In an impressive season for home runs, one of the game’s best long-ball hitters made history on Thursday night.

Philadelphia Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber homered four times in five at-bats for a 19-4 victory over Atlanta, becoming the 21st player in MLB history to accomplish the feat, and pushed his season total to 49, a career high. He also set a Phillies record with nine RBIs.

Schwarber began the day tied with the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani for the National League lead, now he sits one away from Seattle’s Cal Raleigh, who tops the majors with 50. Schwarber leads the majors with 119 RBIs.

The left-fielder has had three previous major league games with three homers, however, it is his first time launching four in a single outing. He is the third to hit the milestone this season after the

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