BOSTON -- Brandon Marsh might have said it best after Kyle Schwarber's two homer-game on Sunday afternoon -- Schwarber's fourth consecutive game with at least one home run.
"I don't want to say it's to the point where we expect it," Marsh said, "but it's like, ‘Oh, another one. And another one.’ It's special.”
Well, Schwarber didn't wait long to hit yet "another one" during Tuesday night's 2-1 win over the Red Sox. The Phillies slugger sent a first-inning shot just over the right-field wall at Fenway Park, going deep for a career-best fifth straight game -- a streak that also matches the franchise record.
The MLB record is eight consecutive games. Just three players in history have accomplished that feat: Ken Griffey Jr. with the Mariners (1993), interim Phillies manager Don Mattingly (Yankees, 1987) and Dale Long (Pirates, 1956).
Schwarber is the seventh Phillie to accomplish the feat and the first since Trea Turner in 2023. The others to homer five games in a row are Odúbel Herrera (2018), Rhys Hoskins ('17), Chase Utley (twice in '08), Bobby Abreu (2005), Mike Schmidt (1979) and Dick Allen (1969).
Schwarber's latest blast -- which just barely cleared the right-field wall -- put him atop the MLB leaderboard with 17. He entered the night tied with Yankees superstar Aaron Judge.
Schwarber will now look to set the franchise mark with a homer in six straight games on Wednesday night. The Red Sox are expected to start veteran righty Sonny Gray, against whom Schwarber is 4-for-24 (.167) in his career -- though one of those hits was a home run on May 14 last season.
This might not be the only Phillies record Schwarber has in his sights this season. After hitting a career-best 56 homers last season, Schwarber is on pace for 65 this season. The franchise record is 58, set by Ryan Howard in 2006.