The Philadelphia Phillies opened up their weekend series against the Washington Nationals on Friday night. After eight innings, Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper accounted for all six of the team's RBI's. Schwarber got all three of his on one swing, tying Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani in home runs. The Phillies slugger has been battling with Ohtani with the long ball .

Harper and Schwarber took some time to get Nationals ace McKenzie Gore out of the game. The former tagged Gore with a two-run double in the first inning. Other than that, though, Washington's pitcher got through five clean innings. It wasn't until Konnor Pilkington stepped in that Schwarber smashed his 43rd home run of the season.

His home run helped the Phillies extend their lead, but the three-run sho

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