Kyle Schwarber hit two home runs in the same inning Saturday night. Both of them cleared 450 feet. The second one was a three-run shot. And because the Phillies have a sponsorship deal with Baja Blast, every fan in the building got a free soda out of the deal.
Here’s how it works: whenever a Phillies hitter launches a home run that travels at least 420 feet at Citizens Bank Park, the team gives everyone a voucher for a free Baja Blast. Schwarber’s first one in the third inning went 456 feet. His second one went 457. So yeah, that qualifies.
The inning got out of hand fast
Schwarber led off the bottom of the third against Mets starter Freddy Peralta. He took a 1-1 pitch and sent it into the upper deck. That was already his 26th homer of the season, extending his MLB lead. But he wasn’t done.
Later in the same inning, with two runners on, Schwarbar came up again against reliever Cionel Perez. He crushed another one. 457 feet this time. The Phillies had an 11-1 lead by the time the inning ended. They stretched it to 13-1 by the sixth.
Bryce Harper also went deep during that third-inning explosion. The Mets had no answers.
Schwarber is on a different kind of heater
Entering Saturday, Schwarber led the majors with 25 home runs. He’s not hitting for average — .227 on the year — but power like this is rare. The guy can turn around any pitch and send it 450 feet. Shohei Ohtani, Aaron Judge, Cal Raleigh — they all have arguments as the game’s biggest threat. But nobody is blasting balls into the upper deck quite like Schwarber right now.
And the free drinks don’t hurt either. Fans online were already posting photos of their Baja Blast vouchers before the sixth inning was over. The promotion has been running all season, and Schwarber’s single-handedly kept the soda flowing more than anyone else on the team.
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