The first batter of the game set the tone and almost broke his own record. Kyle Schwarber batting lead-off for the Phillies hit a 465 foot home run off Padres starting pitcher Michael Wacha in the top of the 1st inning, the ball hit high off the batters eye well behind the center field wall. Schwarber’s 465 ft. home run…
Kyle Schwarber batting lead-off for the Phillies hit a 465 foot home run off Padres starting pitcher Michael Wacha in the top of the 1st inning, the ball hit high off the batters eye well behind the center field wall.
Schwarber's 465 ft. home run tied for the 3rd longest home run in Petco Park history. Schwarber also holds the record for longest homer at Petco Park, which he established in last season's National League Championship Series, with a 488 ft. homer. For Schwarber lead-off homers are nothing new, he holds the Phillies franchise record with 10 lead-off homers.
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