Schwarber led off the game with a single. His $80 million, four-year deal suddenly seems like a bargain. And heвЂ™s four away from matching Mike Schmidt for most home runs by a Phillies player before the All-Star break (Mike Schmidt, 31 in 1979). He has seven homers in his last nine games. Schwarber had his 19th career multi-homer game and fifth this season. He is the first Phillies player with back-to-back multi-homer games since Chase Utley in 2006. He has the most home runs in Phillies history in a playerвЂ™s first 80 games with the franchise (RaГєl IbaГ±ez had 26 in 2009). SchwarberвЂ™s homer-happy production in the first half has stamped him among the greats in franchise history for best starts with the long ball. They call his shots Schwar-bombs in Philly - well, same as they did at pretty much any of his previous three stops - and his prodigious power has made him an instant fan favorite in his first season with the Phillies. Only New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge has more homers with 30. SchwarberвЂ™s two homers off Gray (7-5) increased his NL-best total to 27.

Luis Garcia hit a two-run double in the seventh inning off Phillies starter Aaron Nola (5-6) for a 3-2 lead, spoiling another sensational power display from Schwarber. Josiah Gray struck out a career-high 11 and shook off Schwarber's second consecutive two-homer game to help the last-place Washington Nationals beat Philadelphia 3-2 on Wednesday night. He just could have used some help at the plate to keep the Phillies rolling. It's not like I'm going up there trying to hit a home run.вЂќ вЂњThey're just happening to go out of the park. вЂњI just always go back to the process,вЂќ Schwarber said.

PHILADELPHIA - Kyle Schwarber insists - even as he launches balls deep into the seats at such a pace he could set several Phillies home run records - that nothing has changed about his stance, his routine, his mental approach.

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