Kyle Schwarber’s last swing Thursday night was a disappointment. He’d hit four home runs , and in the eighth inning had a chance to become the first player in major league history to hit a fifth. He popped up.

By doing so, however, the Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter averted a certain controversy and cries that his accomplishment was tainted.

Why? Because the pitcher he faced was Atlanta Braves infielder Vidal Bruján , a position player mopping up the last inning of the Phillies’ 19-4 victory at Citizens Bank Park.

Bruján lobbed a 57.4 mph pitch over the middle of the plate. Schwarber hit it straight into the air for an infield-fly rule out. Controversy averted.

By going deep in the first, fourth, fifth and seventh innings. Schwarber became the 21st player to hit four home

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