Kyle Schwarber And Offense Dominates As Phillies Top Yankees 12-5 In Series Opener
Jul 25, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber (12) celebrates with shortstop Trea Turner (7) after hitting a two run home run during the eighth inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
A big night for the Phillies’ offense as a whole.
After a soul-crushing 11-inning loss to the Red Sox on Wednesday night, the Phillies picked up a huge 12-5 win over the Yankees Friday night in the first game of their six-game road trip. The win snaps a four-game losing streak against New York dating back to April of 2023.
Kyle Schwarber was the leading man for the Phillies, clubbing two two-run home runs, one of them being his 1,000th career MLB hit, while J.T. Realmuto hit a three-run bomb that broke a 3-3 tie in the seventh, and Trea Turner added four hits.
Will Warren got the start on the mound for the Yankees and made quick work of the Phillies in the top of the first. Warren sent Trea Turner down on three pitches, walked Schwarber, but got Bryce Harper and Nick Castellanos to pop out to end the inning.
For the Phillies, Taijuan Walker got the nod to start, coming off a disappointing performance against the Los Angeles Angels, where he gave up nine hits and three runs over four innings of work. Walker got Trent Grisham to ground out and Aaron Judge to strike out to bring up Cody Bellinger. Walker left a curveball a little too much over the plate, and Bellinger sent it for a ride into the right field seats for a solo home run.
In the top of the second, Realmuto flew out to lead off the inning, but Brandon Marsh punched a single to right for the Phillies’ first hit of the game. Max Kepler then reached on a fielding error by Warren, putting runners on first and second with only one out. However, Warren worked around it, getting both Otto Kemp and Bryson Stott to strike out to end the inning.
Once again, Walker was able to pick up the first two outs of the innings on a groundout and a strikeout, but also once again allowed a solo home run. This time, it was Austin Wells who ripped one to right to double the Yankees’ lead to two.
Turner led off the top of the third with an infield single, and despite a strikeout by Schwarber, Harper worked a walk to make it first and second once again with one out. However, once again, the Phillies failed to even move the runners over as Castellanos popped out to left and Realmuto grounded out to end the inning.
Walker allowed a leadoff single to Oswald Peraza, but three straight flyouts from the top of the Yankees order ended the inning. Marsh led off the fourth with a walk and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt from Kepler. However, once again, the Phillies failed to get movement on the base paths as Kemp struck out again, and Stott grounded out to end the inning.
Back out for the fourth inning, Walker got Giancarlo Stanton to strike out to kick off the inning, but allowed a single to Jazz Chisholm Jr. Walker worked around the single, getting a fly out and a groundout to end the inning.
In the top of the fifth, Turner once again led the inning off with a single, only this time, it didn’t take him long to score as Schwarber smoked a liner to right-center field for a game-tying two-run home run. The home run was also Schwarber’s 1,000th career hit.
Two runs were all the Phillies could score, and Walker came back out for the bottom half of the fifth and easily sent the Yankees down in order 1-2-3. However, the Phillies did the same, with Kemp and Stott once again striking out to end the inning.
In the bottom of the sixth, Walker continued rolling, getting Judge to ground out and Bellinger to fly out for the first two outs of the inning. However, Stanton was up next, and Walker left a fastball over the plate and Stanton smoked it to right-center field for another solo bomb, making it 3-2 Yankees. Chisholm ripped an infield single back up the middle, and that was it for Walker as he allowed three runs on six hits, over 5.2 innings of work.
Tanner Banks was called on to finish off the Yankees in the sixth, but Goldschmidt blooped a single right to put two runners on for Wells. Banks and Wells battled, but Banks won the at-bat, striking out the Yankees catcher.
In the top of the seventh, the Phillies’ offense finally exploded. Turner led off the inning with a single for the third time in the game, and Schwarber followed that up with a single of his own to put two runners on, and Harper moved them to second and third with a groundout to first. Castellanos was the next man up, and he bounced a ground ball to first, but an errant throw from Goldschmidt allowed Turner to score to tie the game and put runners back on second and third.
With the game tied, Realmuto was up next, and on the second pitch he saw, he smoked one deep to left field for a three-run home run to make it 6-3 Phillies.
Now up three runs, the Phillies called on Jordan Romano to get through the seventh. However, they didn’t start smoothly as Volpe ripped a ball down into the left field corner for a solo shot to make it 6-4. Pinch-hitter Ben Rice came on for Peraza, and he flipped a bloop single to left to put another runner on. After a balk from Romano moved Rice to second and a ground out from Grisham moved him to third with one out.
Phillies manager Rob Thomson decided to pitch to Judge instead of intentionally walking him, and Romano got him to fly out to center, but it was deep enough for Rice to score from third to make it a one-run game. Bellinger was up next with two outs, but Romano struck him out on a called third strike to keep a one-run Phillies lead.
In the eighth, the Phillies added some much-needed insurance. A groundout from Kemp and a flyout from Stott gave the Phillies two quick outs, but Turner walked to bring Schwarber back up. With the right-hander Ian Hamilton on the mound for the Yankees, Schwarber took advantage and smoked his second two-run homer of the night to make it 8-5.
Orion Kerkering was on in the eighth and got Stanton and Chisholm to strike out to start the inning. Goldschmidt smoked a single to right for his second hit of the game, but got Wells to fly out to left to end the inning.
In the top of the ninth, Castellanos led off the inning with a double, but back-to-back groundouts from Realmuto and Marsh gave the Phillies two quick outs. Kepler was walked, putting two runners on for Edmundo Sosa. Sosa blasted a single through the right side, bringing Castellanos in from second to make it 9-5.
That score didn’t last long as Stott smoked a double down the right field line to score two more runs. Three pitches later, Stott then scored himself as Turner lifted a long fly ball to center field, and Grisham was unable to make the catch, allowing Stott to score, making it 12-5 and Turner to get to third for a triple. Schwarber flew out to right to end the inning, but the damage had already been done.
Daniel Robert was on to finish off the Yankees in the ninth. It didn’t take long as he got Volpe to ground out, Jorbit Vivas to fly out, and Grisham lined out to right to end the game with the Phillies winning 12-5.
Matt Brown
Matt has been a Philadelphia sports fan all his life and spent four years at Penn State University majoring in Broadcast Journalism and minoring in Sports Studies. He previously covered Penn State’s field hockey, men’s and women’s basketball, and baseball teams while writing for a Penn State blog called Onward State. He has now covered the Phillies, Eagles, and Sixers for Philly Sports Reports since October 2024 and wants to pursue a career in Sports Journalism.
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