Kyle Schwarber homered in the first, fourth, fifth and seventh innings, becoming the 21st player to hit four home runs in a game. In the eighth, he faced Atlanta position player Vidal Bruján, who lobbed a 57.4 mph pitch over the plate; Schwarber popped up and was called out on an infield-fly rule, removing any question of a fifth homer. Schwarber has 333 career homers and an MLB-leading 49 this season, yet he has zero homers in 15 plate appearances against position players. Bruján has a 27.00 ERA in three career pitching appearances.
I thought he was going to do it, I really did," Phillies manager Rob Thomson told reporters after the game. "There was no doubt in my mind.
I've got a mental block somewhere in my head that I'm not very good against position players," Schwarber said.
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