Kyle Schwarber hits majors-leading 19th and 20th HRs, Phillies beat Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings

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Kyle Schwarber hit his majors-leading 19th and 20th home runs as the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings. The Phillies overcame a six-run deficit, with Schwarber contributing two crucial two-run homers.

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Kyle Schwarber hit his 19th and 20th home runs.
Phillies rallied from a six-run deficit to win.
The game went into extra innings, ending 11-9.

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Kyle Schwarber hits majors-leading 19th and 20th HRs, Phillies beat Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings PITTSBURGH — Red-hot slugger Kyle Schwarber homered twice to boost his majors-leading total to 20 and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings Friday night. Philadelphia trailed by six early. Schwarber led the comeback, smashing a pair of two-run homers. The designated hitter went deep off Braxton Ashcraft in the fifth and again off Mason Montgomery in the seventh. Schwarber has nine home runs in the past eight games, the second time in his career he's achieved that feat. He also did it in 2021 while playing for Washington. Albert Belle is the only other player in MLB history to hit nine homers in an eight-game stretch twice. The Pirates were so wary of Schwarber while holding onto a three-run lead in the ninth that closer Gregory Soto walked him on four pitches with the bases loaded. Bryce Harper followed with a two-run single off the top of the wall in right center to pull Philadelphia even. The Phillies pounced on Pirates reliever Dennis Santana (2-3) in the 10th. Brandon Marsh led off with an RBI single and Rafael Marchán followed with a two-run single. Jose Alvarado (1-1) pitched a scoreless ninth. worked the 10th for his first save as Philadelphia won for the fifth time in six games to improve to 13-4 since Don Mattingly as manager last month. homered twice for the Pirates. added a 438-shot to the Pirates' bullpen that reliever Yohan Ramirez caught with a traffic cone. The traffic cones have become a fixture in both the Pittsburgh dugout and the stands at PNC Park this season in Pittsburgh after outfielder brought one into the clubhouse in in early April, which coincided with an offensive explosion in a victory over the . Up next The series continues Saturday. NL Cy Young runner-up Cristopher Sánchez (4-2, 2.11 ERA) was set to start for the Phillies against Pittsburgh's (1-4, 4.62). \\_ AP MLB:

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How many home runs does Kyle Schwarber have this season?

Kyle Schwarber has a majors-leading total of 20 home runs this season.

What was the final score of the Phillies vs. Pirates game?

The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings.

Who was the starting pitcher for the Phillies in the next game against the Pirates?

Cristopher Sánchez was set to start for the Phillies in the next game against the Pirates.

Kyle Schwarber hits majors-leading 19th and 20th HRs, Phillies beat Pirates 11-9 in 10 innings

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