Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber unloads 3-run homer in win while Cardinals just leave bases loaded

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — Exactly the kind of hit the St. Louis Cardinals have spent the weekend craving, Kyle Schwarber delivered for the Philadelphia Phillies. It wasn’t the high, lofting, long-range drive from the former Chicago Cubs slugger. It didn’t have to be to be just as big. Schwarber’s 358-foot beeline homer wrenched a tight game away from the Cardinals and their searching starter Miles Mikolas, driving the Philadelphia Phillies to a 6-1 victory Saturday night at Busch Stadium. Schwarber’s 44th homer of the season and decisive three-run jolt turned a one-run game into one even the Cardinals’ pers…

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