Let's expect 5 home runs. The pitcher is the infielder? I'm not good with fielders. Schwaber, ML 21, has four home runs. Ohtani's day off

Aug 29, 2025

Let's expect 5 home runs. The pitcher is the infielder? I'm not good with fielders. Schwaber, ML 21, has four home runs. Ohtani's day off
Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber is doing a postgame interview after hitting four home runs for the 21st time in history against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park on the 29th (Korea time). AFP Yonhap News



Let's expect 5 home runs. The pitcher is the infielder? I'm not good with fielders. Schwaber, ML 21, has four home runs. Ohtani's day off
Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber hits a three-run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park on the 29th (Korea time). AP Yonhap News
No player in Major League history has hit five home runs in a game yet.

Four home runs themselves are rare, and it would be too much greed to expect five home runs. Philadelphia Phillies Kyle Schwarber almost hit five home runs in a game against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park on the 29th (Korea time).

Schwarber recorded a superior solo shot (111.7 miles per pitch, 450 feet per distance) in the bottom of the first inning, a fly to center field in the second inning, a superior two-run shot in the fourth (102.7 miles, 383 feet), a three-run shot in the left-center field in the fifth (101 miles, 378 feet) and a superior three-run shot in the seventh (108.9 miles, 407 feet). It is the 21st time in history that he has achieved a four-homer milestone in a game.




And in the bottom of the eighth inning, with his team leading 19-4, Schwaber entered the batter's box for the sixth time with one out and a runner on first base. All the fans got up from their seats and took out their phones because they had already drawn four arches earlier.

Local broadcasters said "No player in history has ever hit five home runs in a game," he said, raising the mood.

However, Schwaber kicked a 57.4-mile slow ball on the second pitch from a one-ball and retired with a short fly to left field. A sigh came out of the audience.




Let's expect 5 home runs. The pitcher is the infielder? I'm not good with fielders. Schwaber, ML 21, has four home runs. Ohtani's day off
Kyle Schwaber hit a solo home run in the bottom of the first inning and is welcomed by Bryce Harper. AFP Yonhap News
Who was the pitcher so slow to catch. It was Vidal Bruhan, the infielder. He took the mound after changing his position from shortstop to a pitcher after two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Atlanta didn't have to exhaust the pitcher with the game decided.

Expectations were high that Schwaber was likely to hit a home run as he faced a fielder, not a pitcher specialist, in the eighth inning. But Schwarber swung his bat blandly.

After the game, Schwarber shouldn't have asked "How many people have hit five home runs in history?"I think I thought '"No one's talking, I just understand " I thought that would be the answer to the question" he said.




It means he was conscious of the five-homer game. Philadelphia manager Rob Thomson said of Schwarber's eighth-inning at-bat `I thought I'd get it done. There was no doubt about it."

Fellow pitcher Aaron Nola `hoped he'd do the job,' while second baseman Bryson Statt `had a feeling he'd do it.'" he said.

Schwarber himself said he felt it was difficult to hit a home run. He said "I was weak against the beast. Somewhere in my head I have a mental disorder of being weak against the beast."

Schwaber previously entered 14 at-bats against the fielder, going 2 for 9 with two walks and one sacrifice fly, according to MLB.com . The hits were a double and an infield hit. The last time he faced a fielder was June 28 against Atlanta. At the time, he struck out Luke Williams, an infielder.

Let's expect 5 home runs. The pitcher is the infielder? I'm not good with fielders. Schwaber, ML 21, has four home runs. Ohtani's day off
Kyle Schwarber, who hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning and is high-fiving with his teammates. AFP Yonhap News
The story about the at-bat in the eighth inning is actually just 'fourth (蛇足)' of the historic four-homer game written by Schwarber on the same day. Schwarber, who played as the second designated hitter, went 4 for 6 with 9 RBIs and 4 runs scored, setting various records.

First of all, Schwaber is the third home run game this year. Earlier on April 27, Arizona Diamondbacks Auhenio Suarez hit four home runs against Atlanta, and Athletics Nick Kurtz also drew four arches against the Houston Astros on July 26. This year is the first time in history that three players have played four home runs in a season.

The nine RBIs in a game are also the most in Philadelphia's club history. Schwaber is the fourth Philadelphia player to hit four home runs, following Ed Delahunty in 1896, Chuck Klein in 1936, and Mike Schmidt in 1976.

According to Elias Sportsburo, Schwaber is the fourth player to hit a fifth home run after hitting four home runs in a game, following Bobby in 1894, Lou Gehrig in 1932, and Mike Cameron in 2002. But no one hit five home runs.

Let's expect 5 home runs. The pitcher is the infielder? I'm not good with fielders. Schwaber, ML 21, has four home runs. Ohtani's day off
Kyle Schwaber is the fourth player in Philadelphia history to hit four home runs in a game. UPI Yonhap News
Schwaber will tie Ryan Howard's record of 58 home runs in 2006, the most in a season in the club's history, if he scores nine home runs in the future. Schwaber's arithmetic prediction of 59 home runs with his pace so far. But Schwaber says "If you set a record, it's great, even if you can't set a record, it's great. I'm just focusing on the team and trying to get to where we want to go.'

However, Schwarber significantly narrowed the gap with Dodgers Ohtani in the NL MVP competition. Schwarber ranks first in NL in home runs (49) and RBIs (119), while Ohtani ranks first in runs (123), slugging percentage (0.608), and OPS (0.995). The bWAR is 4.4 for Schwaber and 5.6 for Ohtani. The fWAR is 3.9 for Schwaber and 7.1 for Ohtani. The Dodgers did not have a game on the day.

Philadelphia, which swept the previous three consecutive away games against the New York Mets, defeated Atlanta 19-4 on the same day, marked 77-57, and tied for second place in the NL win rate with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the top-ranked team in the West. The first and second places in each league will go straight to the division series.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.