Kyle Schwarber hit his 43rd homer, a tiebreaking, three-run shot in the seventh inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 6-2 on Friday night 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.

Kyle Schwarber and Bryce Harper blast back-to-back home runs to give the Phillies a 6-2 victory.

"The Cubs have a chance to rectify that mistake with Schwarber hitting free agency this winter. The former first-round pick will be 33 next March, but he has shown no signs of slowing down," Eberwein...

Rookie OF Dylan Crews returns to the lineup after an extended IL stay and veteran first baseman Nathaniel Lowe is DFA’d as youth movement gathers steam

Harper doubled to right, Schwarber scored on throwing error by right fielder Crews and Turner scored on error.