Kyle Schwarberhit two home runs to power thePhiladelphia Philliestoa 12-5 winover theNew York Yankeeson Friday. The first of his homers was also his 1,000th career hit, coming on a first-pitch, 92.6 mph fastball from Yankees starterWill Warrenin the middle of the strike zone in the fifth inning. That tied the score at 2-2 after the Yankees took an early 2-0 lead on a first-inning homer byCody Bellingerand another in the second inning fromAustin Wells. Phillies starterTaijuan Walkergave up another home run toGiancarlo Stantonin the sixth. All three homers he allowed were solo shots with two outs. Bellinger's came on a curveball hung in the middle of the strike zone, while Wells hit his homer on an inside cutter. Giancarlo Stanton breaks the deadlock with a solo homer!#FridayNightBaseballpic.twitter.com/7VAsVCPco1 — MLB (@MLB)July 26, 2025 Stanton got a 92.3 mph fastball down the middle after Walker tried to work him outside the zone. That was his 435th homer of his career, adding to his leadamong active players.Mike Troutis the next closest player with 396 career home runs. Defense continued to be an issue for the Yankees whenPaul Goldschmidtfielded aNick Castellanosgrounder at first, then made an errant throw trying to getTrea Turnerout at home in the seventh inning. The throw went wide left and high out of Wells' reach, allowing the tying run to score. But an accurate throw probably wouldn't have gotten Turner out either. Goldschmidt's error looked even worse whenJ.T. Realmutothen crushed an 88.4 mph changeup fromLuke Weaver414 feet into the left-field stands to give the Phillies a 6-3 lead. The Yankees cut the deficit to 6-5 in the bottom of the inning whenAnthony Volpehit a hanging slider fromJordan Romanointo the left-field corner. Pinch-hitterBen Ricefollowed with a single, then advanced to third on a balk andTrent Grishamgroundout. He was driven in on a sacrifice fly byAaron Judge, tying Seattle'sCal Raleighwith his 84th RBI of the season. However, the Phillies padded their lead in the eighth on Schwarber's second home run of the game, a two-run shot off a 95.4Ian Hamiltonfastball throw in the high middle of the zone. With that homer, Schwarber tied theArizona Diamondbacks'Eugenio Suárezfor second in the NL with 36. It was also his 11th in July, topping Suárez andKyle Stowersof theMiami Marlins. Schwarber finished 3-for-4 with four RBI, while Turner also hit 4-for-5 with a triple. The Phillies (59-44) moved intoa first-place tiein the NL West, pending theNew York Mets' matchupwith theSan Francisco Giantson Friday night. Combined withthe Toronto Blue Jays' 6-2 winover theDetroit Tigers, the Yankees dropped to 5.5 games out of first place in the AL East. Toronto has won 18 of its past 22 games.
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