The first game of this doubleheader was a gigantic letdown. The Phillies could have made things a lot easier on themselves by winning the first game, but they didn’t, so they put themselves in a position where they had to win the nightcap.
Kyle Schwarber, better late than never, made sure that they did win.
It only took two pitches, but Schwarber made sure that a statement was made by clobbering a baseball into the upper deck and staking Noah Syndergaard to an early lead.
Not wanting to simply squeak by the Nationals by barely a run or two, the Phillies then took their frustrations of the first game out on poor Tommy Romero.