Schwarber smacks two homers to power Philles' MLB Field of Dreams win

Kyle Schwarber celebrates his second home run with Philadelphia teammates in the dugout as the Phillies defeated Minnesota in Major League Baseball's "Field of Dreams" game (Emilee Chinn) Kyle Schwarber smashed two home runs and the Philadelphia Phillies ripped the Minnesota Twins 7-1 on Thursday in Major League Baseball's "Field of Dreams" game. Schwarber belted a homer in the first inning and another in the fourth, giving him an MLB-best 37 homers for the season to spark Philadelphia's triumph at Dyersville, Iowa. An 8,000-seat ballpark was constructed near the cornfield used as a film location for the 1989 movie starring Kevin Costner, prompting MLB to return following games at the cinematic landmark in 2021 and 2022. The Phillies improved to 65-58 and moved out of a tie with Arizona into the last National League wildcard playoff position with just over six weeks remaining in the campaign. The Twins fell to 60-63, a game behind Detroit in the fight for the last American League wildcard playoff berth. Schwarber blasted a homer to open the contest and the Phillies made it 2-0 when Bryce Harper walked, took third on a Luis Arraez single and scored on a Bryson Stott single. Minnesota's Luke Keaschall answered with a solo homer in the second inning. Schwarber, however, smashed a two-run blast in the fourth and the Phillies went ahead 5-1 when Trea Turner doubled and scored on a Harper single. Brandon Marsh added a two-run homer in the seventh for the Phillies. js/bb