Seek thy fortune: Phillies 11, Pirates 9

May 15, 2026; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia Phillies catcher Garrett Stubbs (left) greets designated hitter Kyle Schwarber (12) returning to the dugout after hitting a two run home run against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the fifth inning at PNC Park. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images | Charles LeClaire-Imagn Images No major league player has ever woken up on Lagwagon Day with 20 home runs to his name on the season…until tomorrow. Kyle Schwarber continued his torrid power pace with two more homers to aid in the comeback victory as the Philadelphia Phillies (22-23) defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates (24-21) by a score of 11-9 in their weekend series opener.

After trailing most of the game, the Phillies brought seven men to the plate in the 10th inning and cemented their biggest win of the season. Schwarber beat Albert Pujols record of 19 home runs by May 15th and also became the fourth fastest to 20 homers in his team’s first 45 games, behind ‘94 Ken Griffey, Jr. , ‘06 Pujols, and ‘01 Barry Bonds.

He was one game behind the franchise record set by Cy Williams in 44 games in 1923. The Phillies came back from down six runs to take a game to extra innings for the second time in a week and finished the job this time after a heartbreaker against the Colorado Rockies last Friday night. Aaron Nola agonized through the bottom of the third inning in which he allowed all six of his earned runs against on the night, allowing fives hit and a walk including two separate two-run homers to Brandon Lowe and Marcell Ozuna.

Clear the deck! Brandon Lowe doubles the @Pirates lead with a 2-run homer 🏴‍☠️ pic. twitter.