Phillies wrap up a 1st-round bye, hitting a team-record 8 homers to rout the Marlins

PHILADELPHIA AP Edmundo Sosa hit three of Philadelphia s team-record eight home runs Kyle Schwarber had two to pad his National League lead and the Phillies wrapped up a first-round bye with an - accomplishment over the Miami Marlins on Wednesday night Assured one of the top two seeds in the NL the East champion Phillies - will open the postseason at home Oct in a best-of-five Division Series Schwarber hit Nos and to pull within two of Seattle s Cal Raleigh for the major league lead Schwarber also doubled and singled Philadelphia hit seven homers against Atlanta on Aug with Schwarber getting four of them Sosa was activated before the challenge after being out since Sept because of a groin injury Bryson Stott Alec Bohm and Otto Kemp also homered Jesus Luzardo - struck out in seven innings against his former club He allowed three hits and one run Marlins starter Ryan Weathers - lasted innings allowing five earned runs on six hits three of them homers Valente Bellozo allowed four homers in the seventh Key moment Sosa came off the IL before the match and promptly hit home runs in three consecutive at bats His three-run shot in the fifth inning off newly entered reliever Lake Bachar gave the Phillies a - lead Key stat Schwarber s third-inning home run was his rd off a left-hander this season the greater part in major league history Up next Phillies RHP Walker Buehler - ERA was set to face RHP Janson Junk - on Thursday night in the series finale