Phillies’ Bryce Harper and Kyle Schwarber complete historic feats in blowout win over Mets

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It was an offensive onslaught for the Phillies on Saturday.

During Philadelphia’s 15-3 blowout win over the Mets, Bryce Harper became the 11th player in the franchise’s history to hit for the cycle, and slugger Kyle Schwarber blasted three home runs — two of which came in the same inning.

Harper finished his first career cycle by the fifth inning, blasting a his 16th homer of the season in the first.

“I was trying to hit homers,” Harper said. “Just trying to have some fun.”

Kyle Schwarber (right) celebrates after his home run with Bryce Harper during the third inning of the Phillies’ 15-3 blowut win over the Mets on June 20, 2026 in Philadelphia. AP Photo/Chris Szagola

He then doubled and scored on an error in the third, then singled after Schwarber’s second home run of the inning.

In the fifth, Harper lined a ball into the gap in left-center field and motored around to third base for a two-run triple, becoming the first Phillies player to hit for the cycle since Weston Wilson on Aug. 15, 2024.

Harper also became the first player to hit for the cycle in the first five innings since Adrian Beltre did it for the Rangers back in 2015.

There was some controversy surrounding Harper’s triple in the fifth that completed the cycle, however, with some fans pointing to how the Mets tried to make a play at the plate rather than third base in which the two-time NL MVP was running toward.

As for Schwarber, he led off the Phillies’ eight-run third inning with a 456-foot blast off of Mets right-hander Freddy Peralta.

Kyle Schwarber hits a two run home run in the bottom of the seventh inning of the Phillies’ blowout win over the Mets at Citizens Bank Park. Getty Images

Later in the inning, Schwarber hit a three-run shot off Cionel Perez into nearly the same spot, 457 feet away.

Schwarber is the 67th player in major league history to hit two home runs in an inning and the second this season, joining Houston’s Yordan Alvarez, who accomplished the feat on June 12.

“That was cool,” Schwarber said. “First time I’ve done it in my career. I think it was a pretty cool overall night in general.”

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Schwarber hit his third homer of the game in the seventh off reliever Tobias Myers, which gives him an MLB-leading 28 home runs.

— With AP