It was quite a night for Kyle Schwarber.

The Phillies slugger hit four — count ‘em, four! — home runs Thursday night in a 19-4 rout of the Atlanta Braves. 

That tied a major league record, and also put an end to an 0-for-20 slump in emphatic fashion. Schwarber became only the 21st batter to hit four home runs in a single game and just the fourth Phillie. Mike Schmidt, Chuck Klein and Ed Delahanty are the others. 

The play-calling by announcers Tom McCarthy and John Kruk for each one was incredible.

The first homer deep to right field came in the opening inning.

Schwarber doubled his tally in the fourth.

Then made it three in the fifth inning.

And the historic fourth came in the seventh inning.

KYLE SCHWARBER 4-HOMER GAME!

Tom McCarthy and John Kruk with the call for NBC Sports Philadelphia. ⚾️💣🎙️ #MLB pic.twitter.com/9wQTIu7YEQ

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) August 29, 2025

The scenes inside NBC’s control room were also something to behold.

This view from inside the @NBCSPhilly tv truck of the 4th Schwarbomb is incredible they were going buckwild pic.twitter.com/CMMYLOYjBp

— Jeff McDevitt (@JeffMcDev) August 29, 2025

Schwarber is the third player this year to hit four HRs in a game — and we can all savor that the Braves have been on the receiving end of two of those.

Schwarber had a chance to become the first player to ever hit five when he stepped up for his fifth at-bat, facing Atlanta third baseman Vidal Bruján, who entered the game as a pitcher because the score was so lopsided. The Phils DH popped out to leftfield on a 57 mph toss by Bruján. The most Philly part of the evening was the smattering of boos heard at Citizens Bank Park as the Atlanta outfielder settled under the flyball.

Baseball stats nerds were quick to point out that  a four-HR game is actually a rarer feat in Major League Baseball than pitching out a perfect game. 

Schwarber — who is also a spokesperson for this year’s Herr’s “Flavored by Philly” chip competition — is in the midst of the best season of his career, and certainly warranted the “MVP” chants he got on the night.

His career-high 49 home runs puts him atop the National League — just one behind Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh — and his Phils’ single-game record nine RBI give him 119 total. And it’s not even September. Ryan Howard’s team record of 58 homers, set in 2006, has never looked more vulnerable. Schwarber is currently on pace for 59. 

Schwarber’s helmet from the game is headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

And he created his own “Abbott Elementary” crossover of sorts. The ABC show has been at Citizens Bank Park filming an episode for next season, and Schwarber taped a cameo appearance after the game. Be on the lookout for a petition to have the “Abbott” cast at every Phillies home game for the rest of the year.

Philadelphia Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber reacts after a home run during a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)