Shohei Ohtani had to make history last year to win NL MVP as a designated hitter. Will being a DH hold back Schwarber, as it did with David Ortiz, Edgar Martínez, and others?

The Philadelphia Phillies (74-53) didn't hold back in their three-game home sweep of the Seattle Mariners. The Phillies hit nine home runs in the three victor

The homer came in the Phillies' 126th game of the season. That's the same number of games it took Howard to get to 44 homers in 2006, per MLB Network's Sarah Langs. It ties the franchise record. Mike Schmidt's best total through 126 games was 39 in 1979.

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber hits 44th home run of the season, passing Shohei Ohtani for NL lead vs. the Seattle Mariners.

The Philadelphia Phillies routed the Seattle Mariners 11-2 on Wednesday afternoon, finishing off a three-game sweep of the American League contenders. Philadelp

Kyle Schwarber hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 to snap a three-game skid.

Realmuto launched a two-run homer in the eighth inning Tuesday, snapping a 4-4 tie and providing the winning runs as the Phillies captured the series. All that remained after the homer was for closer Jhoan Duran to enter to his anticipated light show and blow away the Mariners with a 102-mph fastball and 100-mph splinker.

Teammates and fans hope for a full recovery as Philadelphia Phillies’s ace Zack Wheeler faces a serious health scare.