Schwarber's 2-run HR with 2 out in 9th rallies Phillies for a 6-4 win over the Cardinals

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber's MLB-leading 39th homer of the season was a two-run shot with two out in the bottom of the ninth inning as the Philadelphia Phillies rallied from a four-run deficit and beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 on Sunday.

Schwarber's walk-off blast traveled an estimated 459 feet to center field and punctuated an incredible comeback with six runs in the bottom of the ninth. The win was the Phillies' ninth straight and gave Philadelphia its third consecutive series sweep.

The Phillies were scoreless through eight innings when Bryce Harper led off the ninth with his second double of the game. Riley O’Brien (3-5), the Cardinals' fifth reliever, got two quick outs before J.T. Realmuto singled and Justin Crawford worked a walk to load the bases. That brought on utility man Edmundo Sosa, who cleared the bases with a double down the left-field line that cut the lead to 4-3. Bryan De La Cruz's RBI single scored Sosa, tying the game at 4.

Pitching-short Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol opted to stick with O’Brien and Schwarber ended the game by hitting a 2-2 sinker to deep center.

Phillies reliever Alex McFarlane (3-1) pitched the ninth and earned the victory. Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez allowed four runs over 6 2/3 innings with seven strikeouts.

Alec Burleson had a pair of RBI singles and Jose Fermin homered as the Cardinals built a 4-0 lead.

St. Louis starter Kyle Leahy seemed well on his way to another winning day after victories in all three of his previous August starts. Leahy has gone 11 consecutive starts allowing two or fewer runs, but with the Cardinals keeping him on a limited pitch count as he transitions from reliever to starter. The 29-year-old right-hander was limited to 63 pitches and left after four innings despite pitching a two-hit shutout with four strikeouts to that point.

Up next

The Cardinals have an off day Monday before opening a home series against Baltimore. St. Louis has not named a starter to face Orioles RHP Shane Baz (4-13, 4.02 ERA) on Tuesday.

The Phillies will send RHP Zack Wheeler (10-4, 2.92 ERA) against Mariners RHP Bryce Miller (4-7, 3.71) in Seattle on Monday.

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St. Louis Cardinals left fielder José Fermín catches a fly ball hit by Philadelphia Phillies' Bryson Stott in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Ramon Urias throws to first base for an out against Philadelphia Phillies' Edmundo Sosa in the eighth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

Philadelphia Phillies' Brandon Marsh, left and Bryan De La Cruz, right, douse Kyle Schwarber, center, after a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber gestures while running to home plate after hitting the winning home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

Philadelphia Phillies' Kyle Schwarber gestures after hitting the game winning home run in the ninth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)

HONOLULU (AP) — Tropical Storm Moke was swirling past Hawaii on Sunday, close enough to dump heavy rain on Big Island communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Lala.

The National Hurricane Center located Moke's center about 320 miles (515 kilometers) south-southwest of Hilo around midday. Top sustained winds were around 40 mph (65 kph), though the real impact is expected from rainfall in places where last weekend’s hurricane flooded communities, triggered mudslides and damaged roads and power lines. Two deaths linked to the hurricane have been reported in Hawaii.

Forecasters expected Moke to produce as much as 10 inches (25 centimeters) of total rain across the Big Island, and up to 15 inches (38 centimeters) in some isolated places, enough to cause life-threatening flooding and mudslides for the windward and southeast slopes, especially in steep terrain and over areas affected by Lala.

In eastern Maui, the next in the island chain, up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) of rain was expected, and the other islands may get an inch or two (between 2.5 and 5 centimeters), according to the hurricane center.

As with Hurricane Lala, the Big Island was expected to bear the brunt of Moke's rain and winds as the storm moves westward, south of the island chain. After moving away from the islands, Lala was downgraded and remained a strong tropical storm on Sunday far out in the Central Pacific.

The northeast coast of the Big Island saw the heaviest total rainfall from Lala, at 43.54 inches (1.1 meters), according to the weather service. More than 6,700 customers, most of them on the Big Island, remained without electricity on Sunday, according to poweroutage.us.

Ahead of Moke's approach, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green urged people to prepare by restocking food, medicine and other essentials.

In the eastern Pacific, meanwhile, Tropical Storm Iselle formed earlier Sunday and was gaining strength, far away from Mexico's southwest coast.

Iselle had top sustained winds of 50 mph (85 kph) on Sunday afternoon and was about 535 miles (860 kilometers) southwest of the southern tip of Mexico's Baja California peninsula. No coastal watches or warnings were in effect for Iselle as it moved to the northwest at 16 mph (26 kph).

The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Iselle could become a hurricane in another day or two and would kick up strong ocean swells on Baja's western coastline starting Monday.

A woman and child walk past a debris-strewn street in Naalehu, Hawaii, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, after a severe weather system went through the area. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

This NOAA satellite image taken Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026, shows the water vapor of Tropical Storm Moke as it advanced toward Hawaii's Big Island. (NOAA via AP)