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Mind-Blowing Stat Emerges After Surging Phillies Edge Red Sox originally appeared on NESN. Add NESN as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Arguably the hottest hitter in baseball right now, Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber continued to terrorize his former team at Fenway Park on Tuesday.
Schwarber took Boston Red Sox opener Jovani Morán deep in his first at-bat of the game in the top of the first, immediately extending his home run streak to five games and giving the Phillies a quick 1-0 lead in their eventual 2-1 victory.
The dinger was Schwarber's seventh in 27 career games at Fenway and his sixth in 13 career games against the Red Sox. It was also his 17th of the season, breaking a tie with Aaron Judge for the Major League lead.
As 98.5 radio host Matt McCarthy pointed out, Schwarber has as many home runs as Boston has wins this year. The Red Sox fell to 17-24 with their third loss in their last four games.
Granted, Schwarber has played one more game than Boston. Regardless, it's still concerning that he's on pace for 66 homers while the Red Sox are on pace for 67 wins.
Boston could have had Schwarber in the middle of its lineup, too. The Red Sox parted ways with him after their incredible 2021 playoff run together, watching him sign a four-year deal with Philadelphia.
Schwarber was a free agent again last offseason, but Boston didn't even make him an offer. The team already had a logjam of outfielders, first basemen and DH types, leaving no room to add another one like Schwarber.
He returned to the Phillies on a five-year, $150 million contract extension -- a deal that's off to a great start for both sides so far.
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