It's hard to believe that it's been a decade since current Philadelphia Phillies star Kyle Schwarber burst onto the scene in the playoffs of his rookie year in

Realmuto launched a two-run homer in the eighth inning Tuesday, snapping a 4-4 tie and providing the winning runs as the Phillies captured the series. All that remained after the homer was for closer Jhoan Duran to enter to his anticipated light show and blow away the Mariners with a 102-mph fastball and 100-mph splinker.

The homer came in the Phillies' 126th game of the season. That's the same number of games it took Howard to get to 44 homers in 2006, per MLB Network's Sarah Langs. It ties the franchise record. Mike Schmidt's best total through 126 games was 39 in 1979.

Philadelphia Phillies star Kyle Schwarber disputes strike call in win vs. Seattle Mariners, sparking further MLB umpire controversy.

Kyle Schwarber hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 to snap a three-game skid.

The Cincinnati Reds are certainly interested. Schwarber is from Middletown, Ohio, not far from Cincy, and when the Phillies played there recently, the Reds had Schwarber's father and his youth baseball coach throw out ceremonial first pitches that the visiting Schwarber caught.

Teammates and fans hope for a full recovery as Philadelphia Phillies’s ace Zack Wheeler faces a serious health scare.