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Watch: Kyle Schwarber Hits Second Homer of Season, Cuts Yankees Lead in Half

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber blasted his second home run of the season on Wednesday as he cut the New York Yankees lead in half.
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Watch: Kyle Schwarber Hits Second Homer of Season, Cuts Yankees Lead in Half
Watch: Kyle Schwarber Hits Second Homer of Season, Cuts Yankees Lead in Half

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Kyle Schwarber is hot, now it's time for the rest of the Philadelphia Phillies offense to follow suit. 

Schwarber launched his second home run of the season on Wednesday, his second in as many days. It was a solo shot that cut the New York Yankees lead in half to 4-2.

The home run travelled 365-feet to clear the Little League fence in right field of Yankees Stadium. It had an exit velocity of 112.1-mph and a launch angle of 20 degrees. An absolute missile of a line drive. 

Philadelphia has had issues getting their offense going, with Alec Bohm and Trea Turner being the lone bright spots. When Schwarber gets hot, he gets really hot. Those streaks are what led him to the National League home run title in 2022 with 46.

Now he has his second of the season and could be a precursor to one of those aforementioned legendary streaks. 

The Phillies need it. 

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Kade Kistner
KADE KISTNER

Kade Kistner is the publisher and beat writer for Sports Illustrated's Inside the Phillies. An alumnus of Tulane University, Kade graduated in 2017 with a degree in Latin American Studies and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, Kade commissioned into the United States Navy and attended Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Fl. He served as a Naval Aviator and was stationed in Jacksonville, Fl.  During his time in school and the Navy, Kade began covering the MLB and NFL with USA Today, SB Nation, and Sports Illustrated.  Kade covered the New Orleans Saints, Texas Rangers, and numerous other teams within the Sports Illustrated network before launching Inside the Phillies, Inside the Astros, and Inside the Cubs. You can follow him on Twitter at @KadeKistner, or if you have any questions or comments he can be reached via email at kwkistner@gmail.com.

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