PHILADELPHIA -- Ryan Howard never did it.
Mike Schmidt never did it.
Not Chuck Klein. Not Del Ennis. Not Bryce Harper.
But Kyle Schwarber did it Tuesday night.
With his league-leading 25th home run of the season, Schwarber became the first player in Phillies history to hit at least 25 home runs before the All-Star break in three different seasons, helping power the Phillies to an 8-2 victory over the Miami Marlins at Citizens Bank Park.
The milestone was the headline. Jesús Luzardo was the foundation.
Luzardo delivered one of his sharpest starts of the season. The left-hander carried a no-hitter into the fifth inning and finished with seven innings of two-run baseball, allowing five hits while striking out nine.
The only blemish came in the seventh when Esteury Ruiz connected for a two-run homer. By then, the game was already firmly in the Phillies' control.
Luzardo improved to 6-4 and continued what has become one of the Phillies' most reliable developments this season. In a year filled with ups and downs, the Phillies have rarely had to worry when the ball has been in his hands.
The offense made sure he had breathing room early.
Brandon Marsh continued his torrid stretch at Citizens Bank Park in the second inning, launching a two-run homer to right-center field that stretched the Phillies' lead to 5-0. The blast was Marsh's ninth of the season and his fourth consecutive home game with a home run.
Alec Bohm joined the party an inning later.
After already contributing an RBI single, Bohm crushed a 447-foot homer into the seats in left-center field, his ninth long ball of the season. The towering drive came against former Phillies right-hander Tyler Phillips, who endured a difficult return to Philadelphia.
The Phillies tagged Phillips for eight runs on six hits and three walks in four innings. Bryson Stott delivered a two-run triple, Bohm homered, Marsh homered, and Schwarber eventually put an exclamation point on the evening.
His historic blast came in the fourth inning.
The home run not only moved Schwarber into sole possession of the major league lead with 25, it further cemented what is becoming another extraordinary season. Through 73 games, Schwarber already has more home runs than he had at the same point a year ago, when he eventually finished with 56.
What makes this season different is everything happening between the home runs.
After watching his batting average sink below .190 in late April, Schwarber has steadily climbed back toward the .250 mark while maintaining elite power production. The result has been one of the most complete offensive stretches of his Phillies tenure. It also moved him into 11th place on the Phillies' all-time home run list, another remarkable milestone for a player who has spent just five seasons in Philadelphia.
The Phillies received contributions throughout the lineup. Luzardo controlled the game from the mound. Marsh continued his hot streak. Bohm delivered one of the longest home runs hit at Citizens Bank Park this season.
Yet the night still belonged to Schwarber.
Twenty-five home runs before the All-Star break.
Three different times.
No Phillie had ever done it before.
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