Schwarber’s grand slam, Harper’s homer lead Phillies to 9-5 win over Angels

By: Rob Parent, The Associated Press Posted: 10:09 PM CDT Saturday, Jul. 19, 2025

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit a grand slam in the sixth inning and Bryce Harper capped the scoring with a two-run homer in the eighth, carrying the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.

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Schwarber’s shot to right field off reliever José Fermin was his eighth career grand slam and 32nd homer of the season.

Taylor Ward and Jo Adell hit back-to-back home runs for the Angels in the fourth inning for a 3-1 lead that wouldn’t stand after Los Angeles starter Yusei Kikuchi left after five solid innings.

Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber reacts after hitting a grand slam against Los Angeles Angels pitcher José Fermin during the sixth inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 19, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

The Phillies ruined what could have been a big inning in the first, when Schwarber and Trea Turner got caught in rundowns and were tagged out on the same grounder by Harper. Nick Castellanos followed that with a two-out, RBI single for a 1-0 lead.

Los Angeles turned it around in the fourth on Ward’s and Adell’s home runs. Zach Neto also plated a run with a single that inning but the Angels left the bases loaded.

The Phillies got a run back on Turner’s RBI single in the fifth. Yoan Moncada hit a home run in the sixth to restore a two-run Los Angeles lead.

Seth Johnson (1-0) struck out two in one inning of work. Sam Bachman (2-3) took the loss.

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Schwarber’s 32nd homer in the sixth moved him into third in the National League behind the Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani and Arizona’s Eugenio Suárez — who hit two home runs Saturday — who both have a league-leading 33.

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