Kyle Schwarber and the Philadelphia Phillies enjoyed a fast start against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Game 2 of the NLCS at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday. The Phillies, who won the first game 5-3, were up 6-0 by the sixth inning of Game 2.
Along with Trea Turner, who hit a home run in the first inning, Kyle Schwarber has led the Phillies offense, homering in the third and sixth innings. Matched up against D-backs ace Merrill Kelly, Schwarber crushed back-to-back at-bats and forced him to exit the mound in the sixth.
MLB fans are not happy with the lopsided series and took to X, formerly Twitter, to express their distrust for the Phillies hitters who are seemingly toying with the D-backs pitching:
"They are so obviously cheating," said one user.
"3 hits three homers at home drug test all their players," said another fan.
Here are a few other fan reactions on X:
On the other hand, Arizona's offense has struggled to get anything going.
Merrill Kelly, who has been taken deep thrice, pitched 5.2 innings for three hits and four earned runs.
On the other side of the mound, Aaron Nola has been exceptional against the Diamondbacks, striking out seven and going scoreless in six innings pitched.
Kyle Schwarber's postseason career
The two-time All-Star won a World Series back in 2016 with the Chicago Cubs. Schwarber has been a consistent presence in the playoffs and so far has a batting average of .232 with 45 hits, 16 homers, 29 RBIs and 33 runs scored in 59 games in the postseason in his career.
Prior to this game, the 30-year-old was batting .172 with five hits, a homer, two RBIs and two runs scored in seven games in the 2023 postseason.