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06/20 20:52 CDT Phantastic performances: Phillies' Shwarber homers twice in an
inning, Harper hits for cycle vs Mets
Phantastic performances: Phillies' Shwarber homers twice in an inning, Harper
hits for cycle vs Mets
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Kyle Schwarber launched two long home runs in the
Philadelphia Phillies' eight-run third inning against the New York Mets on
Saturday night and Bryce Harper became the 11th player in franchise history to
hit for the cycle.
Schwarber led off the Phillies' huge inning with a solo homer off Mets starter
Freddy Peralta, sending the ball 456 feet into the second deck in right field.
Later in the inning, Schwarber hit a three-run shot off Cionel Perez into
nearly the same spot, 457 feet away for his major league-leading 27th home run
of the season.
Schwarber is the 67th player in major league history to hit two home runs in an
inning and the second this season, joining Houston's Yordan Alvarez, who
accomplished the feat on June 12. He's the fourth Phillies player to do so,
along with Trea Turner (Aug. 19, 2023), Von Hayes (June 11, 1985) and Andy
Seminick (June 2, 1949).
Harper finished his first career cycle by the fifth inning. He hit a solo home
run in the first, his 16th of the season. He doubled and scored on an error in
the third, then singled after Schwarber's second home run.
In the fifth, he lined a ball into the gap in left-center field and motored
around to third base for a two-run triple. He's the first Phillies player to
hit for the cycle since Weston Wilson on Aug. 15, 2024.
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