The play-calling by announcers Tom McCarthy and John Kruk for each one was incredible.<\/p>\n
The first homer deep to right field came in the opening inning.<\/p>\n
Schwarber doubled his tally in the fourth.<\/p>\n
Then made it three in the fifth inning.<\/p>\n
And the historic fourth came in the seventh inning.<\/p>\n
KYLE SCHWARBER 4-HOMER GAME!<\/p>\n
Tom McCarthy and John Kruk with the call for NBC Sports Philadelphia. \u26be\ufe0f\ud83d\udca3\ud83c\udf99\ufe0f #MLB<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/9wQTIu7YEQ<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) August 29, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n The scenes inside NBC\u2019s control room were also something to behold.<\/p>\n This view from inside the @NBCSPhilly<\/a> tv truck of the 4th Schwarbomb is incredible they were going buckwild pic.twitter.com\/CMMYLOYjBp<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Jeff McDevitt (@JeffMcDev) August 29, 2025<\/a> <\/p>\n Schwarber is the third player this year<\/a> to hit four HRs in a game \u2014 and we can all savor that the Braves have been on the receiving end of two of those.<\/p>\n 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 Bruj\u00e1n, 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 Bruj\u00e1n. 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.<\/p>\n Baseball stats nerds were quick to point out that\u00a0 a four-HR game is actually a rarer feat in Major League Baseball than pitching out a perfect game<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Schwarber \u2014 who is also a spokesperson for this year\u2019s Herr\u2019s \u201cFlavored by Philly\u201d chip competition<\/a> \u2014 is in the midst of the best season of his career, and certainly warranted the \u201cMVP\u201d chants he got on the night.<\/p>\n His career-high 49 home runs puts him atop the National League \u2014 just one behind Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh \u2014 and his Phils\u2019 single-game record nine RBI<\/a> give him 119 total. And it\u2019s not even September. Ryan Howard\u2019s team record of 58 homers, set in 2006, has never looked more vulnerable. Schwarber is currently on pace for 59.\u00a0<\/p>\n Schwarber\u2019s helmet from the game is headed to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown<\/a>.<\/p>\n And he created his own \u201cAbbott Elementary\u201d 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<\/a>. Be on the lookout for a petition to have the \u201cAbbott\u201d cast at every Phillies home game for the rest of the year.<\/p>\n \t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25241085176949.jpg\")
Philadelphia Phillies\u2019 Kyle Schwarber reacts after a home run during a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo\/Matt Slocum)<\/p>\n