PHILADELPHIA — Entering Wednesday’s game against the Nationals, Kyle Schwarber had hit 25 home runs, which ranked second in club history behind Raul Ibañez for most home runs within a player’s first 80 games as a Phillie.
By the time game ended, in a 3-2 loss for the Phillies, a new record had been set.
Schwarber hit two home runs on Wednesday night, one in the fourth inning that traveled 375 feet, and another in the sixth inning that went 399 feet. He now has 27 on the season, eclipsing Ibañez’s previous record of 26 home runs in 80 games in 2009.
