanta reliever Wander Suero with two on and one out in the bottom of the seventh inning. That also gave him a club-record nine RBIs on the night.
The Phillies won the game 19-4, hitting a club-record-tying seven home runs as a team.
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