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The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Sport
Scott Lauber

Kyle Schwarber’s karmic double caps an offensive outburst for Phillies in 8-2 victory over Rockies

PHILADELPHIA — It took only a few minutes Sunday night for Kyle Schwarber to calm down after blowing his top on national television over home-plate umpire Ángel Hernández’s strike zone.

Clearly, though, the Phillies slugger thought he’d been wronged.

In that case, consider the events of the third inning Monday night as some form of karma. Schwarber, who struck out with the bases loaded two innings earlier, hit what looked to all in Citizens Bank Park like a rally-ending flyout to right-center field.

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