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With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Kyle Schwarber<\/a> sent a jolt through Citizens Bank Park with the team\u2019s first walk-off home run in more than three years, securing a 6-4 win and a sweep against the St. Louis Cardinals. <\/p>\n The game-winner capped off an unprecedented comeback<\/a> in the bottom of the ninth inning, with the Phillies losing 4-0 and down to their final out. But Edmundo Sosa\u2019s three-run double<\/a> and Bryan De La Cruz\u2019s game-tying single<\/a> set the table for Schwarber\u2019s moment to shine. <\/p>\n \u201cWe have watched hundreds, if not thousands, if not tens of thousands of Phillies games together,\u201d longtime NBC Sports Philadelphia host Michael Barkann said to open Sunday\u2019s postgame show. \u201cThat might be the greatest regular-season finish I\u2019ve ever seen.\u201d<\/p>\n It was October vibes on 94.1 WIP, with longtime play-by-play announcer Scott Franzke reaching \u201cBedlam at the Bank<\/a>\u201d levels with his call of the historic \u201cSchwarbomb.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s over! It\u2019s over! Kyle Schwarber with a walk-off home run into the hedges of dead center field,\u201d Franzke yelled during the broadcast. \u201cAnd the Phillies have absolutely stunned the Cardinals!\u201d <\/p>\n His partner, former Phillies pitcher Larry Andersen, added in joyous disbelief, \u201cWow! It does not get any better than that.\u201d <\/p>\n Over on NBC Sports Philadelphia, John Kruk was uncharacteristically silent when Schwarber\u2019s game-winner sailed out of the stadium. But Tom McCarthy, in his 20th season as the TV voice of the Phillies<\/a>, wound things up when he realized Schawarber\u2019s ball was gone. <\/p>\n \u201cBack toward the wall. It is \u2026 OVER!\u201d McCarthy said as former World Series MVP turned announcer Cole Hamels<\/a> cheered beside him. <\/p>\n As McCarthy noted, Schwarber\u2019s home run was hit so hard it went off the top of the batter\u2019s eye in center field, about 460 feet from home plate. According to NBC Sports Philadelphia\u2019s John Clark, it was the first Phillies home run to travel over the batter\u2019s eye into Ashburn Alley since Darick Hall\u2019s blast in 2022. <\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a strong human being,\u201d Hamels said of Schwarber. <\/p>\n \u201cAre there any words to capture this?\u201d McCarthy asked Schwarber following the game. <\/p>\n \u201cThat one\u2019s wild,\u201d Schwarber shot back. \u201cThat\u2019s why you never quit.\u201d <\/p>\n Spanish radio announcers Angel Castillo and Bill Kulik had a tremendous call of their own, captured and shared on social media by Phillies clip king Nick Piccone<\/a>. <\/p>\n As with most their calls, you don\u2019t have to understand Spanish to feel the energy and excitement of Schwarber\u2019s game-winning blast. <\/p>\n All the excitement is warranted. The Phillies, who lost 10 straight games in April<\/a>, have quickly won nine straight and are closing in on the division-leading Atlanta Braves.<\/p>\n It\u2019s also been a minute since the Phillies have had a similar comeback. The last time they won a game trailing by four or more runs with two outs in the bottom of the ninth was more than four decades ago, when Bo Diaz hit a walk-off grand slam to win it against the New York Mets. <\/p>\n \u201cUnbelievable! beloved Phillies announcer Harry Kalas shouted during the 1983 game in audio unearthed by 97.5 The Fanatic host Ray Dunne. <\/a><\/p>\n More Phillies tidbits<\/p>\n